A boy in Salaguna greets the Sowing Opportunities team as they arrive to set up agriculture for the woman-run families

Dear Fern,

Sowing Opportunities' team arrived in the new village of Salaguna as well as returning to Chajmaic, Guatemala, on January 8, 2023.

Salaguna is 30 minutes away from Chajmaic, along the same highway, Rte. 5, in Alta Verapaz, and has the same water source, El Río Cahabón.

The women and their children are counting prepared corn - a special seed sent from Brazil especially for the Engineer and this project. Agricultural engineer Federico inverted the training for Salaguna - planting corn before setting up the greenhouses, to see more immediate success quickly.

30 families had been selected with the help of Chajmaic leader, María Leticia Caal Pan. When the Sowing Opportunities team arrived, 11 more women and their children approached them (outside the gate) and implored to join. Our project manager, Ricardo San José Roca, located a cell signal down the highway and negotiated prices with suppliers to accommodate the 11 more.

Now: 1/3 more (41 families) than anticipated are being trained!

And, due to the herculean efforts of the women, and the expert training from our agricultural engineer, Edwin Federico Arriola Cuéllar, the corn has already begun to grow.

We're grateful for your sharing this email with others.

We can be contacted at info@sowingops.org.

As always, 100% of your donations go to Sowing Opportunities' projects in Eastern Alta Verapaz. Thank you for your support! 

Fern and Chajmaic leader, María Leticia Caal Pan, hug in Chajmaic, May 5, 2022