UNIENDO AMERICA was born in a District Conference in Guatemala in 1991. It is in effect a coordinating office for the Rotary clubs in Guatemala, formed with two purposes in mind: 1) To serve as a point of contact for establishing relationships between Rotary clubs in North America (U.S.A and Canada), and 2) To aid in the importation of donations from North America to our clubs in Guatemala.

In 1993 the concept of a PROJECT FAIR was created, and the logical vehicle for carrying out this yearly activity was through an expanded UNIENDO AMERICA. Now Honduras has its own UNIENDO AMERICA and other Central American countries are working on establishing their own UNIENDO AMERICA.

In l998 The Rotary Foundation authorized the establishment of a 3-H project at the level of US$500,000 for the purpose of establishing community banks for women in Central America. Five countries are involved in this successful program and we have more than one hundred micro-lending groups working on this project.