Physical Health Guatemala Project #5585

Support Kaqchikel midwives in Guatemala

by Wuqu' Kawoq

Project Report | Jan 28, 2013
Happy new year!

By Peter Rohloff | Medical Director

Dear friends,

In my last report I gave you some updates on our plans for 2013. I'm happy to announce that things are moving forward at a steady pace.

As I let you know in October, a major goal for this project in 2013 will be to expand on our already successful sexual health trainings for women in our partner communities. At the same time, we are also looking at ways to improve our coverage of women's medical care. In our partner communities, we've always provided access to family planning methods, prenatal care, and screening and treatment for cervical cancer. However, the goal for this year is to increase the demand for those services significantly.

To help with this, we've brought on new staff members and new volunteers, including educational specialists and health promoters. We had our first planning meets for the year at the beginning of January, and the enthusiasm and energy on the team is very encouraging!

I'm returning to Guatemala next week to do more staff training and also to plan specific activities for the first half of the year. I'll keep you updated, and I hope to have some new pictures soon!

In the meantime, thanks as always for your support!

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Oct 30, 2012
Expanding care in 2013

By Peter Rohloff | Medical Director

Dear friends,

As the end of the year draws close, we've been making plans for our midwifery and women's health programs for 2013. This is always an exciting time of the year, because it gives us a chance to reflect back on the accomplishments of the past year and plan for any upcoming new goals.

For example, we've been helping to provide education to lay indigenous midwives in Guatemala for over 5 years now. This model has been very successful and has attracted a lot of attention around the region. As a result, in 2013, we'll be expanding the training to a third town, meaning that midwives will have more options in deciding which training event is closest to their home. We anticipate having around 120 different participating midwives this year. Collectively, these midwives represent 5 different municipalities and cover a population of over 150,000 with obstetrical services.

Another goal for the coming year is continued expansion of our sexual health training curriculum for women. We've learned over the years that most rural indigenous women have very little exposure to basic health education and have no forum in which they can comfortably and safely have their questions about sexual health and family planning addressed. We plan to provide educational sessions to 400 women in 2013. What's more, each participant will have full access to our other health services, including free cervical cancer screening and access to family planning methods.

As always, our work would not be possible without your support! Please consider continuing to support this exciting project in your holiday or year end giving! Don't forget that the Global Giving interface will allow you to donate in honor of a loved one - a great idea for alternative gift giving!

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Aug 2, 2012
New birthing center for indigenous women!

By Anita Chary | Research Projects Coordinator

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