Fight Child Malnutrition in Rural Guatemala

Just because the school year is over, that doesn’t mean the learning stops in our communities in rural Guatemala! In November, we sponsored Vacation in the Gardens, a two-week camp of gardening, cooking, and nutrition activities at Nueva Vida Primary School.

Throughout these two weeks, 30 students learned about important organic gardening techniques, like preserving seed diversity. Students also spent time in the kitchen, learning about food safety, such as how to properly wash vegetables and fruits before cooking.

During the last few days of Vacation in the Gardens, everyone participated in a cooking workshop, where they learned to make Swiss chard wraps. Previously a dish taught to mothers of Nueva Vida Primary School, this time students were in charge of the cooking. Together with Sandy Mendoza, Pueblo a Pueblo’s Organic School Gardens Educator, children washed the produce, chopped the veggies, and cooked on the stovetop. The children loved tasting something they had prepared themselves.

“It’s important that boys and girls learn how to cook healthy dishes at a young age.” Activities like the cooking workshops and Vacation in the Gardens are “helping children learn invaluable skills they can use to nourish themselves and their families as they grow older,” commented Ana Cabrera, the School Nutrition Program Manager.

Nourishing the minds and tummies of students in rural Guatemala is possible only with the support of donors like you. As we near the end of the year, Pueblo a Pueblo is counting on you to help us reach our year-end fundraising goal of $60,000. With every dollar, we can continue the cycle of change for communities in rural Guatemala. Together we can serve more school meals, hold more nutrition workshops, and empower more communities.

Donate today to make a difference in rural Guatemalan communities!