Sustainable Livelihoods for 100 Families

Dear GlobalGiving supporter,

I’m writing to you today because I know you care about the families and communities we work with in Guatemala. My name is Mario Ardany de León, EcoLogic’s Program Officer. I want to take this moment to THANK YOU for your generous support. It allows us to respond to the immediate needs of rural and indigenous families so that they can pursue dignified lives and livelihoods in the places where they live. 

In our previous update, we shared our work with two new communities in Ixcán, El Quiché, Guatemala--to provide the materials and technical assistance to implement sustainable livelihoods in the form of beekeeping and agroforestry. After the initial delivery of the materials, following up to make sure that the equipment is being used correctly and that the community members have the know-how and confidence to continue implementing the initiative in the long-term is essential!

I wanted to share with you this recent video of our field technicians working with Jorge, to continue building his capacity on the process of hive management: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3u9k0EzwqY

In addition, so far in 2019, we have worked to establish 25 new hectares of agroforestry parcels on land that is currently degraded, producing 47,114 plants for the parcels, incorporating best practices and new techniques from learning exchanges.

I look forward to keeping you updated on the experiences of these communities as we move forward with the process. Thanks again for your support, it gives me the strength to keep fighting for my people and my country each and every day!

In solidarity,

Mario Ardany de Leon, Guatemala Program Officer

Links:

• Providing Technical Assistance to New Beekeepers