feeding program
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We serve 160 boys and girls from the Escuela Oficial Rural Mixta (Official Mixed Rural School), located in el Mirador in Santa Cruz Balanyá, Chimaltenango; 78 kms away from the city of Guatemala.
This is a kaqchikel community mostly dedicated to agriculture. Some women work weaving typical fabrics. One of the most serious problems within the population is alcoholism.
Children population in the program have an elevated level of malnutrition and they live on extreme poverty conditions. We provide them with school breakfasts to enhance their nutrition and we share with them Bible lessons, personal hygiene activities and other recreational activities.
We visit families to share more closely with them and to have the chance to talk to them about the love of Jesus. This also helps us identify their needs to be able to provide them help through our different projects.
Chuixilón is a homestead of the town of Santa Cruz Balanyá, Chimaltenango. It is located 2 kms away from the Interamerican highway, in km 77.3.
It is a community dedicated to agriculture, with a population represented by 85 families.
The houses are unsafe, made with non-adequate materials, so children’s health is affected due to water, air and dust leaks in the houses.
In regards to education, this community has only one elementary school that provides education to 212 children. To continue their education, they must leave the community.
We are currently serving 65 kids in this school, giving values and principles lessons. We have Bible study groups with widows in the community. Visits are also made to families to get to know their needs and be able to support them through our projects.
San Cristobal is located in the town of Mixco, it is an area with economic growth, however it also has areas with families with scarce resources.
We aid 50 boys and girls between the ages of 5 and 12 years old in the facilities of Mision Cristiana Dios Con Nosotros (Christian Mission God with Us). We do so every Thursday from 12:00 to 14:00 hrs. Most of them attend to school.
We have the opportunity of sharing with them, provide them with lunch, Bible lessons and different activities that strengthen their development and growth. We are attentive to the specific health needs of each child, seeking help for them by providing free consultations with doctors from various specialties.
school scholarships
This program aims to help teenagers and young adults complete their secondary and university education. It consists of providing them with scholarships and monitoring their progress to ensure good academic performance.
backpacks and shoes
Backpacks and shoes are provided to boys and girls enrolled in the feeding program. The backpacks include school supplies.
housing construction
It aims to build a home to improve the health conditions of widows or single mothers.
The process involves reaching out to companies or individuals who donate the house, which is then built with volunteer labor, including expert builders who also volunteer. During home visits, it is identified that several families live in informal and unsafe housing. Necessary studies of the land, water, and electricity are conducted before presenting the project. The construction takes place over a weekend and is then handed over to the family.
medical campaigns
Medical support is provided to improve the health of the children and their families enrolled in the program.
entrepreneurship
The purpose of this project is to help women improve their family economy by providing guidance in project development as well as the necessary resources to carry it out.
The type of project can include food businesses, baking, tortilla-making, family gardens, poultry farming, traditional textile weaving, and Guatemalan handicrafts, or any other viable initiative.