Please describe what the organization/company you work with does, how it is set up and where it is located?
I worked for the Reinhart Foundation, who is based in San Diego, USA. They are a private not- for-profit foundation that invests in projects in rural Guatemala. It is a family foundation led by Leon Reinhart and [...]

It was a quite an experience to write a feasibility study. I threw myself into the issues, country, and people. I fought hard to come up with a positive recommendation. In the end, I had to look out for the best interest of my sponsoring organization and recommend that they not proceed with the project. My boss was very supportive and agreed with me after reviewing my work. The report has been shelved and the project put on hold until some of the issues can be overcome.

There is so much opportunity here and the desire to grow as a country and as an economy. There are, however, the inevitable hurdles, drawbacks and those conditions that prevent more economic growth. Some business strive to move forward, some don’t want any change at all, and some are stuck in the past and the ways that have worked here for thousands of years.