Efecto Mariposa, founded by Joanne Wessels in February 2010, is a consultancy and logistics business dedicated to assisting non-profit organizations in their efforts to help impoverished Guatemalans.
Wessels, a Dutch citizen, launched Efecto Mariposa after four years of working with non-profits in Guatemala. After earning her degrees in Public Administration & Public Policy, Wessels was a policy maker for a local Dutch government. In 2006, Wessels moved to Guatemala to volunteer for Constru Casa a Dutch non-profit, which builds homes for Guatemalans. From 2007 to 2010, Wessels was the Director of Programs & External Relations for Partner for Surgery (“PfS”). PfS is a U.S. non-profit that provides Guatemalans with sustainable access to medical and surgical care.
Wessels chose the name Efecto Mariposa (Spanish for “Butterfly Effect”) after the physics metaphor. The Butterfly Effect is the concept of sensitive dependence on initial conditions in chaos theory; namely that small changes at one place in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere. Wessels hopes that the “small” activities of Efecto Mariposa will lead to significant changes in the living conditions of Guatemala’s impoverished people.
Efecto Mariposa provides services in the following areas:
Non Profit Consulting Services include: project management, grant writing, preparation of site inspection trips for medical & surgical teams, and registration of a foreign non profit in Guatemala.
In-country Logistics for Medical & Surgical Teams Services include: arranging for team living accommodations, food & transportation, clinic support, additional support, coordination of patient recruitment, and mission participation.
Customs Paperwork for Medical & Surgical Teams Services included: assistance in preparing lists of items to be brought into Guatemala; translation of lists into Spanish; coordination with a Guatemalan expeditor.
For more information, please contact in Guatemala:
Efecto Mariposa – Joanne Wessels
tel. (00502) 5996 7254
Email joannewessels@hotmail.com.
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