Due to the worldwide emergency caused by Covid-19, indigenous communities have been very affected, for this reason ODIGUA Sembrando Esperanza NGO plans to bring hygiene and food kits for these families. In addition to training Q'eqchi 'families in issues of agroecology and food to contribute to better family nutrition and thus mitigate the effects caused by this crisis.
Guatemala is a country rich in natural resources. Macroeconomic figures hide the social and economic inequalities that are extreme and condemn much of the country's youth to a limited life due to the effects of malnutrition. The situation of poverty has deteriorated between 2006 and 2014, from 51% to 59%, with the populations most affected being indigenous. If we add to this the effects caused by Covid-19, rural communities are left in a situation of extreme vulnerability.
ODIGUA develops a training process on issues of agroecology, nutrition and food preparation, where families diversify their agricultural production and improve their diet, achieving a positive impact on family nutrition, and marketing the surplus of their agroecological production, in addition, the Families undertake small productive projects. As part of the project, families share their new knowledge with other neighboring families.
The project will impact 120 families from 8 q'eqchi 'communities, improving their nutrition and helping to overcome malnutrition and poverty through the commercialization of agro-ecological products. They will also be provided with cleaning kits that include: mask, soap and chlorine for their best protection against the virus.
This project has provided additional documentation in a DOCX file (projdoc.docx).
