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2016 Annual Report Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, C.A.
Historias de vida
MISSION We are a privately-owned voluntary foundation seeking to promote the development of lowincome areas in the Republic of Guatemala, especially for those people who live in the rural areas of the highlands, by innovative projects avoiding patriarchy to guarantee a better living standard. All of this under a sustainable development framework with absolute respect for human dignity, culture and traditions. VISION Eradicating Guatemala’s poverty through strategies based on equality, honesty, freedom, excellence, respect for dignity and democracy.
Development with Dignity
Jorge Gándara
“A silence that changes lives”
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INSTITUTIONAL
3 Working Region 4 Organizational Structure 5 Institutional Challenges
6 Letter from the President 9 Letter from the Executive Director
11 Integrality 12 Our Beneficiaries 54 Cooperating Partners
PROGRAMS
16 Education Program
28 Microcredit Program
40 Agricultural Program
22 Healthcare Program
34 Handicraft Program
46 Environmental Program
LIFE STORIES
14 God Will Provide
Table of Contents
52 Overcoming Obstacles
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BELIZE Petén Flores
MEXICO Izabal Puerto Barrios
Alta Verapaz
Huehuetenango
Cobán
Huehuetenango
Quiché Santa Cruz del Quiché
Baja Verapaz
Totonicapán
San Marcos
Totonicapán
San Marcos
Quetzaltenango
Sololá Sololá
Chiquimula
Chimaltenango
Chimaltenango
Suchitepéquez
Retalhuleu
Mazatenango
HONDURAS
El Progreso Guatemala
Guatemala
Sacatepéquez Retalhuleu
Zacapa
Guastatoya
200km
Quetzaltenango
Zacapa
Salamá
Chiquimula
Jalapa Jalapa
Antigua Guatemala
Escuintla Escuintla
Santa Rosa Cuilapa
Jutiapa Jutiapa
Working Region
EL SALVADOR
FUNDAP’s coverage
Rest of Guatemala
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Organizational Structure
Global Institutional Challenges
MO N NITO TIO RING AND EVALUA
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February 2017
PRESIDENT
Roberto Gutiérrez
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Letter from the President
n August 27th,2016 Mr. Rodolfo Ernesto Paiz Andrade “Fito”, who together with Mr. Jaime Camhi, had the idea of creating a foundation to respond to a need from 1981, which was to know the reality of our country in economic and social terms at the time to better plan the development strategies. Fito Paiz (as he was known) and Jaime Camhi at the time were the directors of the Managers Association of Guatemala (Asociación de Gerentes de Guatemala AGG), President
and Secretary respectively, and from their positions they formulated the proposal of a foundation called “Foundation for the Integral Development of Socioeconomic Programs”, with the acronym of FUNDAP for which they obtained the legal permissions The primary purpose of this new entity was to focus on strategies for poverty reduction and economic growth. However, after the departure of Fito and Jaime from the Board of Directors of the Association of Managers
of Guatemala (AGG), the new foundation – FUNDAP – was only a pilot, with a legal status approved but without specific tasks. After a few months of Fito’s departure from the AGG Presidency and after a visit he made to INCAE in Costa Rica (a business school in which Fito had been Academic Director), he met Doctor Federico Duur, representative of the Hans Foundation Seidel from Germany, who expressed interest in supporting economic
development projects in Guatemala, for which he sought a local counterpart. Fito indicated that there was FUNDAP (even without specific tasks) and that it would obtain authorization to propose it as a counterpart entity. Immediately Fito, with the enthusiasm that always characterized him, invited a group of friends to join as directors of the entity. Among them were: Juan Minni (RIP), Venancio Botrán (RIP), Alberto Yarhi (RIP), Neftalí Calderón, Juan Niemann, Pedro Aguirre, Ernesto Zachrisson, Jaime Camhi and who subscribes. During the first years (19831985) FUNDAP worked in the west of the country training in techniques of administration, finance and marketing to small scale producers, bringing instructors to the Municipalities of San Marcos, Totonicapán, Sololá, Quiché and Quetzaltenango. This task allowed FUNDAP to know in greater detail the ‘world of the microenterprise’, which later made it possible to start a microcredit project. However, the first ‘comprehensive’ project to support a community was started in 1986 in Momostenango, with a specialized attention to the artisan producers of wool. This project was the beginning of the series, the first of many that were successively implemented, constituting a development model with wood craftsmen in Nahualá, ceramics in Totonicapán, textile fibers in Quiché, etc. In each case, FUNDAP promoted a cooperative for adequate followup. The desire to help others caused
