Malnutrition and hunger continue to be huge problems for Indigenous Mayan communities.
The families that we work with do not have enough for even the most basic foods, much less the traditional foods that are eaten during Semana Santa (Holy Week), the week-long springtime celebration that corresponds with Easter.
Semana Santa is a time of sharing in Guatemala-- Please consider giving a food basket to a hungry family to share for Semana Santa.
This basket will include:
-Traditional fragrant sweetbreads
-A block of drinking chocolate (It is traditional to have the sweet bread with hot chocolate)
-A chicken
-white beans
- green beans
- pineapple
-Carrots
-Sugar
These items (some of which might be substituted depending on availability) will come in a large, reusable plastic basket that has many uses in a Guatemalan household.
Traditionally, on Santos Jueves ..which is the Thursday before Good Friday, families eat sweet bread and hot chocolate for breakfast...then for lunch it is a traditional meal of white beans with chicken. On Good Friday families eat green beans, carrots and fish.
Your food basket donation can make the difference between another week of hunger, and the joyous celebration of an important holiday. Any donation you can send will help to relieve the crushing poverty that these children and families endure.
If you would like to give a basket of food to your sponsored student, or any needy family, please send a donation of $35 to the Community Aid Project at Mayan Families. You can make a difference now!
