Here you’ll find information about LocalHope, also known for more than two decades in Guatemala as Xela AID (first word pronounced “Shay-luh”). Learn about how you may be able to partner to promote selfa person's essential being that distinguishes them from others, especially considered as the object of introspection or reflexive action; one's identity, character, abilities, and attitudes, especially towards persons or things outside of oneself note:Â reflexive is also in the glossary on this site reliance in villages in the highlands of Guatemala as part of a model for sustainable community development worldwide.