Dear Lois,

In October, we celebrated the 6th Anniversary of the Health & Dental Clinic in Santo Domingo. We opened on October 4, 2016. Since then, over 60,000 patient visits have been logged and hundreds of patients have received life-saving and life-changing medical and dental care.

We are celebrating our scholarship students too. This month, 13 students graduated from high school and 12 students graduated from 9th grade. That's 25 kids who are reaching their dreams and on their way to a better future.

Helping people access quality medical and dental care, education, and vocational skills is what we do together.

With your support, we will continue

to partner with families and provide services

to create healthy families and economic opportunities.

Please contribute to our health and education programs.

Lois & Ken Werner

Co-Founders

A CHALLENGE AND AN OPPORTUNITY

 TO DOUBLE YOUR DONATION

A long-time friend of People for Guatemala has offered a challenge.

He will donate - dollar for dollar - up to $25,000

any contribution made before December 31.

Can you help us?

Double your donation now and help us raise up to $50,000

Please mail a check to:

People for Guatemala

P.O. Box 110221

Naples, FL 34108

or make a contribution on our website

SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS CLASS OF 2022

9th GRADE GRADUATION

12 young, motivated and bright students graduated from 9th grade on November 10. We shared tears of joy as we watched the graduation festivities unfold at our Learning & Skills Center. This is the second class to graduate from our own Junior High School.

They are the first kids in their families to finish 9th grade.

They have dreams.

 "I want to be a doctor"

"I want to be an archeologist and travel the world"

"I want to be a nurse"

They will start 10th grade in January.

These students can reach their dreams -

all they need is an opportunity and people who care.

MEET THE DEDICATED EDUCATION TEAM

Director Amilcar Vielman, Teacher Jessica Batres, Teacher Madelin Mejia,

Assistant Antonia Quevedo, Psychologist Telma Estrada, and Teacher Yovani Ajbal

It was a joy to welcome 10 members of the Naples United Church of Christ,

led by Assistant Minister Angela Wells-Bean. They arrived October 31.

During the week they learned about life in San Martin and participated in several projects.

VISITING SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS

BUILDING A SCHOOL KITCHEN

Construction was a collaborative effort -

the NUCC group, community members, teachers, parents' committee, and construction leaders Amilcar, Ken and Alvaro.

Thanks to Sanai Lutheran Church and Lynn & Cindi Lamprecht from Fremont, Nebraska for donating the funds for the construction materials.

INSTALLING CHAPINA STOVES

PARTICIPATING IN A HEALTH FAIR

PLEASE SUPPORT THE STUDENTS IN OUR

SCHOLARSHIP AND VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS.

YOUR DONATION PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES THAT CREATE

CHANGE FOR GENERATIONS.

WHY DO WE EXIST?

OUR MISSION is to promote human advancement through health, education, and community development initiatives in Guatemala.

OUR GOAL is to affect long-term change in families and entire communities.

OUR VISION is that one day all children will have the opportunity to attain an excellent education, all families will be healthy, and all communities will thrive in rural Guatemala.

OPPORTUNITIES CREATE CHANGE

TO LEARN MORE AND SEE HOW

YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE