By Megan Peyton | Development Director
We've had a great year at Primeros Pasos. October is a busy month for staff and volunteers, as we're continuing with projects and program activities, while also starting to think about next year. This year has been marked with many successes:
+Primeros Pasos attended children from all 10 schools in the Palajunoj Valley this year, making sure that all primary school students in the area had a chance to receive an anual check up and receive needed medication-- all free of charge.
+Staff and volunteers gave age appropriate health lessons in all ten schools.
+We successfully started new women's health education groups in new communities, as well as improve the current curriculum.
+We had five successful mobile clinics in remote Valley communities.
+Our scholars all made good grades in school this year and are passing to the next grade.
+We've worked with 30 children under two years of age and 20 pregnant women to combat malnutrition in the Valley through lessons on health and hygiene, gardening workshops, cooking demonstrations, and free nutritional packets and primary health care.
+We've seen more adult patients this year compared to last year's numbers.
+We were visited by journalist Roger Thurow for research on his next book about global malnutriton. Read his article about us here.
+A group of filmmakers captured the work of Primeros Pasos on video. Check them out here!
We've got big plans for next year! Help support us today so that we can continue our important work!
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