Festival de Salud / Health Festival 2019

Every other year, Educando Para La Vida and its supporters gather together to throw an end-of-year “Festival de Salud” (or “Health Festival”) over the span of two weeks, to promote preventative health to the people of Zaragoza and its surrounding communities.

This year the festival was held from Nov 24-Dec 5, and we are thankful to share that it was an amazing success! Over 500 people in the rural villages of Zaragoza and San Antonio Palopó including children, mothers and elderly people were able to participate and be served.

More than eight doctors of different specialities were able to provide services to those in need, and 35 volunteers led workshops and educational presentations focused on the topics of self-care and prevention of sexual violence. Topics such as these are increasingly important to discuss, yet often very hard to come by, especially in rural parts of Guatemala where the culture does not traditionally prioritize the value of women.

We are thankful for the hard work and dedication all the volunteers showed to ensure that the children of Guatemala know and understand their value as God’s children. They would like to thank those in Canada who have donated so far to make programs like this possible, and express their excitement for new partnership in what’s to come!