Feed a Guatemalan Child-Improve Grade 6 Completion

Since our last update, the Mil Milagros staff team has been busy partnering with more than 500 mother and grandmother volunteers to implement our nutrition, hygiene, and education programs in our partner schools and communities.  The children recently shared that the meals that they receive in school allow them to eat nourishing foods that they don’t have access to in their homes.  They often cite chicken, for example, as something they love and only get at school, thanks to Mil Milagros. In addition, we inaugurated two new school kitchens and bathrooms and worked with the communities to equip them.

Lucy, our Nutrition Coordinator, works closely with 28 mother and grandmother leaders teaching them new recipes and training them to give talks to their peers on a range of nutrition topics.  The leaders then create their own props and materials and share their knowledge with the other 500+ mother volunteers.  The leaders learn not only about nutrition and hygiene but develop public speaking and leadership skills.  Manuela, one of the mother leaders, told us, “Thanks to Mil Milagros, I am learning what is good and bad for our children, so they can be healthy.  And now, I am sharing that knowledge with other mothers, too.”

We are delighted to see these mothers and grandmothers blossom as leaders in their children’s schools and communities as they share their knowledge with others.  As one mother leader said, “We have a responsibility to share the information that we learn with the other mothers, our families, and our communities, so we can give our children a better future.”  We couldn’t agree more and we know that with partners like these incredible mother and grandmother leaders, and with your help, we can help give these children the future they deserve.

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