Fito to commit to innumerable initiatives, all aimed at the improvement of the human being. A good example of this was the case of the creation in Quetzaltenango, at the initiative of FUNDAP, of the “National Alliance against Poverty” Institute, which is dedicated to the study and proposal of strategies to reduce this problem. Fito was the first donor of the new entity, which is known as the ‘ICOP’. It was thanks to the vision, enthusiasm, abilities and dedication of Fito Paiz that FUNDAP was created, a foundation that only in the first 16 years of the present century has served more than two million Guatemalans in its different programs, through the 43 offices and its more than 600 collaborators who daily devote their effort to achieve a “Development with dignity”. Fito was always close to FUNDAP, the actions undertaken and the development of the collaborators, who he updated and inspired through different talks and conferences that he gave in several areas such as: ‘Sustainable Development’, ‘The Importance of Organizational Culture’ , ‘Integrated Systems for Development’, etc. At all times Fito, through his simplicity, friendliness and cordiality, managed that the collaborators esteemed and valued him like a person and a man of good. Also at the time of making difficult decisions for the Foundation the came forward and, with his wisdom and experience, guided the steps that have made it possible for the Foundation to have achieved the results it
presents today. His guidance and example have been transcendent motivators of what we strive to realize in FUNDAP. An example of his behavior in FUNDAP is that he facilitated the path and the tools, he was always looking after us, he trusted what we did and he always allowed us work with autonomy to develop ourselves as people and to undertake our commitment in what we were doing. FUNDAP would hardly have become what it is if Fito had not taught us that institutions are sustainable only if people are motivated and professional in what they do. Perhaps, if there is something that makes us see Fito as a person who transcends, is his example. He was always attentive to others and with his heart in his hand. Always open to listen, give advice or engage in other people’s causes. His fair conduct, cordiality, empathy sin ‘full of ’ and respect for human dignity were some of his essential characteristics. Modest and close to those with modest heart. Humble and understanding with those who emanate humility. Honest, correct and able to put in place people who, under different circumstances, showed arrogance or a feeling of superiority. For us, those who had the opportunity to meet him, the departure of Fito has left us an irreplaceable void and the truth is that we miss listening to his wisdom as a good guide and friend, who we will remember with much affection. Therefore, the best we can do is follow in his footsteps, something that is not easy to do since he was such a great man.
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From this example of Fito and the seed he planted in the executives and collaborators of FUNDAP, the results of the year 2016 are presented in this report. Message dedicated to the memory of Mr. Fito Paiz as a sign of gratitude.
Letter from the President
In honor of Fito.
February 2017
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Jorge Gándara
Letter from the Executive Director
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f we could use a word to describe what 2016 meant to FUNDAP it would be Solidarity. A simple word that transforms, transcends and makes us feel that as humans we are not alone and that we can help each other. This is what we are committed to build through FUNDAP. The adversity that each person, family or community has to endure is of diverse nature, intensity and dimension. However, when you feel a helping hand at the right time, you will find the strength, the
hope and the illusion to move forward. Because Solidarity is the commitment and unconditional support to a cause or need of others, characterized by an immediate response without seeking anything in return. Many times in our case it is translated by a collaborative work that leads to a common end. In FUNDAP we live solidarity at different levels; first as a personal response where what prevails is Charity and Justice, but then there are the personal circumstances. A clear example
of this is are our partners and benefactors who have assumed the responsibility to promote goodness and have adhered to our cause trusting our work, so that shoulder to shoulder we fight together every day generating opportunities to improve, in a sustainable way, the life conditions for the families of this country so rich in culture, natural beauty and human potential. Collaborators with their ability to “see” and “feel” the needs of others and their generosity in 9
giving a relevant response, also manifest their Solidarity in the daily work. Having demonstrated ingenuity, creativity, teamwork, commitment and professionalism by implementing actions of service to the most vulnerable people. Convinced that this is their “life project”.
