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Here’s why it’s needed:
The Q’eqchi’ Mayan people have endured much suffering for many years. In recent history, they lived through a 36-year “civil war” – an internal armed struggle – in which 200,000 – mostly indigenous Mayan and unarmed – were victims.
This caused
- the relocation of entire communities to uninhabitable, remote sectors,
- stripped of their land rights in rural Guatemala, to create gentrification,
- leaving them desperately poor and
- unable to farm using intergenerational techniques because the land is unfarmable
This creates situations where
- they become refugees and where
- they have to learn to survive against continuing violence
We have witnessed the fear on the mothers’ faces who don’t have enough to feed their children.
Sowing Opportunities is providing the skills for the inhabitants to feed themselves, to address one part of their suffering, which we intend to lead to other solutions.
Our work is critical, teaching the people how to produce food on the rocky, mountainous land.
Our progress towards raising $13,000 to buy a parcel of land to build the Gathering Space for safety and learning is really picking up momentum. We need your support now, more than ever, to make this a reality!
When I witness the harvest in the villages of Chajmaic and Salaguna in 2½ weeks, I will be bringing funds for much-needed cookware so that the people can cook soup and corn tortillas safely, using the fresh vegetables and corn that they are growing.
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