Roselia (23) and her husband Mynor (24) live in the community of el Rajón, Chimaltenango. The young couple has recently celebrated their one-year wedding anniversary. While Mynor works in agriculture, Roselia is a homemaker.

Mynor explains how partnering with Habitat for Humanity Guatemala to implement a smokeless stove has improved aspects of their family’s daily life: “Roselia used to cook over an open flame, there was a lot of smoke that caused her throat to ache,” he continues, “With the new one, she feels happy, it heats evenly and saves a lot of wood too.”

Mynor shares that they both feel content with the stove, it has space to sit around and eat freshly made tortillas!

They still treasure the day spent with the volunteers! “Thank you all for your support, may God bless you wherever you are.”

Ana lives with her husband José, and their four children, Yessi (9), Jorge (7), Berny (7), and José Jr (2) in a small community in Chimaltenango, Guatemala. While José works in agriculture, María takes good care of the children.

She explains how partnering with Habitat for Humanity Guatemala to implement a smokeless stove has improved aspects of her family’s daily life: “I used to cook on a big pan on an open flame,” she continues; “My new stove is working really well, I feel very content with it, it has improved our health.”

Ana explains that with her new stove she has enough space to cook all their meals at the same time, “I can prepare my tortillas, beans and rice all at once and save wood too. I do not have to buy it so often now.”

She feels very happy with her stove and sends a message to the volunteers: “We enjoyed the day that they came to visit us,” she continues, “receive my greetings, feel welcome to come whenever you want!”

María lives with her husband Edgar and their five children, Edgar (11), Eddison (10), Madeline (8), Belsy (4) and baby Melany (11 months old) in a small community in Chimaltenango, Guatemala.

While Edgar works in agriculture, María takes good care of the children and the house chores.

She explains how partnering with Habitat for Humanity Guatemala to implement a smokeless stove has improved aspects of her family’s daily life: “I used to cook over an open flame on a wheelbarrow. Causing us severe respiratory diseases, even my newborn baby got really sick with the old stove smoke,” she continues, “I feel content with the new one! It saves wood and there is no more smoke inside our kitchen.”

María finishes by sharing a message to the volunteers: “Thank you for your support, I am very grateful to you all.”

María lives with her husband, Pedro, and their five children, twins Juan Carlos and Rolando (17) Jorge Luis (11), Fernando (9) and Rosa Maribel (3) in a small community in Sololá. While  María’s  husband works in agriculture, she takes care of the home and of the older children when they are home from school.

As part of our Healthy Home Kit, families receive a smokeless stove, a sanitary latrine and a water filter, these products help them improve their health by giving them adequate access to proper sanitation, potable water and a smoke free environment.

María shares how implementing a smokeless stove has improved aspects of her family’s daily life: “I used to cook over an open flame for more than 19 years! And the smoke caused me to have headaches and respiratory diseases,” she continues; “with the new one I feel a huge change now, no more headaches and my kitchen is free of smoke. I feel very happy!”

Before, María and her family were able to build a new latrine as part of the kit, they rented one from their relatives that was far away and very uncomfortable. “Our new latrines is better,” María exclaims. “It is more comfortable and more private too!”

When asked about their water filter, María explains that they used to drink water directly from the sink, which caused them to suffer from different illnesses, now, they do not get sick anymore and the water tastes better.

She finishes by sharing a message to the donors: “May God bless you all! Thank you for your support.”