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Special Projects

From time to time, a special need comes to our attention and we respond. These projects range from financing the construction of a basic bathroom at the local church where we meet, to COVID-19 relief, to emergency funds for farmers due to inflation. 

Responding to a Crisis

As with any work, sometimes events change and pivoting is required.  The year of 2020 did exactly that.  The onset of COVID-19 brought its wrath to the world.   Like all countries, Guatemala had been hard hit. With an economy built around agriculture, some manufacturing and nearby markets, the country nearly shut down.  For much of 2020, the government limited travel between communities of any size and resources in and out of the country came to a near halt.   Roads were closed and rural communities such as Nimasac were cut off from city centers where aid might be available.  

 

Esperanza suspended several projects that were underway and new projects were undertaken to meet immediate community needs. There were a total of six aid distributions from May of 2020 through spring of 2022.

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Our COVID-19 Relief provided over seven tons of food to more than 350 families: corn, rice, beans, cooking oil, sugar and cereal, and face masks and sanitizer.  In every distribution, each family received enough food for one month.

 

Esperanza also responded to a request to provide fertilizer for 100 farming families in two different planting seasons because inflation had caused the cost to double, making the cost unbearable. Without the corn crop, hunger would result, as well as lack of income.

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Total funds expended exceeded $20,000, thanks to the generosity of our supporters, who care deeply about helping others.

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This video captures the second of five hunger relief efforts for the poorest in the community of Nimasac.

Some of the people in the video are speaking K'iche, their first language.

Esperanza de Guatemala, Inc.
614 Griffis St
Cary NC 27511
919-467-8700

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