Life-changing surgery for the poor of Guatemala
SummaryPoor Guatemalans receive life-changing surgery by a network of 800 US surgeons and volunteers. Special support is given to the many rural patients and families who travel great distances for surgery. |
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Half of Guatemala’s 13 million people live in poverty. 74.2% of Guatemala’s indigenous population—of which there are 23 Mayan groups, each with their own language—lives in poverty. This means that the majority of Guatemalans have basically no access to healthcare, leaving many to suffer from treatable, preventable illnesses. This project will benefit poor, mostly rural, Guatemalans who are in desperate need of surgery in order to return to an active, productive life.
Activities
Trained practitioners setup clinics throughout Guatemala to screen for surgery. Patients are organized by a network of 200 local volunteers and accompanied to surgery centers. Patients are given medicines and patients and families are housed and fed.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $4,905
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $185,395
Total Funding Goal: $190,300
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
Resources
- Project's External Homepage (http://www.faithinpractice.org)
- Faith in Practice Programs (http://www.faithinpractice.org/whatwedo.php)
- Faith in Practice News (http://www.faithinpractice.org/newsletters.php)
- World Health Organization Guatemala Profile (http://www.who.int/countries/gtm/es/)
- USAID Guatemala Profile (http://www.usaid.gov/locations/latin_america_caribbean/country/guatemala/)
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
If someone isn’t healthy, they can’t provide for their family, study or participate in society. A Faith in Practice surgery is life-changing because it allows people who otherwise wouldn’t have access to healthcare to return to an active life.
Project Message
“For years, we have been in so much pain. So much pain we thought it would be better to die. But now, we are living. Thank you for giving us our lives back.”
- Maria Elena, Surgery patient, guest at "Casa de Fe", 2008
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Laura Shearer
Surgery Program & Development Manager
7500 Beechnut Street
Suite 208
Houston, Texas 77074
United States
+1-713-484-5555
Email:
Organization
Faith In Practice
7500 Beechnut St Suite 208
Houston,
Texas
77074
United States
+1-713-484-5555
http://www.faithinpractice.org
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Guatemala
and can also be found under 
Health.
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 August 7, 2009
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