Letter from the Executive Director
As Lyndon Baines Johnson put it: “There are no problems that we cannot solve together, and very few we can solve alone”; And that is precisely what we are taught by the users of the different programs and projects of FUNDAP, since we are witnesses of acts of authentic solidarity in the different communities we serve. That businesswoman who shares the savings that have cost her so much to help one of her co-workers that she has a sick child; People with different capacities who help, motivate and inspire each other; The farmer who shares his knowledge, his equipment and his tool with the widowed woman who seeks to start working the land; The volunteer in health who reveals many nights caring for an elderly man with a terminal illness; The teacher who buys the supplies of a child so that he does not leave school; The trainer who helps pay for the transportation of a girl to continue attending her training; The artisan who donates her time to teach other women to earn the bread honestly; The businessman who shares his time to teach his experiences to young people and all those who silently give food, shelter, knowledge and opportunities to others. All
this is because they have a great heart and a great capability for understanding the sufferings and vicissitudes of others. Solidarity is a service opportunity that is presented every day, with different faces and characters, becoming at the same time a school of life that makes us grow in our humanity. The promotion of Integrality between programs, projects, actions and, above all, collaborators has been a transversal line of work during this period, convinced that knowledge and mutual valuation will allow us to reach our users with better services or a more adequate response to their needs. Although the road is long on this topic, we have begun to notice greater unity, cooperation and integral response. The consolidation of the Esperanza (Hope) Project has also been of vital importance, because on one hand it allows us to contribute to the work of other institutions that have been committed to attend to the special needs of the population residing in the region; and, on the other hand, arrive at an early stage to highly vulnerable families generating basic conditions so that they can begin their path towards improvement. As its name indicates, the project seeks to be a point of support for others, that despite the difficulties they face, grasp the future with confidence and believe in their own abilities. For the execution of this project no specific staff has been hired, it is
the Foundation’s collaborators who have taken responsibility, creativity and personal initiative to follow each action in particular. Exercising with professionalism the work that has been entrusted to us is a fundamental premise and to achieve this we have invested in Quality, which although it may be an ambiguous term and very attached to the productive world, has been constituted in our institution in a search for continuous improvement, the deepening of actions and the struggle to achieve excellence, convinced that the promotion of development requires professionalism, innovation and sustainability. The impact of this is the knowledge of lessons learned through a rigorous Measurement And Constant Monitoring of all our actions with independent opinion, through the National Alliance Against Poverty Research Institute (Instituto de Investigación Alianza contra la Pobreza –ICOP-). Thank God and all those who have made this 2016 a reality of service and Solidarity and that we are sure that what we are building is a clear example to others, in the society in which we would like to live.
Stories with our beneficiaries
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eisy Mariela Ramírez López is 14 years old, lives in the village of San Rafael Sacatepéquez (San Antonio Sac.), and is enrolled in the Community Development Leaders course. She was active, participatory, and very cooperative in all of her studies and she went to school up until the sixth grade of elementary school when her father stopped supporting her in her studies. Deisy Mariela, who was already part of the Grants for Girls project, dreams of continuing her education, for which she has the support of all her family, except her father. While waiting to continue her studies, she enrolled in the course to be part of COCODE to be trained in Cut and Confection in the meantime. She wants to generate income and save for the purpose of completing her education, because opportunities must be taken advantage of and education must always be supported. “Working to regain a dream”, by Karla López
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ailure is often the first step to success. A year ago I assisted Leonel, a young man who entered the MBA project to start a business that had not worked previously. From the beginning of the In-House Sessions of the Business Project, a very high sales target was set, which surprised even me. At each monthly coaching session, he tried to reconsider his aspirations, but Leonel felt very confident and everything he learned in the MBA was implemented in his fabric business. The young man surpassed all of my expectations, and since he was making changes that increased his sales and was able to hire personnel, he was able to achieve his goal to end the year of 2016 with success. Sometimes we believe that great challenges cannot be overcome, but with perseverance, positivity, and a lot of faith, you can.
