While in Guatemala my access to the internet was limited so only now I am updating Casa Brasil’s blog with my experiences down there with ADESPA’s Project, which, by the way, was very rewarding. First, let me give you a little background on ADESPA. ADESPA (Asociación de Desarrollo Sostenible de Paraxaj) – Association for Sustainable [...]
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May 10th is Mother’s Day in Guatemala and we celebrated it in La Guarderia the day after. On that day, Paula and I took the opportunity to interview the mothers using a socio-economic questionnaire we created to collect data about the mothers and their families’ economic situation. Although we spoke in Spanish, that was an [...]
Water first… The farm workers, 100% Mayas, live on the finca in simple houses. Last night when we were coming home we met one of the locals (here with her nephew) dressed in typical Mayan garb and carrying water on her head. It’s amazing to see, and even the young girls can carry the water [...]
Finca Santa Felisa will be my home in Guatemala for a month. It is an organic and shade-grown coffee farm with an intense focus on social initiatives and developing the community around it. Here is a shot of the coffee at Finca Santa Felisa. A few things to note about the coffee is that it [...]
Day 2 here in Guatemala. I started the work in la guarderia of Proyecto ADESPA (Asociacion de Desarrollo Sostenible de Paraxaj) in Acatenango. La guarderia (day care) is currently helping 21 kids of employed mothers or kids of family living in extreme poverty. The kids are so cute and sweet. After awhile, they were all [...]
