Finding Freedom does not usually support married women. In the case of this family, FFF was concerned that without food donations, Manuel’s wife would be a single mother soon.We have been working with a physician friend in Guatemala to diagnose Manuel. To date, his physical wasting has been diagnosed as severe diabetes. The logistics of…
Thanks to some generous donors and our key chain sales, our first and most economically disadvantaged FFF client will soon be in her new home. The home ownership was expedited by the fact that Juana already owned the land, and we didn’t have to fund the purchase of this. Although very modest by U.S. standards,…
Manuela and her mother just received their June food staple donation from Freedom through Friendship. The maize, beans, cooking oil, sugar, pasta and other essentials have been donated to this family since February. Manuela suffers from anemia, and our facilitator will take her to a physician for an evaluation next month.Meanwhile, as a stipulation of…
As you can see from the post below, the need is great in rural Guatemala following the ecological disasters of last weekend. Concerns for destroyed crops and the impact this will have on a country already ranked as having the highest rate of pediatric malnutrition in Central America are rising. However, the immediate need is…
Hola Jody.I really want to thank you for all that you have been doing for all thispeople from Pacaya volcano area.We were there yesterday and today and it is really sad to see manyfamilies getting back to their properties and facing all thedestruction. We headed out of Antigua this morning with two truckloads of suppliesfor…