Description:

Guatemala Hope generally coordinates two or three trips to Guatemala each year. The majority of our work takes place during the months of October and November. We also conduct trips in the spring if needed to accomplish specific projects. Approximately twenty to twenty five people travel to Southwestern Guatemala for one week to ten days. The dates and specific trip purposes are decided by June of each year.

Guatemala Hope has a Health Committee here in Canada who make recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding health issues. They liaise with the village committee to keep communications open and initiate projects related to health. When we visited El Triunfo at the beginning of our work, we recognized the need for health initiatives. Most villagers were malnourished and suffering from various illnesses and infections. To assist in the improvement health and well being of the people we serve the following initiatives have been undertaken.

Medical Clinics

Temporary Clinics are held annually in one or two villages in the fall at the end of the rainy season. Many people are ill at this time of year because contaminants are much more prevalent in damp hot conditions.We have been fortunate to have Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Nursing Assistants, Dentists, Naturopathic Physician Students and nursing students volunteer their time to come and work with us.

Organizational Base: Windsor, ON