María Candelaria (49), her husband Francisco (54) and their five children, Luis (19), Juana (18), Viviana (15), Adriana (12), and Rosmery (9) have a daily ritual. Together, they will congregate in the kitchen to prepare three meals for their family. For a long while, María says, their cooking equipment was far from ideal. “We used […]
Santa (40), mother of six children, Elena (17), Bryan (15), Jefferson (9), Jonathan (8) and Rosy (7) and proud owner of a Healthy Home Kit, has lived in the community of Tzamcotom, Sololá her entire life. She cares for her house while her husband, Manuel, is working at a carpentry down the road. Since she […]
Celeste’s Sololá home is painted a beautiful white that matches her happiness and that of her family. She and her family moved into their new home a few months ago and they are happy to be settled and stable. Celeste’s home is located on a property that belonged to their family for several years, and […]
In the community of Guayabales, Chiquimulilla, Santa Rosa, under the shade of two trees, with the rocks serving as seats and accompanied by a gentle breeze, we talked with Scott and Jane, who shared the story of how Let Hope Begin Here Guatemala was founded and what these past 15 years have been like. Let […]
According to the INSIVUMEH (National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology of Guatemala). The national territory is divided into three tectonic plates: North America, Caribbean and Cocos. The relative movements between these determine the main topographic features of the country and the distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes. The contact between the North American and […]
In the rural areas of Guatemala, more than 20% of the population does not have access to drinking water, the rest of the population are subject to intermittent services that sometimes do not have a good quality or enough quantity. The need for water was exacerbated after the COVID-19 pandemic, where regulations and protocols recommended […]
“This is our new house,” says Manuela, pointing ahead. She’s seated in the garden next to her daughter where they are weaving traditional clothes that they sell. We can see their new house with a new cement floor. Before the family’s journey to their new home, they were living in a house that had a […]
María, her husband Oscar and their two children Javier and Nico now live in a two-bedroom house that was renovate in the heart of the community of Cerro de Oro, Santiago, Atitlán. “Before, we lived in one room with dirt flooring. Our stove was outside covered with corrugated metal sheets”. As Maria speaks, we […]
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