Thanks to the generous donations received, and matching funds from an anonymous donor, Sowing Opportunities was able to prioritize three groups to receive groceries in the village of Chajmaic, Guatemala in time for Christmas:
Elderly single women
Single mothers
The poorest families in the village
As you can see, the ground is still wet and muddy from continuous rains in the week prior to delivering the groceries. The timing to receive the goods was perfect because the heavy rains - preventing people from working - had just stopped. You can see the relief on the faces of those who received groceries.
Each family who received groceries received:
25 lbs. corn
5 lbs. beans
2 packs of Incaparina fortified protein powder
1 bottle of oil
1 bag of salt
and, we were able to also deliver two extra packets this time:
1 lb. powdered milk
1 lb. chocolate
We wanted to share with you a few of the photos of the cooperative effort of receiving and bagging the dried goods. Everyone, young and old, participated in pitching in:
In 2022 we will share with you our goal of raising funds to bring our expert agricultural engineer at the beginning of April to work with 30 of the committed families you see working here.
