Domingo, her wife Petronila and their four children, Pedro (17), Gaspar (14), Domingo (9) and Josefina (3), live in the community of Tzamchaj, Santiago Atitlán, Sololá. Domingo works as a fisherman while Petronila makes handicrafts and takes care of the house chores. When Gaspar was born the family discover that he was born with […]
Daniel, her wife Marta, and Cruz, their three-year-old child are living in Cerro de Oro, Santiago Atitlán. Daniel works in the fields nearby, while Marta stays at home with Cruz. When Cruz was born, they discovered that he had Cerebral Palsy, so they worked hard to cover his needs and provide him with proper care. […]
“This is the first of a total of 48 stoves built here with us in Guachipilin!” – says Joaquin Raxaco Sical accompanied by his wife Angelinaas they proudly show us their stove, which was built with the support of Union Church. Angelina is cooking corn, and tells us that it is now much easier to […]
On the way toHirma Yolanda Iboy Sic’s hoome, we pass through corn fields. She and her husband Manuel live in a home made from adobe, in Guachipilin near Rabinal. Their eldest daughter Roxana Noemi and 3 grandchildren live with them. Manuel works for a security company, Hirma is a housewife, busily tending to the vegetable […]
On our way through Guachipilin near Rabinal, we visit the house of Glenda Amarilis Cahuc Mendoza. The young woman is busy washing clothes andthe washed pieces are drying in the sun. She welcomes us with a smile.. Her husband Minor is a construction worker and is currently working on a construction site. Their son Cristopher […]
Hidden among cornfields in the village of Guachipilin near Rabinal, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala lies the small wooden house of Olga Leticia Iboy Valey. She is a weaver and single mother of two children. The 10 year old Lester and the 14 year old Maria Angela are at school today. Olga ,with pride, she shows us […]
In April 2022, Mayra Elisabeth Juarez Cortéz and 47 other families, living in the village of Guachipilin , Baja Verapaz received smokeless stoves donated by Union Church a. “Uztilaj aniim!” Mayra greets us in Achi, the language of the local mayan population with her daughter Dalila Adriana des not leaving her side, watching us very […]
Weather changes, deforestation, and population growth in Guatemala have become a challenge to provide water in quality and quantity to growing families and communities. This is the case of the families in communities in Usumatlan, Zacapa. Previously, families had a mechanical well that provided intermittent access to water, a shorter water volume in relation to […]
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