Integrality
“The importance of believing in oneself ”, by Sarah Osegueda
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Our
beneficiaries
In 2016, the Foundation supported nearly two hundred thousand people, continuing with the goal of building a culture of solidarity centered on the individual. Every year conditions of life, work, and freedom are improved for many Guatemalans, while always respecting human dignity.
2016 Beneficiaries
2000
2004
Total
2008
Women
2012
2016
Men
1. Quiché 2,605 2. Totonicapán 19,344 3. Huehuetenango 10,310 4. San Marcos 37,950 5. Quetzaltenango 65,429 6. Retalhuleu 13,251 7. Suchitepéquez 35,701 8. Sololá 5,476 9. Chimaltenango 6,236 10. Escuintla 872 11. Guatemala 1 12. Jalapa 31 13. El Progreso 1 14. Baja Verapaz 17 15. Alta Verapaz 13 *FUNDAP does not operate directly in these 5 departments, but serves beneficiaries of these regions.
W W W
M M M
Education 69,391
Healthcare 30,864
Microcredit 77,361
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Handicraft 3,635
Agricultural 14,897
Environmental 1,089 13
God Will Provide Idalia del Carmen Mayorga Ruiz
The relationship of Mrs. Idalia del Carmen Mayorga Ruiz with the Foundation has become a story that transcends, a mutual support that has made her grow with her family. At age 40 she is married and has four children, being able to combine all her daily tasks with the study and consolidation of her famous restaurant “El Shadday”. Right next to this place, her husband Arnulfo Reyes has a mechanic shop, generating an economic stability between them for which they have worked hard. Although the growth of the mechanic shop has been independent of FUNDAP, both thank the work of the Foundation, because the learning has been joint.
Life Stories
In fact, the future is hopeful for all her family, but in 2011 she was away from the restoration, as she was driving a bus carrying children to school. After being informed by a neighbor and always thinking about the good of her loved ones, Mrs. Idalia entered the project of Communal Banks and obtained a credit of Q.500.00, that she used to buy some bus parts. That first contact was key in her development because she had always dreamed of having a place of her own and working on what she was best at: cooking. So, in 2012 she began with a small dining room at the entrance to the old “garita” of La Esperanza, renting a small room. Previously she had already sold snacks at a sawmill, conquering the palate of the workers with her culinary talent, an activity that was gaining her
experience. Opening Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the dining room “El Shadday” continued thanks to coffee, “churrasquitos”, pupusas and roasted chicken, although she was soon including hamburgers and cakes, all while she continued taking children to their schools. She says that “at first I did not even know how to serve customers, they helped me,” but her momentum was as big as her smile, so she never stopped believing in her project. The support of her family has been fundamental through this time, especially her children who got involved from the beginning, because it is not easy to see how a woman grows so much with her business. Mrs. Idalia has always been a restless and hardworking person, but there came a moment where she had to take stock, since her fantastic work as a mother joined tasks like running the restaurant, driving the bus and selling spare parts, so she had to abandon the latter and focus on her dining room. It was in the year 2014 and while the restaurant continued to thrive when it came to know the MBA project and she attended talks that fueled her motivation. She finally joined in March 2015, starting her training with great interest and actively participating. Life smiled at them because “El Shadday”, that “little dining room” that Mrs. Idalia says, began to open from Monday to Sunday. However, customers asked for invoices and had to
put everything in order with the help of this MBA project from which they received Q.1500.00 to be able to register with SAT, process their invoices, and use the other part of the money to improve the image of their business. At this point in the story Adrián Valiente enters, a FUNDAP volunteer who was in charge of making the image change for the restaurant, from aesthetics to corporate design of the same, reflected in the letter and logo. In July of 2015 the premises already were restored are inaugurated and, quickly, these changes were reflected in an increase of sales. Motivated by the increase in her profits, Mrs. Idalia was offered a short course in gastronomy at the Technical Center of FUNDAP, in which she decided to enroll. As she
herself says “every year I set new goals for myself ”, so she signed up again in another cooking course for 2016 and continued the second year of MBA. At the moment she is the president of its group of Communal Banks, called “Railroad of Los Altos”, but she still has her plans to finish the Diploma of Kitchen and to support to her daughter, Carmen, to continue her university studies. Meanwhile, “El Shadday” will continue to grow with more staff and Mrs. Idalia hopes to have a Gourmet Space to delight her customers with new recipes, always providing best service and a contagious smile. “God will provide,” she says, but no one doubts a future full of success and hope thanks to her work.
