Help Feed 200 Neglected Elderly in Guatemala
Guatemala food for old people
Summary
This project will provide a regular supply of basic foods and other items to the elderly population in parts of rural Guatemala, whilst educating families on age related issues.
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More Information About this Project
Project Needs and Beneficiaries
This project aims to increase awareness of age issues and health of the elderly. Due to economic constraints and a lack of understanding, this section of the community is neglected, undernourished and suffering increasingly from chronic health problems. This is becoming more prominent with 1 in 7 people in the region being over 60 by 2025 (98 million). Many of the elderly women in Guatemala have no one to help them having lost sons, husbands and brothers in the civil war.
Activities
By providing food for the old people of Guatemala, we will aid them and their families. With the children involved in distribution we will also foster a transmission of knowledge across the generations, keeping the indigenous communities alive.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $9,393
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $31,606
Total Funding Goal: $41,000
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
Resources
- Project's External Homepage (http://www.gvi.org.uk)
- Volunteer in Guatemala with GVI (http://www.gviusa.com/pages/projectDetail.asp?expedition=35)
- Video of GVI's teaching programs in Latin America (http://www.gviusa.com/pages/Videoshow.asp?id=35)
- Global Vision International Charitable Trust (http://www.gvi.org.uk)
- GVI Charitable Trust News (http://www.gvi.org.uk/pages/news.asp)
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Each year we aim to feed 200 old people and benefit their communities with increased dialogue between generations.
Project Message
The elderly have often been neglected as there simply isn't the money for families to feed so many people. It is not that families don't want to feed their elderly relatives, they simply can't.
- Elena Siquinajay de Suy, Indigenous Leader, San Andrés Itzapa
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Andy Woods-Ballard
Director of Operations
GVI Charitable Trust 1st Floor
3 High Street
St Albans, Hertfordshire AL3 4ED
United Kingdom
+44 870 608 8898
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Global Vision International Charitable Trust
GVI-Charitable Trust 1st Floor 3 High Street
St Albans,
Herts.
AL3 4ED
United Kingdom
44 (0) 870 608 8898
http://www.gvi.org.uk/
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Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Guatemala
and can also be found under 
Human Rights.
For more information about Guatemala, read the Human Development Report on Guatemala or the Wikipedia entry for Guatemala.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 4, 2007
Latest Update from the Field
More old poeple and better school assistance
By Dom Williams - Director, July 15, 2009 01:42 PM
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