Active Projects in Guatemala
Junam/Juntas: Autonomy and Integral Care for violence-free lives of indigenous and mestizo women of Chimaltenango with CAIMUS
This project aims to contribute to improving the autonomy of women survivors of violence in the department of Chimaltenango through CAIMUS as the best alternative to contribute to the achievement of lives free of violence for indigenous and mestizo women in Chimaltenango..
Improve the prevention of and attention to violence against women, adolescents and girls, exacerbated by COVID-19, in the department of Chimaltenango.
This project aims to contribute to the achievement of the right to a life free of violence for indigenous and mestizo women, girls and adolescents in the department of Chimaltenango by working through a strategy of prevention, detection, awareness-raising and care.
Completed Projects in Guatemala
Improving the personal and economic autonomy of women survivors of violence in the face of the socio-economic impact caused by COVID
This project aims to improve the personal and economic autonomy of women survivors of violence in the face of the socio-economic impact caused by COVID, through the strengthening of the CAIMUS of Chimaltenango and Baja Verapaz (Rabinal), contributing to achieving a life free of violence for women.
Women survivors of violence. Agents of change for social transformation with the support of CAIMUS.
The main purpose of the project is to strengthen the prevention and response mechanisms implemented to support women survivors of gender-based violence in the Comprehensive Support Centres for Women Survivors of Violence – CAIMUS – located in Escuintla, Suchitepéquez and Rabinal in the department of Baja Verapaz, Guatemala.
Technical training and entrepreneurship for young people in the municipality of Patzún
The project aims to train young people in the municipality of Patzún in specific professional areas (carpentry, metals, cooking and sewing) to open new future employment opportunities, different from current options, related exclusively to work in agriculture, increasingly saturated. For this, in addition to the above, training will also be offered on entrepreneurs, business start-ups and small business initiatives.
Access to basic generic medicines for the indigenous population of Patzún
The project aimed to promote access to basic generic drugs for the population of the Municipality of Patzún through the launch of a pharmacy with quality drugs at a fair and affordable price. To this end, the project included a study of the epistemological profile of the area for the purchase of the necessary medicines and the strengthening of the capacities of the existing human resources in the Renaissance Association: a doctor and a nurse.
Strengthening health in 20 rural communities in the municipality of Patzún
This project strengthened the infrastructures and the quality of the primary health care and basic sanitation services in the municipality of Patzún, in Guatemala. Special emphasis was placed on the maternal and child population, which is the most vulnerable in situations of poverty. In the health area, the project offered a service focused on primary care, especially the most vulnerable group, children under the age of five and women of reproductive age.