Adelante Juntos and Connect the Hearts have partnered with IBERMED, an Andalusian non-profit and independent Non-Governmental Development Organization (NGDO), dedicated since 1997 to improving the living conditions of the most vulnerable people through healthcare, education, food security, nutrition, water and sanitation projects in Latin America, especially in Guatemala Through this partnership, Adelante Juntos and Connect … Read more
We have been coordinating with our team in Guatemala on establishing our next goals supporting families in need in the mountains near Jalapa. Our Phase 2 effort in Guatemala will include:
We just completed a highly successful trip to Guatemala, delivering and installing 100 smokeless stoves and water filters. Respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases are major sources of illness and death among women and children in indigenous populations in Guatemala. We’ve taken a significant step in reducing morbidity from these killers in our two communities of Alcoba … Read more
The last several days have been busy as residents of the two communities transported the stoves and water filters from a church in Jalapa to a central location within their communities, and ultimately to the recipient families houses. Each family is also prepping the area where they want their stove installed by removing any furniture … Read more