Mayan Families
Personal Information
- About Me
Mayan Families is a small non-profit group operating in the Highlands of Guatemala. We live and work in the Lake Atitlan region.
We operate a variety of programs as a comprehensive approach to give a hand up to needy Maya people and the communities in which they live. The work of Mayan Families is supported completely through donations, which are tax deductible in the U.S.
- Website / Blog
- http://www.mayanfamilies.org/
User Posts...
Jobs and Volunteer Positions
Events and Short-term Medical Trips
2/4/12 - 2/6/12
2/2/12
6/13/11 - 6/14/11
6/9/11
Exchange Listings
News Articles and Blog Posts
05 May 2012
This widowed mother and her children were thrilled to receive a tableand chairs!These items were made at the Mayan Families carpentry shop!
24 Apr 2012
These families lives have all been made a lot more comfortable..thanks to their sponsors! Many of these families were sleeping on bare boards...they now have mattresses...others were sleeping on straw matson the floor, they now have a bed...and others have chairs to sit on....food and birthday cakes bring a lot of joy! Thanks to the sponsors who were able to help these families!
22 Apr 2012
This is what the kitchen looks like for a lot of Mayan women. There is no stove, no refrigerator and on inside plumbing. As you can see from the black soot on the wall , in this kitchen they cook over an open fire. It is very bad for everyone's health but especially for the women, they spend hours cooking over these fires every day.
22 Apr 2012
Gloria, one of our sponsored students was thrilled to receive a birthday cake to celebrate her 13th birthday! This is probably the only birthday cake Gloria has ever had and thanks to her sponsor, it will be a birthday to remember.
22 Apr 2012
This is how this family used to cook their meals. You can see how thick the smoke is inside the house. This family was lucky, their sponsor donated a stove to them. You can see the Mayan Families staff installing the Onil Energy efficient stove. We also use the Ecocino stove...which is smaller and more portable. Both stoves take the smoke out of the houses and reduce the problems cause by smoke inhalation....
18 Apr 2012
Thanks to your donations we are able to help families every day.This young, single mother, just 16 yrs old was feeling very desperateand in need of help.We gave her clothes for the baby and told her we would do all we canto help her. The shoes are a little big but she really wanted thesefor her little 6 month old daughter. She will definitely grow intothem!
18 Apr 2012
Today there was an article on the front page of the Prensa Libre Newspaper...saying that the biggest Hospital in Guatemala City, the Hospital Roosevelt is in a dire situation.There are no medicines...or very few. There is no money. The director was quoted as saying that there was only enough money to run the hospital for one more week.People who need x-rays etc who should be able to get them for free at the...
18 Apr 2012
This morning Susie was about to set off on her training run for the upcoming marathon here in Panajachel, when she saw two men standing over a dead animal. She went over to investigate and it was a Taquazin ...a member of the Opossum family. ...and there were five little babies clinging to her and breastfeeding . Susie picked up the babies and took them home. They are tiny...they look...
18 Apr 2012
These are some of sponsored students in Chukumuk....Santiago.....theseare the conditions that they live with .The chicken looks like it will sleep a lot more comfortably than these children!It is just $40 US to donate a mattress, $60 US for an Ecocina stove....a small , portable stove or $170 US for an installed Onil stove.
18 Apr 2012
Tom Russell was a supporter of Mayan Families. A lovely man who was recently retired Judge who moved to Guatemala. Before he moved here, we were in communication and he decided to sponsor several children. He came several times and visited his students.In January 2011, he flew his own light plane to Guatemala and was killed landing the plane in Santiago. His passing was a...
18 Apr 2012
We are continuing to work on the construction of two more classrooms for Tierra Linda. Thank you to Paso por Paso , Canada for all they have done to improve the education of the children in Tierra Linda.
18 Apr 2012
Santos David was one happy boy this week.For the first time in his life he got a birthday cake!Thanks to his sponsor ..this is one birthday that he will never forget!
04 Apr 2012
This video was made to document all the Easter Food Baskets that were donated this year! So much impact was made, thank you so much!
Watch it now!
27 Mar 2012
Hi Everyone,To see an update on Rosita from Elderly Care, please visit:
http://mayanfamilieselderlycare.blogspot.com/2012/03/update-rosita-is-in-constant-pain-after.html
They were unable to do surgery for her because of her age but she has ongoing needs at home.
Thank you!
27 Mar 2012
Hi Everyone,Many of you know #225 Limnie Bethzaí and her family. Her mother abandoned her and her siblings and the Grandmother is desperately trying to raise them.
If you know of anyone who would like to sponsor Limnie for elementary school, please visit her student link at:http://www.mayanfamilies.org/sponsorastudent?id=225
Limnie's Grandmother really needs help to send her to school.
Thank you!
21 Mar 2012
Hi Everyone,On Saturday, Florencia, a member of our Elderly Care Program, passed away in her home with her daughter. Florencia has been bedridden for over a year and received almost all of her food, medication, and other necessities from Mayan Families. When she was still able, Florencia made tortillas and sold them in the street, with her basket in one hand and cane in the other.
She has been living with her...
01 Feb 2012
This thoughtful profile of one of the elderly in our Elder Care program highlights the need for help ...and how much just a little help goes a long way.This story was written by a wonderful young woman, Ronny, who had done so much to help the Elderly here in Guatemala. http://mayanfamilieselderlycare.blogspot.com/2012/01/ramon-lopez-cumes.html
26 Jan 2012
We have been disappointed so far with basic things here such as the govt. has not authorized new teachers.There are about 50 schools in the Solola district that do not have new teachers assigned because the new govt. has come in and these things have not been authorized yet. It is not to say that they are not going to do it ....just that they have not done it yet. School started nearly 2 weeks ago...
27 Dec 2011
This is a wonderful event that the teachers and the mothers of the San Jorge Pre-school organized for the children and their siblings.They each put in money to be able to pay for the food and the discounted cover charge to go to the Butterfly and Nature Reserve. It is so close to San Jorge but they had never been and didn't really know what it was all about. The main purpose of the Nature reserve...
weGuatemala.org beta
report a problem or suggestion
report a problem or suggestion
This user has not yet posted any comments