Children of the Americas has returned from their annual medical /surgical trip to Guatemala. While in Retalhuleu from January 16-22, COTA donated 128 general, orthopedic, obstetrical and plastic surgeries to the citizens of this western coastal region. Over 1,400 women and children were seen in our medical clinic and all patients received donated pharmaceuticals from the [...]
Monthly Archives: January 2010
Update: Children of the Americas January 2010 Surgical Trip
Posted by Laura on January 31, 2010
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Article: Teachers’ Protest Delays Start of School Year in Guatemala
Posted by Laura on January 31, 2010
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The following excerpt is from a January 29, 2010 article published by the Latin American Times. To read the article in its entirety, click here. GUATEMALA CITY – Thousands of Guatemalan public school teachers impeded the start of the 2010 school year, staging a large demonstration on Friday to demand an increase in the education [...]
Article: Fast Food Making Latin American Teens Fat
Posted by Laura on January 31, 2010
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The following excerpt is from a January 29, 2010 article published by The Times of India. To read the article in its entirety, please click here. Chilean teenagers are becoming obese due to increasing fast food consumption while those from Mexico, Venezuela and Guatemala are not far behind. Chile, where 44.7 percent of people over [...]
Profile: Farmer to Farmer
Posted by Kari on January 29, 2010
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Farmer to Farmer, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, envisions agriculture that is sustainable and respectful of the earth, that remains in the hands of the people who live and work the land. They support grassroots agricultural projects that are democratically initiated and managed. They affirm the sacredness of the earth and work for and respect the rights of [...]
Profile: Project Somos
Posted by Laura on January 29, 2010
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Compassion Fruit Society, a Canadian based Non-Profit Organization is establishing the Project Somos Children’s Village in Guatemala. This village will be a safe and loving environment for orphaned and abandoned children. There will be homes with Guatemalan foster mothers each raising a household of children as a family. Education, leadership and arts will be integral [...]
Profile: Pueblo a Pueblo
Posted by Laura on January 28, 2010
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On the shores of Lake Atitlan in the southern highlands of Guatemala, surrounded by volcanoes is nestled Santiago Atitlan, a small indigenous T’zutujil Mayan community. This village of 43,000 residents represents one of the largest Mayan indigenous communities in the Americas. In past five years, devastating natural disasters compounded the bleak pre-existing educational and economic [...]
Profile: Cascade Medical Team
Posted by Marian on January 28, 2010
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The Cascade Medical Team (CMT) is a 501 (c) (3) organization headquartered in Eugene, Oregon. Since 2002, in conjunction with its parent organization, HELPS International, as well as PeaceHealth, and McKenzie Willamette Hospital, CMT has provided free medical care to the Mayan people of the highlands of Guatemala. Once a year, CMT takes a team [...]
Volunteer Opportunity: Stateside Marketing of Mayan Goods
Posted by Laura on January 28, 2010
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Help Guatemala without ever leaving your hometown! Sharing the Dream is looking for people all over the U.S. who are willing to volunteer to sell products through Sharing the Dream on a one time or on-going basis. This would be a way for people to help out the people in Guatemala without having to go [...]
Profile: Sharing the Dream
Posted by Laura on January 28, 2010
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Sharing the Dream in Guatemala is a non-profit organization that promotes fair trade with cooperatives and small businesses in Guatemala. They are committed to providing fair wages and employment opportunities to low-income artisans, which will result in creating sustainable markets for their products. Their craft products are handmade by Mayan artisans using many traditional techniques. [...]
Article: Starbucks Reduces Coffee Buying in Costa Rica, Reuters Reports
Posted by Laura on January 27, 2010
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The following excerpt is from a January 26, 2010 article published by The Seattle Times. To read the article in its entirety, please click here. Reuters reports that Starbucks has reduced purchases of Costa Rican coffee this year. Guatemalan growers said in December that Starbucks was slow buying their coffee, too, and some speculated then [...]
Article: Guatemala to Spend $203 Million Fighting Hunger
Posted by Laura on January 26, 2010
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The following excerpt is from a January 26, 2010 article published by The Latin American Herald Tribune. To read the article in its entirety, please click here. GUATEMALA CITY – The Guatemalan government will invest some 1.7 billion quetzales ($203 million) in 2001 [sic] to guarantee the country’s food security, officials said on Tuesday. Several [...]
Profile: Range of Motion Project
Posted by Marian on January 26, 2010
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The mission of the non-profit Range of Motion Project (ROMP) is to provide no-cost prosthetic limbs and orthotic devices in developing countries. ROMP recognizes the hardship of living in poverty without a prosthetic or orthotic device and understands how important these, often times simple devices, are to those who do not have access to them. [...]
