SewHope

Education: - school building completed and internet and electricity were connected - school was accredited for k-6 - a dedication of our school took place with 500 people in attendance - a total of 5 teachers worked in the school - 128 students learned at our school with in-person classes - parents attended a back-to-school information session - students grew in math by using khan academy - children grew in reading by using raz kids - small and large group instruction took place - students wrote letters to their pen pals in toledo, Ohio usa - students learned games from the united states taught by an american teach and taught u.s. teachers games from guatemala to teach the students in the united states - students made gifts and wrote letters to their sponsors, students' pictures were shared with the sponsors - celebrations of guatemala and mothers took place - each student received a meal while at school - container was delivered with supplies for the classrooms

Public health: - 20 chispa stoves installed - 30 ecofilters distributed and large-scale community filters maintained - 300 chickens raised - crated and maintained an extensive garden and greenhouse consisting of 46 varieties of trees, flowers, fruits and vegetables - partnershp with beeline wheelchairs to bring mobility aids to children in need - 10,800 kids coalition against hunger meals distributed to families facing starvation - 250,000 kids coalition against hunger meals arrived from the us - maintained grounds of 4.5 acre campus - 7 families participated in an at-home poultry raising/sustainable gardening program - students were involved in agricultural projects, raising chickens and learning how to grow/maintain plants

Health: - 3 medical missions - 2620 women screened for cervical cancer - 630 (if we include anne's patients: 1040) seen at Sewhope clinic - continued building relationships with health service areas in san benito and sayaxche, where they send us their patients needing cervical cancer treatment and biopsies - continued training health services staff from san benito and sayaxche - provided quality control testing for all paps from our partnered health centers

- a food packing event was held in the united states. The food is a dried combination of easily digestible protein, carbohydrates, and vitamins needed by an undernourished child's body and mind. 60,000 meals were packed in 4 hours by 250 volunteers. An additional 190,000 meals were donated and all were shipped to guatemola along with supplies and equipment for use in our programs in guatemala.