The following excerpt is from a September 30, 2009 article published by the BBC. To view the article in its entirety, please click here. By Alberto Najar BBC Mundo The political crisis in Honduras is having a crippling effect on trade in Central America, with Guatemala, El Salvador and Costa Rica losing millions of dollars [...]
Monthly Archives: September 2009
Article: Honduras Crisis Hits Regional Trade Hard
Posted by Laura on September 30, 2009
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Profile: Compassion International
Posted by Laura on September 30, 2009
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Compassion International exists as a Christian child advocacy ministry that releases children from spiritual, economic, social and physical poverty and enables them to become responsible, fulfilled Christian adults. Compassion recently celebrated the milestone of 1 million children sponsored at one time. Child Sponsorship: Compassion’s work in Guatemala began in 1976. Currently, more than 33,300 children participate in 140 child development centers. The [...]
Article: Not Enough Rain, Not Enough Food in Guatemala
Posted by Laura on September 29, 2009
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The following excerpt is from a September 29, 2009 article published in the Miami Herald. To read the article in its entirety, please click here. A record-breaking drought in Guatemala — coupled with higher food prices and a drop in remittances — is raising concerns that malnutrition could be spreading in the Central American nation. [...]
Profile: Engineers Without Borders – Wisconsin Chapter
Posted by Laura on September 28, 2009
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The Wisconsin Professional Partners Chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB-WPP) has approximately 175 members and is currently working on Guatemalan projects independently, and with four universities in the area: The Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE), Marquette University (MU), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), and Michigan Technological University (MTU). EWP-WPP is currently working on bridge [...]
Profile: The International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Posted by Laura on September 28, 2009
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The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is a Crown corporation created by the Parliament of Canada in 1970 to help developing countries use science and technology to find practical, long-term solutions to the social, economic, and environmental problems they face. Our support is directed toward creating a local research community whose work will build healthier, more equitable, and [...]
Article: Fair Trade: What Price for Good Coffee?
Posted by Laura on September 26, 2009
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The following excerpt is from an article published on September 25, 2009 by TIME. To read the article in its entirety, please click here. By Ezra Fieser / Quetzaltenango Ever since Jesuit monks brought coffee to Guatemala three centuries ago, raising the beans has been a losing business for small farmers. Conditions are miserable — [...]
Article: Italy Gives Guatemala 400,000 Euros to Fight Hunger
Posted by Laura on September 26, 2009
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The following excerpt is from a September 25, 2009 article published by Relief Web. To read the article in its entirety, please click here. MEXICO CITY, Sep 25, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) — Italy donated 400,000 euros (588,000 U.S. dollars) to Guatemala on Friday to help a food-buying program run by the World Food Program [...]
Profile: As Green As It Gets
Posted by Laura on September 25, 2009
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As Green As It Gets™ is an incubator for small Guatemalan businesses. They provide training, technical services, marketing and financing to hard-working proprietors who need a push in the right direction to lift themselves out of poverty. They place a strong emphasis on protecting the environment and land restoration as an integral part of business management. They [...]
Article: Derisory Tax Rates
Posted by Laura on September 24, 2009
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The following excerpt is from an article published by Reuters/AlertNet on September 24, 2009. To read the article in its entirety, please click here. To view the report on which the article is based, please click here. As the leaders of the rich world meet in Pittsburgh this weekend to discuss the economic crisis, Christian Aid launches a report [...]
Profile: Hijas
Posted by Laura on September 24, 2009
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Hijas™ takes its name from the Spanish word for “daughters,” the demographic they seek to empower through a series of programs designed to provide both immediate and long-term relief. The residents of the Marta and Maria Orphanage in Jalapa, Guatemala come from various family situations, from girls who have lost both of their parents, to [...]
Article: Christina Aguilera Sees Hunger First Hand In Guatemala
Posted by Laura on September 23, 2009
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The following excerpt is from an article published on September 23, 2009, by The World Food Programme. To read the article in its entirety, please click here. Wanting to see the impact of hunger with her own eyes, the Grammy award-winning artist recently traveled to Guatemala and met some of the beneficiaries of WFP’s nutrition programmes there. For Aguilera, [...]
Article: Taiwan Donates Money to Help Guatemala Weather Food Crisis
Posted by Laura on September 23, 2009
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The following excerpt is from a September 22, 2009 article published in The Tiawan News. To read the article in its entirety, please click here. Taipei, Sept. 22 (CNA) Taiwan will donate US$500,000 in relief aid to Guatemala, one of its allies in Latin America, to help alleviate a food shortage caused by drought, an [...]