Profile: Bridges to Prosperity
Posted by Laura on January 26, 2010
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Bridges to Prosperity…changing lives one bridge at a time Bridges to Prosperity is a volunteer based charity that seeks to empower poor African, Asian and Latin American rural communities through footbridge building – thereby advancing personal responsibility, community public works, economic prosperity; and access to schools, clinics, jobs and markets. The most powerful [...]
Article: Find of Huge Mayan Head Suggests Significant City
Posted by Laura on January 25, 2010
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The following excerpt is from a January 25, 2010 article published by Reuters. To view the article in its entirety, please click here. GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Archeologists have discovered a huge Mayan sculptured head in Guatemala that suggests a little-known site in the jungle-covered Peten region may once have been a significant city. The [...]
Profile: The Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group (AIDG)
Posted by Laura on January 25, 2010
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The Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group (AIDG) helps individuals and communities get affordable and environmentally sound access to electricity, sanitation and clean water. Through a combination of business incubation, education, and outreach, they help people get technology that will better their health and improve their lives. Many rural communities and urban shantytowns in developing countries do not [...]
Article: Guatemala Reports Nearly 300 Rotavirus Cases
Posted by Laura on January 24, 2010
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The following excerpt is from a January 24 article published by the Latin American Herald Tribune. To read the article in its entirety, please click here. GUATEMALA CITY – A total of 274 rotavirus cases have been reported so far this year in Guatemala, but there have been no deaths, Guatemalan Health Minister Ludwig Ovalle [...]
Profile: CannedWater4Kids
Posted by Laura on January 22, 2010
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CannedWater4Kids, a 501c3 non-profit charity is an organization focused on bringing clean, safe water to children worldwide. Ensuring access to safe, clean water worldwide is critical. Not only is it essential for successful agriculture, food and energy production, it is a children’s issue because water is vital for healthy development and survival. By tapping into [...]
Article: Taiwan Pledges Continued Promotion of Investment in Guatemala
Posted by Kari on January 22, 2010
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The following excerpt was taken from an article published in Taiwan News on January 15, 2010. To read the article in its entirety, please click here. Taipei, Jan. 15 (CNA) Vice President Vincent Siew said Friday that the government will continue to promote investment in Guatemala and that a proposed investment by a major Taiwanese [...]
Article: Haggling a Tradition in Guatemala
Posted by Kari on January 22, 2010
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The following excerpt was taken from an article published on NewsOK.com on January 17, 2010. To read the article in full, please click here. CHICHICASTENANGO, GUATEMALA-It’s hard to miss the handwoven tapestries and delicately carved wooden masks that appear in the hundreds of wooden stalls that line the streets of this southwest Guatemalan city. On [...]
Article: Cardamom on a High as Output Dips, Exports Rise
Posted by Laura on January 21, 2010
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The following excerpt is from a January 10, 2010 article from mydigitalfc.com, out of India. To read the article in its entirety, please click here. (emphasis added) Since early 2006, cardamom prices have been on an upward trajectory. As the harvesting season ends, there are reports of lower arrivals in the mandis in Kerala, a [...]
Profile: Partners in Development
Posted by Laura on January 21, 2010
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Serving the Poorest of Poor in Developing Countries Partners in Development, Inc. (PID) strives to help the extreme poor attain independence and whole life improvement. PID combines a variety of programs to achieve community transformation in places where hope is often lost in the cycle of poverty. Through child sponsorships, small business loans, housing opportunities [...]
Article: The Historical Park: Tak'Alik Ab'aj
Posted by Jon on January 20, 2010
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More cultural insight! This is an article published about the national archaeological park, Tak’Alik Ab’aj. I encourage you to set aside time to read this fascinating article!To read the article in its entirety, please click here. Guatemala – The ancient history of Tak’alik Ab’aj is one of the most fascinating of Mesoamerica. The traces of [...]
Article: The Historical Park: Tak’Alik Ab’aj
Posted by Jon on January 20, 2010
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More cultural insight! This is an article published about the national archaeological park, Tak’Alik Ab’aj. I encourage you to set aside time to read this fascinating article!To read the article in its entirety, please click here. Guatemala – The ancient history of Tak’alik Ab’aj is one of the most fascinating of Mesoamerica. The traces of [...]
Article: Women's Shelter in Guatemala
Posted by Jon on January 20, 2010
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The following excerpt is from a Janaury 7, 2010 article published by Antigua Daily Photo. To read the article in its entirety, please click here. Women. They are the subject of these pictures. Why? The gruesome brutality hasn’t stopped. In fact, it has barely dipped. The Latin American Herald Tribune reports that 708 women were [...]
Article: Women’s Shelter in Guatemala
Posted by Jon on January 20, 2010
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The following excerpt is from a Janaury 7, 2010 article published by Antigua Daily Photo. To read the article in its entirety, please click here. Women. They are the subject of these pictures. Why? The gruesome brutality hasn’t stopped. In fact, it has barely dipped. The Latin American Herald Tribune reports that 708 women were [...]