By Pueblo a Pueblo | Project Manager
The summer months have been busy here for Pueblo a Pueblo’s Maternal Child Health team. From August to October, we have been leading Family Planning Champion “charlas” (chats) in partnership with Comité Nacional de Alfabetización (CONAFLA)-- the National Literacy Committee in Guatemala.
During these sessions, our campeonas-- indigenous women part of our Family Planning Champions (FPC) project-- led talks on reproductive health and contraceptive methods. The participants, ranging from 15 to 35 years old, were students learning to read and write from CONAFLA’s programs. In total, 30 women received workshops from Pueblo a Pueblo.
According to Vilma Mendoza, Pueblo a Pueblo’s Maternal Child Health program manager, “These charlas are vital. For many of the participants, these workshops are their first exposure to reproductive health and information on having healthy pregnancies. We are empowering women with information on reproductive health, so they are more equipped to make good health decisions in their own lives”.
Mothers from our Maternal Child Health (MCH) program have also been collaborating with our School Nutrition project through participation in cooking workshops. Beneficiary mothers learned how to cook with vegetables they have never eaten before, such as Swiss chard and spinach. “Through these workshops, we are empowering women with the tools to feed their children and families well,” noted Mendoza.
With our Maternal Child Health program, mothers in rural Guatemala are being empowered in multiple areas of their lives!
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