"We will never have a way to
 repay you for this food."
Greetings!

Our hearts go out to the victims of recent tragedies in the United States. The racial injustice, hurricanes, fires, and the pandemic have caused a health and economic crisis across the country. You are in our thoughts and prayers.

Here in Guatemala, 5 months of work stoppage to prevent the spread of the virus has shoved families deeper into despair. We can confirm government-promised help is not reaching families in remote villages.

We are happy to report our employees healthy and have received their salary each month. Amid many challenges, they have delivered food, hygiene items, and medicine to the most vulnerable families in San Martin. They adapted various strategies to assist our patients and students and they are focused on helping the neediest families survive.

The reality is families continue to need food, medicine, and hygiene products. Harvest is not until late December for their corn and beans. Our teams are prepared to assist whenever and where ever needed.

Over the past 10 years you have changed thousands of lives.
Your support makes everything we do possible. Thank you for your trust and generosity.

Please stay healthy and safe.

Lois & Ken Werner
Co-Founders
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"I worry about my children. My husband doesn't have work and he cannot buy food for us."
YOUR GENEROSITY HAS PROVIDED

1,829 BAGS OF FOOD SINCE MAY 1

THANK YOU

Average cost for each bag
of food and hygiene items is $60

100% of your donation buys food


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People for Guatemala
P.O. Box 110221
Naples, FL 34108
COVID cases continue to rise throughout Guatemala

Today there are over 82,000 confirmed COVID cases,
an additional 34,000 cases from what we reported to you at the end of July.

The Guatemalan President relaxed some of the health and safety measures with the goal to re-open the country little by little. Schools remain closed, there is limited public transportation, and businesses can open with restrictions. Masks are still required to be worn when in public places. The government announced the airport will open commercial flights on September 18.
WITH SYMPATHY

On July 22, Marlon's mother, Delia Monroy, passed away due to health issues not related to COVID19.

Amilcar's mother, Marta Cuyun, made her transition on August 19. She suffered with health problems complicated by the COVID19 virus.

If you would like to send your condolences to Amilcar and Marlon you can do so by responding to this link and we will be sure they receive your messages.
Economic Development
During the Pandemic

Students taking classes at our Learning and Skills Center are finding new ways to earn an income.

They are using their talents to sew for neighbors, make masks, bake and deliver pizzas, weave baskets, or open a salon in their house.

Students and instructors are eager to get back to class but, for now, they are working together using Whats App. To help the students, we provided micro-grants so they could buy the equipment they needed to get started.
A big THANK YOU to the
Sanchez Family

They picked blackberries in their yard and created a fund raiser to help kids in Guatemala.

Mom wrote: "We have a friend from Guatemala who helps us with our yard. Our boys, age 5 and 7, wanted to know more about Guatemala and the kids who live there."

"We found you online. We enjoyed spreading words about your organization and raising awareness of how we all need to help each other regardless of where we live."
Charity Berries raised $738.
WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS
FAMILY OUTREACH CONTINUES DESPITE THE PANDEMIC

Marlon recently delivered 100 healthy Chapina stoves. Women leaders in two villages organized themselves for the training and stove delivery day. Marlon is planning to install 83 stoves in 2 more villages by the end of September.

In August, Amilcar worked with village leaders to organize delivery of organic fertilizer to 100 more families.

We are grateful to everyone who
donated to these projects.
Thank you.
In September Amilcar brought together village leaders and 22 families to pour concrete floors in houses to replace their dirt floors.
426 families received
organic fertilizer to assure
food security in 2021
100 families received a new
Chapina Stove. There are over 500 families on our waiting list.
Please make a contribution to our Healthy Families Stove Project
Chapina stoves cost $140
Above, Dr. Garcia examines a 2-year old child born with development problems.
Our dedicated health team risks their own well being to attend to patients in their homes during the pandemic.
Julia, age 69, was being treated at our medical center but, because of the pandemic, our medical center remains closed. To continue caring for Julia, our health team takes medicine and food each month to help Maria and her husband survive the pandemic.
When We Can Reset and Open
We Will Be Ready...

To alleviating poverty by providing greater
opportunities for education, transforming motivated and
capable young adults into productive citizens, reducing sickness
and disease, collaborating with entire villages to improve their well
being, and creating more healthy homes.

Can you help us?
People for Guatemala, Inc.

Mailing address:
P.O. Box 110221
Naples, FL 34108

E-mail: Contact us


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Phone in the U.S. 941 244 8692

Phone in Guatemala 502 4909 0841