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GLADYS PAZ. DIRECTORA NACIONAL DE GLOBAL HUMANITARIA GUATEMALA
In 2002, Global Humanitaria began to work in the southeastern area of Petén Department, serving the most vulnerable rural area population the children in the communities of the municipalities of San Luis, Poptún, and Dolores.
Poverty and child malnutrition particularly affect families in our work area; hence, our projects aim to improve food security in four Maya Q’eqchi’ communities by means of school gardens and canteens. We also train teachers in sexual and reproductive education so that they can tackle the problem of teenage pregnancies inside the classroom. The projects follow a gender-based and environmental approach, with an aim to guide the people towards sustainable, comprehensive, and participatory development in their communities.
Our projects in the country
Ecofilters for families of Mayan Q’eqchí communities
Global Humanitaria has delivered water filters to 10 families participating in our health and food security program, in the El Caoba community. The filters provide safe drinking water...
Healthy Homes: monitoring in Q’eqchí Mayan communities
Global Humanitaria works with women's groups to improve food and nutritional security, promoting cultivation in backyard gardens and giving workshops on alternatives to the preparation of food...
Actions to improve food systems
In Guatemala we promote family gardens in the El Caoba community, in Poptùn, to improve access to fresh and nutritious food for a population that has high rates of child malnutrition....
Reinforcing Education in Maya Q’eqchi’ Communities
In collaboration with teachers, we deliver school supplies to improve the school attendance rates of Maya Q'eqchi' students in rural areas. The project also includes sexual and reproductive health...
Improvement of the Nutritional Conditions of Maya Q’eqchi’ Children
We conduct this project in four schools in indigenous communities in southern Petén, where we have established school canteens for students and supported three educational gardens pursuant to the...
