Guatemala
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Help Feed 200 Neglected Elderly in Guatemala
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More Information About this ProjectProject Needs and BeneficiariesThis project aims to increase awareness of age issues and health of the elderly. Due to economic constraints and a lack of understanding, this section of the community is neglected, undernourished and suffering increasingly from chronic health problems. This is becoming more prominent with 1 in 7 people in the region being over 60 by 2025 (98 million). Many of the elderly women in Guatemala have no one to help them having lost sons, husbands and brothers in the civil war. ActivitiesBy providing food for the old people of Guatemala, we will aid them and their families. With the children involved in distribution we will also foster a transmission of knowledge across the generations, keeping the indigenous communities alive. Funding InformationTotal Funding Received to Date: $11,058 Additional DocumentationThis project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf). Resources
Why this Project is ImportantPotential Long Term ImpactEach year we aim to feed 200 old people and benefit their communities with increased dialogue between generations. Project Message
The elderly have often been neglected as there simply isn't the money for families to feed so many people. It is not that families don't want to feed their elderly relatives, they simply can't. Who is Running This ProjectContact
Andy Woods-Ballard, Project SponsorOrganization
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For more information about Guatemala, read the Human Development Report on Guatemala or the Wikipedia entry for Guatemala. When this Project was UpdatedLast UpdatedThis project was last updated on August 06, 2008. Date Added to GlobalGivingThis project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 04, 2007. Latest Update from the FieldPlan Ancianos expandsBy Dom Williams - Latin American Project Director, August 06, 2008 06:13 PM
During 2008 we have expanded our Plan Ancianos (Old People's Plan) to encompass twice as many members of the elderly generation in two communities in Guatemala. By the end of 2008 and into 2009, it is aimed to cover all the families that are currently enrolled in the GVI Phoenix schools in Guatemala. Each month, the basics are distributed to the families, in return for the participation of the children in the school - it is a two-way deal, the children must attend school for the relatives to be part of the Plan Ancianos. Also, to further involve the community, recipients of the "fertilizer scheme" earlier in the year had to put some items into the Plan Ancianos, so everybody has a responsibilty. Attachments: Read 2 more "Updates from the Field" | Comment on this update How Else You Can HelpShare and Save Spread the Word on your Profile, Blog, or WebsitePut a widget for this project on your profile, blog or website to turn your friends into givers. Using our widget, it's quick and easy to add this widget to your profile or blog!
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