Comparte Universidad
Teachers
Online seminars with European lecturers for students and teachers at CUDEP, the most remote campus of Guatemala's public university. Since 2018, more than 1,500 people trained.
In Petén, Guatemala, since 2018
Education changes everything
We train teachers, young people and communities in Petén. And in Havana we bring glasses and medicines to people who need them.
In Petén, an education is still hard-won
49%
of young people in Guatemala finish lower secondary school.
82%
of adults can read and write. Almost one in five cannot.
That is why we work alongside people who teach, study and farm the land.
What we do in Petén
Comparte Educación
Young people and climate
Five modules on the climate crisis for girls and boys aged 13 to 17. The first edition, in Nuevo Horizonte with INAB and MARN, involved 27 students.
Comparte Comunidad
Communities
Agricultural training in the communities where zeroCO2 plants trees. Soil, harvests and practices that help every day.
Havana, for more than 4 years
Cuba: glasses, medicines and educational materials
In Havana we support the Belén home for the elderly and primary schools in the city and the province. We bring prescription glasses, medicines and educational materials where the embargo makes them hard to find.
What we have done so far
1,500+
people trained
46+
rural communities reached
27
students in the climate programme
4+
years of aid to Cuba
Born over lunch, in 2018
A group of young Italians and Guatemalans, sitting at the table, asked themselves what the communities of Petén really lacked. The answer: good education and practical tools. That is how Comparte began; in Spanish the name means "share". We started with cinema: between 2018 and 2020 Comparte Cinema screenings, with Cuba's ICAIC, reached 7 rural communities.
Andrea Pesce, president · Irene Culcasi, vice president · Virgilio Galicia Gregorio, liaison in Guatemala
How to donate
Bank transfer
Banca Etica
IBANIT27 J050 1803 2000 0001 6738 783
Account holder: Comparte · Reference: Donazione liberale
To give every month, set up a standing order with your bank.
Do you pay taxes in Italy?
5×1000
If you pay taxes in Italy, sign the box for Third Sector organisations in your tax return and write our tax code. It costs you nothing.
Tax code97977810585
Donations fund all our work, in Petén and in Cuba. If you pay taxes in Italy, they are tax-deductible under the rules for Third Sector organisations. Keep your transfer receipt.
Who knows us
Who we work with
- USAC Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
- LUMSA LUMSA University, Rome
- Scholas Pontifical Foundation Scholas Occurrentes
- INAB National Forest Institute, Guatemala
- MARN Ministry of Environment, Guatemala
- zeroCO2 Italian-Guatemalan benefit company
- 1Caffè Italian fundraising platform
- European Schoolnet Brussels
In the press
- Millionaire · February 2021Article on fruit trees donated to communities (in Italian) (opens in a new tab)
- University of Bologna · Alumni StoriesInterview with Andrea Pesce, founder of zeroCO2 and Comparte (in Italian) (opens in a new tab)
- Tempo Stretto · January 2019A thread linking Italy and Guatemala (in Italian) (opens in a new tab)
- zeroCO2 Magazine · August 2023Reforestation and education: a month of Lime for Comparte (in Italian) (opens in a new tab)
Frequently asked questions
How can I donate?
By bank transfer to Banca Etica, IBAN IT27J0501803200000016738783, account holder Comparte. Keep your receipt.
What is the 5×1000?
If you pay taxes in Italy, you can give your 5×1000 to Comparte in your tax return with the tax code 97977810585. It costs you nothing and does not reduce your refund.
What do you do in Cuba?
For more than 4 years we have brought prescription glasses, medicines and educational materials to the Belén home for the elderly and to primary schools in Havana and the province.