La Vida has been supporting projects in Guatemala since 2008
Guatemala is a country of striking features and a strong indigenous culture. Social inequality is a major feature of Guatemala. Poverty is particularly widespread in the countryside and among indigenous communities.
Mayan languages are spoken alongside Spanish, the official tongue.
Projects in Guatemala
Education for the Children
Education For The Children runs a School of Hope: 'La Esperanza’ in the Jocotenango region, an urban area with one of the lowest literacy rates in the western hemisphere.
Project Somos
The Project Somos Children’s Village is an eco-sustainable community aiming to break the cycle of poverty in Guatemala by providing quality education and healthy food to families in need.
Maya Midwives Project
The midwives provide essential care for the indigenous Maya community in the Mam-speaking area of the western highlands of Guatemala
Ecological Stoves – New Life Mexico / Small Change 4 Big Change
Building Ecological Stoves for families living in rural Guatemala
The Spina Bifida Prevention Project
One in 150 babies in Guatemala are born with Spina Bifida. La Vida is sponsoring a campaign to reach out to 20,000 young women to promote the consumption of folic acid which prevents Spina Bifida
Escuela Republica de Francia Project
Children from both the morning and afternoon sessions now have a safe environment to learn and play in and have the proper equipment to develop their extra-curricular skills
Breastfeeding Support project
Our aim is to support and teach new mothers how to breastfeed using the Kangaroo program. Breastfed babies in low income households are generally better nourished than those given formula.
Stephen
Stephen Joseph De La Cruz is albino. He has skin problems and very acute short-sightedness which upsets his studies. He has four brothers and a sister who suffers from the same conditions.
His parents cannot afford to send him and his sister to a school that would take into account his special needs.
A monthly donation of £20 over a year sponsors a child like Stephen to attend school.