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FacebookOur 50th Anniversary U.S. Tour is taking shape! This fall Paco Enríquez, Executive Director of our partner organization in Guatemala, ABPD, will come to the U.S. for a series of 50th anniversary events, which will include screenings of the new Visionaries Public Television Series Documentary – “ALDEA: It takes a village.”
50th Anniversary U.S. Tour Schedule
Washington, DC: October 21–22
Chicago, IL: November 15–16
San Diego, CA: November 17–18
San Francisco, CA: November 19
If you are in one of these areas, we hope you'll join us! For more information, including event contacts, visit aldeaguatemala.org/get-involved/50th-anniversary-gallery/fall-u-s-tour-visionaries-film-release/.
We also invite people to host their own Visionaries documentary viewing parties. Please contact Jessica LaBumbard at aldea@aldeaguatemala.org or (313) 205-4249 to learn more.
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Our 2017 Annual Report is now available online, and we're excited to share it with you!
Thanks to our dedicated supporters and the hard work of our community partners and staff, in the past year we:
- Partnered with 19 communities in Patzún and Santa Apolonia;
- Worked with 2,197 families to improve health and well-being through grassroots development;
- Reduced the rate of chronic childhood malnutrition from 62 to 33 percent in the communities that have graduated from our program after two years; and
- Reduced the rate of chronic childhood malnutrition from 70 to 55 percent in the communities that have just finished their first year with us.
Read more at aldeaguatemala.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ALDEA-2017-Annual-Report.pdf.
Thank you for an amazing year!
(The Annual Report is based on our 2017 fiscal year of July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017.)
"After nine months of participating in trainings led by ABPD, I felt ready to lead them myself. When I led my first training I felt very nervous, but as time passed it became something that I liked and now I do it with a lot of joy and excitement.
"Becoming a health promotor has allowed me to set a great example to my four year old daughter. She was very shy before and now is more sociable and communicative. My husband has also been a great help to me, since he motivates me to continue being a leader for my group."
- Francisca Gonzales Batz, Xesajcap II, Santa Apolonia
Empowerment is the cornerstone of our approach to grassroots development - it's what makes our two-year programs sustainable over the long term. When a community has a sense of power over its future, they can continue to address their own needs long after our sister organization in Guatemala, ABPD, has moved on to train others. Learn more at aldeaguatemala.org/who-we-are/our-work/our-integrated-approach/empowerment/.