Article: Hunger's Perfect Storm is Back
Posted by Laura on September 23, 2009
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This excerpt is from an article published on September 22, 2009 by The HuffingtonPost, and written by Josette Sheeran. To read the article in its entirety, please click here. The perfect storm for the world’s most vulnerable is back — and with a vengeance. Now bad weather and soaring food prices have been joined by [...]
Article: Hunger’s Perfect Storm is Back
Posted by Laura on September 23, 2009
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This excerpt is from an article published on September 22, 2009 by The HuffingtonPost, and written by Josette Sheeran. To read the article in its entirety, please click here. The perfect storm for the world’s most vulnerable is back — and with a vengeance. Now bad weather and soaring food prices have been joined by [...]
Profile: Boca Costa Medical Mission
Posted by Laura on September 22, 2009
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Boca Costa Medical Mission is a group of medical clinics, maintained and staffed by medical missionaries that serve the Indigenous people of Southwestern Guatemala. The team has been working in Guatemala since 2003. The base clinic, in the village of Paquila, in the department of Sololá, is about 1 ½ hours south of Quetzaltenango and about [...]
Article: ActionAid Responds to Guatemala Food Emergency
Posted by Laura on September 18, 2009
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The following excerpt is from a September 18, 2009 article published by AlertNet. To read the article in its entirety, please click here. Guatemala is experiencing a worsening food crisis in the so-called dry corridor in the east and northeast of the country. According to the Guatemalan authorities, 91 per cent of children there [...]
Profile: Behrhorst Partners for Development & Behrhorst Clinic
Posted by Laura on September 18, 2009
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The mission of the Behrhorst Partners for Development (BPD) is to strengthen and expand processes of community development and participation that enhance people’s lives. It has two major goals: To support sustainable development initiatives that improve the health and well-being of particularly vulnerable sectors of society. To promote through experience-based education an understanding of the [...]
Profile: Behrhorst Partners for Development & Behrhorst Clinic
Posted by Laura on September 18, 2009
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The mission of the Behrhorst Partners for Development (BPD) is to strengthen and expand processes of community development and participation that enhance people’s lives. It has two major goals: To support sustainable development initiatives that improve the health and well-being of particularly vulnerable sectors of society. To promote through experience-based education an understanding of the [...]
Volunteer Opportunity: Hearts in Motion (H.I.M.)
Posted by Laura on September 17, 2009
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Hearts in Motion is currently seeking volunteers to staff its 2010 trips: December 29 – January 8: PT January 8 –17: Nursing January 29 – February 7: OB/GYN and General Clinic, construction, firemen training, dental February 26 – March 7: Construction March 6 –14: Nursing, General Medical Clinic March 12 – 21: Cleft Lip & Palette, [...]
Profile: Casa Guatemala
Posted by Laura on September 17, 2009
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Casa Guatemala is an orphanage that cares for the nurturing, health and education of over 250 children. These children come from a variety of backgrounds; some have been abandoned, some have been abused, while still others come from families too poor to even provide the basics of a child’s needs. The project touches the lives [...]
Profile: Hearts in Motion
Posted by Laura on September 17, 2009
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The mission of Hearts In Motion is to provide care and medical treatment for children, families, and communities through its programs and sponsorships in the U.S., and Central and South America. An additional goal is to provide opportunities for individuals to participate in short-term mission experiences. The impact of the trip experience on each team [...]
Profile: YONOSE Foundation
Posted by Laura on September 17, 2009
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The YONOSE Foundation was formed as a non-profit organization to apply basic existing technologies to the solution of problems faced by geographically isolated and/or technologically challenged communities. The problems addressed are focused on health, economic, environmental, and educational concerns. Within these parameters, YONOSE operates to expand the use of renewable resources and economically viable technologies [...]
Profile: Helping Hands
Posted by Laura on September 16, 2009
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HELPING HANDS Medical Missions provide short-term trips by medical personnel to poor areas throughout the developing world to provide medical attention in the fullness of the Catholic tradition. Services provided include: surgeries, dental care, physical therapy, consultations, distribution of medications, house calls, and Natural Family Planning courses. Our HELPING HANDS Medical Missionaries also take part [...]
Article: Guatemala – Food Crisis DREF Operation No. MDRGT001
Posted by Laura on September 15, 2009
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Article: Eyewitness – Guatemala Food Crisis
Posted by Laura on September 14, 2009
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The following excerpt is from a September 14, 2009 article published on BBC.com. To read the article in its entirety, please click here. Guatemala has been hit by severe food shortages, with some 54,000 families living in the east of the country facing a critical situation. President Alvaro Colom last week declared a “state of [...]