Our Impact

Madres Sanas Hijos Sanos
(Healthy Mothers Healthy Children)

Caring for the education and nutrition of our children since they are born (and even before that) has a huge impact in their emotional, cognitive and physical growth. The role of a mother is key to start breaking the cycle of poverty and malnutrition. That’s why we are committed to empower mothers to take control of the health and nutrition of their own family so they can raise happy and healthy children.

The goal of our Madres Sanas Hijos Sanos program is to improve the food and nutritional security of low-income families who have children under 5 years old by implementing vegetable gardens and running workshops for mothers in the Kaqchikel language on healthy cooking, nutrition, hygiene and education.
The goal of our Madres Sanas Hijos Sanos program is to improve the food and nutritional security of low-income families who have children under 5 years old by implementing vegetable gardens and running workshops for mothers in the Kaqchikel language on healthy cooking, nutrition, hygiene and education.

Their children are evaluated periodically so we can provide the nutritional support they need to recover their health.

While the mothers attend the workshops, their children participate in educational and early stimulation activities.
While the mothers attend the workshops, their children participate in educational and early stimulation activities.

Alaji’ ija’tz (Little Seeds)
Preschool Program

Early Childhood Education is a crucial stage in the learning process of all children. This first contact with the academic environment sets the foundations to develop important skills such as mathematical and critical thinking, literacy and other cognitive and social skills that children need to be successful in their personal, professional and academic life.
The objective of our preschool program is to form well-rounded children by promoting meaningful learning and the development of their social, emotional, motor and cognitive skills through quality education in Spanish and Kaqchikel.
Our program also provides proper nutrition so that our children can develop their full potential in school and in their daily lives.
Our program also provides proper nutrition so that our children can develop their full potential in school and in their daily lives.
Our preschool program is like a dedicated farmer that plants corn seeds in fertile soil so they can grow big and strong. The children of our program are like those little seeds that are waiting to be planted in fertile soil. However, those seeds will only thrive and become good corn if we water them and take care of them daily.

We’ve implemented a holistic approach that focuses on three fundamental areas:

MIND

This area develops their cognitive skills such as logical and mathematical thinking, literacy, active listening and oral expression through topics such as art, culture, science and their social environment.

BODY

This area focuses on the physical development of their gross motor and fine motor skills and a proper nutrition.

HEART

This area promotes the development of their social and emotional skills with a focus on the values of the Mayan culture.

Our methodology is based on the American Creative Curriculum model and the National Base Curriculum (CNB) from the Guatemalan Ministry of Education. These innovative and research-based approaches are led by certified teachers from the community. They receive ongoing feedback and are constantly trained to offer the high-quality education that all children deserve.

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