Provides poor, rural and indigenous Guatemalans with access to short and long-term family planning methods. Family planning allows couples to freely determine the number and spacing of their children.
Among the poorest 1/5 of Guatemalans, the average woman has 8 children. A lack of reproductive health education and services means that many Guatemalans are unable to delay and space their pregnancies as they would like, and often end up struggling to house, clothe, and feed ever-growing families. The situation can be improved -for example, $45 covers the cost of a Jadelle implant, providing a better life for a woman and her family.
In collaboration with partners who operate clinics in remote areas, WINGS provides subsidies for long-term family planning methods including implants, IUDs, and voluntary sterilizations to Guatemalans who could otherwise not afford them.
Family planning improves maternal and child health and alleviates the strain on household resources for poor families, making it possible for parents to invest sufficiently in their existing children’s nutrition, health and education.
"The WINGS program is a huge help because by planning my family I can improve our economic situation ."
- Blanca Alecio, Mother of two and recipient of a Jadelle implant
Total Funding Received to Date: $23,382
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $6,618
Total Funding Goal: $30,000
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