Un Grano de Arena
Nobody Flourishes Alone
Let's put a grain of sand together
Who We Are?
Un Grano de Arena is a non-profit organization that accompanies people in vulnerable situations through their human flourishing process.
We firmly believe that each person has a unique potential waiting to be discovered. Often, that potential is not discovered due to lack of tools or resources, but because they don't believe in it enough. We believe in you.
Our work focuses on creating spaces for encounter, learning, and growth, where each person can develop their capacities and contribute to the common good. Through educational programs, health care, promotion of equality, and healthy nutrition, we work day by day to build a more just and inclusive world.
Guided by the SDGs
We are guided by the 2030 Agenda and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations.
Human Rights
Our work is based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Our Vision and Mission
Vision
Our vision is in line with an inclusive world, where each person can develop in equality and dignity, where diversity is an added value, and where together we can learn to respect nature and Mother Earth.
We are guided by the 2030 Agenda and the 17 sustainable development goals, as well as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Mission
Our mission is to be agents of change by promoting community empowerment, rescuing knowledge and potentialities, awakening a feeling of common responsibility for the dynamization of social change.
Our Pillars
Cross-cutting educational programs
Oral health prevention
Promotion of gender equality
Healthy nutrition
Welcome to Un Grano de Arena
We believe that great changes begin with small gestures, and that each person has something to contribute: a story, an idea, a grain of sand. If you made it here, it's because you also believe that change is possible. At Un Grano de Arena, we work to build more humane communities, where each person can flourish, united by cooperation and commitment.
Today we welcome you to this network of grains that believe in the possibility of a more just, more equal, more humane world.
Your time, your energy, your point of view matter.
Join us. Peace is built with you.
Do you want to be part of our volunteer program?
Support our initiatives or propose a new idea?
Join today.
Your grain can make the difference.
Where We Sow Today, Tomorrow Flourishes
In Venezuela and the United States, we accompany transformation processes through programs that sow dignity, hope, and opportunities
Grains on Wheels
Mobile Bibliobus - The Little Prince
Reading is one of the most powerful tools to awaken imagination, empathy, and critical thinking in children. Our bibliobus The Little Prince brings stories, colors, and knowledge to the corners of Venezuela where they are most needed, creating encounters, awakening questions, and transforming the act of reading into a shared experience.
Grains of Smiles
A day for everyone to smile!
Many people do not have access to preventive dental care. In partnership with the Perfect Smile dental office, we provide free dental services including dental cleanings, preventive evaluations, and oral hygiene counseling. Each smile recovered is a seed of dignity and well-being.
Grains of Flavor
Because no one should go to bed hungry!
Poverty is one of the main causes of hunger. Our project Come Conmigo provides food to homeless people and families facing extreme food insecurity. We deliver hot meals, arepas, and fruits in vulnerable communities, because the first step towards dignity begins with the stomach.
Grains of Fun
A special day for you! Because you deserve it
Recreation is not a luxury, it is an essential need for good emotional and mental health. Created to celebrate life, especially for children and the elderly in contexts of vulnerability, offering them a day full of joy, playful activities, music, food, and affection. A safe space where each person feels loved, seen, and valued.
Grains of Encounter
Accompanying those who build a future away from home
A space of containment, community, and support for migrant families in the United States. Currently in Tampa (Florida) in partnership with Mission Santa María, and in development in the DMV area (Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia). We accompany families through food delivery sessions, guidance, community activities, and spiritual and emotional support.
Our Team
A committed group of people dedicated to making a difference
Mareli Aguirre
Venezuela Coordinator
Maritza Blanco
Grains on Wheels Director
María Elena Hernández
Grains of Flavor Director
Nathalia Amortegui
Tampa Coordinator
Support Our Programs
Your donation allows us to continue and expand these programs to reach more people who need them.
Each contribution makes a difference