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Healthy Kids are Ready to Learn

6/27/2017

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At Pueblo a Pueblo, we know that healthy kids are ready to learn. For this reason, our Primary Education Scholarships, or PES, program provides free emergency care and yearly checkups to the beneficiaries.

“Parents come to these visits and mention that their child is not sick, but they are very tired and it is hard for them to focus in school.” Johanny Quieju, the PES program manager, believes that the program’s yearly doctor visits are crucial for the success of the students. “Through the yearly medical checkup they can see if they have a vitamin deficiency or parasites, and they can receive the medicine and vitamins they need to do better in school” she explains.


​During the month of June, 88 PES beneficiaries received their annual checkups.

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Johanny attended the checkups to provide support and Spanish to Tz’utujil translation services between the doctor and beneficiaries.

​The visits begin with a consultation on how the child is feeling, if there have been any health concerns, and questions about the beneficiaries’ overall health. Afterwards, the children receive a physical exam during which many children giggle as they get weighed and shiver from the cold of the stethoscope.
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The generosity of sponsors like you make these yearly checkups possible. Access to annual health visits provides the opportunity to address any potential health issues as well as track the health of the beneficiaries so they can take full advantage of the PES program. Because, healthy kids are ready to learn. ​
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A New Group of Youth Leaders

6/15/2017

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The new youth leaders during training
Close to the Pueblo a Pueblo office in Santiago Atitlan, a group of seven young women gather at our demonstration garden in the neighboring community of Panabaj. These women make up the newest addition to the Youth Leadership Project, launched in 2015 in partnership with  FECCEG (La Federacion de Cafe Especial de Guatemala, or The Guatemalan Specialty Coffee Federation). Although the Youth Leadership Project started in two communities (Guineales and Xojola) with only 10 youth members, the project is now active in six communities with a total of 36 direct beneficiaries.
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Hony leading a training
In the beginning of June, the seven members of the Panabaj group began their first set of trainings. Led by Hony Julajuj, the Youth Leadership Project Coordinator, and Edgar Ajalon, the Organic School Gardens Project Technician, the participants are learning the fundamentals of organic agriculture.
 
The first part of the training is an introduction into “all things related to organic gardens and how to maintain one. They learn about garden design, how to create a seedling bed, and how to use compost in the gardens,” explains Ana Cabrera, the Organic School Gardens Project Manager. After learning the fundamentals, the women will visit the demonstration garden at least twice a week to put these theories into practice. In August, the women will begin part two of their training and learn how to use the organic garden as an educational tool in the classroom.
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Steps to maintain an organic garden
“It’s important to have the Youth Leadership Project in Panabaj, because there aren’t many jobs available here, or opportunities to develop professionally,” Ana adds. This project is designed to build more sustainable job opportunities in the community and train young people with the potential to “develop professional skills. We hope that projects like this will limit the flight of young people from rural communities to Mexico or the United States.” ​
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Youth leaders learning how to compost
With the Youth Leadership Project now in Panabaj, more community members will be involved with the Pueblo a Pueblo demonstration garden. Originally established in 2015 to experiment with innovative agricultural techniques, the garden has created more and more opportunities for community youth to participate in the garden’s development and growth.

​During 2016, a number of the students in our Primary Education Scholarships Project began to attend workshops in the demonstration garden and work with our garden technicians. Now that the youth leaders are also participating, the community is even more connected to the garden. We’re very excited to see another set of training opportunities for the Panabaj youth leaders!

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  • ABOUT US
    • OUR MISSION
    • OUR TEAM
    • BOARD OF DIRECTORS
    • OUR SUPPORTERS >
      • COFFEE INDUSTRY PARTNERS
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    • Partnership with Natik
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