Women's and Children's Health Initiative
SummaryAgros provides basic health care and education as part of a more holistic effort to support these families' courageous efforts to farm their own land, build new lives, and rediscover their dignity.
How Donors Like You Helped
Thanks to donors like you, a total of $540 was raised for this project. Other Projects Run By Agros International That You Can Help |
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More Information About this Project
Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Due to drought, civil war, and crisis in the coffee industry, millions of families in Guatemala suffer from poor health. Malnutrition is the underlying cause in over 50% of all childhood deaths in Central America. Approximately 1,200,000 children in Guatemala lack basic food security and are literally wasting away to their deaths. The Pan American Health Organization has termed the vicious cycle of malnutrition and infection “most prevalent public health problem in the world today.”
Activities
Agros health promoters work with families to develop their health plans and realize the goals.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $540
Funding Policy: subsidized/guaranteed
Funding Information
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $540 as of Jun 9, 2004. The original project funding goal was $28,964.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
Resources
- Project's External Homepage (http://www.agros.org)
- World Bank Report on Private Land Reform (http://lnweb18.worldbank.org/ESSD/ardext.nsf/24ByDocName/TheTheoryBehindMarket-AssistedLandReform)
- Rural Poverty Report 2001 (http://www.ifad.org/poverty/index.htm)
- Guatemala Country Health Profile (http://www.paho.org/English/SHA/prflGUT.htm)
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Agros’ health initiative promotes the general health of the women and children of the communities.
Project Message
When Agros villagers gain access to land, clean water, and basic education in nutrition, sanitation and reproductive health, we see a dramatic improvement in their lives.
- Norma Martinez, Agros Health Coordinator
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Norma Martinez
Agros Health Coordinator
Fundacion Agros
2 Ave. 9-58 zona 9
Guatemala City,
Guatemala
011 502 360 7449
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Agros International
2225 4th Avenue Suite 200
Seattle,
Washington
98121
United States
206-528-1066
http://www.agros.org
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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 29, 2003