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Education Program
Education Program
Assistance is provided to the underserved population, especially children, youth, and women, so that they have access to training programs that ensure their integral development. Working with key players and community leaders, educational actions are promoted based on their organization, management, and leadership.
Achievements
Scholarships for Girls Of the 2,234 girls assisted at the primary level, 837 finished sixth grade, which allows them to access other levels of education. Of the 298 girls assisted in middle school, 104 successfully completed third grade and accumulated 9 years of schooling, expanding their possibilities of permanence. 60 parental boards were formed, representing 25% coverage in relation to the total number of communities served, which is key to girls’ school permanence.
Educational Quality 115 rural public schools were assisted with the methodology of integral support to generate conditions that facilitate a culture of quality. 528 teachers completed professional development processes through thematic graduates.
CIEM 1,002 young people were assisted, with an average age of 22 years, through the 8 service centers. 161 young people complete their training, which enables them to access higher education or improve their job opportunities. 37% of students assisted implement their entrepreneurship project.
82 principals completed refresher workshops in educational leadership. The conditions of 98 schools, which receive various didactic inputs or smaller health infrastructure, were improved. 1,857 parents were trained by board of directors in favor of educational management and 902 mothers completed early stimulation training workshops. 17
Stories
Vocation is a vital undertaking
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rma Eugenia Mateo Gonzรกlez de Calderรณn tis 43 years old and has had an important history with FUNDAP. She has an exciting story that deserves to be told. She first met the institution thanks to the training program of Volunteer Health Promoters, which she would finish successfully and later would help her a lot in disease prevention in her family, besides obtaining the necessary medical knowledge. While attending these classes she learned about the Maturity Education program offered by the Centro de Mazatenango (CIEM), so she decided to continue her apprenticeship.
Education Program
In spite of personal complications and family
commitments, she never stopped attending classes and Irma Eugenia continued to progress incessantly with her education and ended up successfully graduating in 2012. Thanks to this degree she obtained a job as a literacy teacher that allowed her to continue in the university and to be able to become a professor, a dream that at last was fulfilled thanks to an inexhaustible concistency. She has never stopped developing, because while it combined a personal business with the formation of the ICES, she assimilated that the necessary thing to undertake and to make the best of herself was a vocation and the desire for change.
Irma Eugenia Mateo Gonzรกlez
Achievements
Business School An improved care methodology is implemented that offers differentiated and specific services to the different segments of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs in the region. 523 entrepreneurs assisted with the Impulsa Business Literacy methodology and 158 with the MBA methodology, of which 73% increased their earnings.
ICEFAT (Integral Entrepreneurial Schools for Adults)
27 fully-funded basic education centers as a means of training young people living in rural or semi-urban areas of the West. 2,530 students assisted by the centers, of which 733 finished middle school and 26 highschool. 29 associations were legally constituted and 26 developed and implemented benefit projects for their center and community.
Technical Training 1,059 people culminated their initial training in different areas of work through the CEDES methodology. 1,280 young people and women developed skills and labor competencies through the Technical Centers located in Santa Cruz del QuichĂŠ, San Marcos, Mazatenango and Quetzaltenango. 73% of alumni generate post-training income through entrepreneurship or dependent employment placement. 19
Education Program
Assisted Beneficiaries
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1 Quiché 2 Totonicapán 3 Huehuetenango 4 San Marcos 5 Quetzaltenango 6 Retalhuleu 7 Suchitepéquez 8 Sololá 9 Chimaltenango 10 Escuintla 11 Guatemala 12 Jalapa 13 El Progreso 14 Baja Verapaz 15 Alta Verapaz
299 4,735 752 5,336 15,843 1,238 6,185 2,104 429 98 1 10 1 6 3
61 4,231 936 3,588 15,167 977 5,253 1,952 119 25 0 21 0 11 10
360 8,966 1,688 8,924 31,010 2,215 11,438 4,056 548 123 1 31 1 17 13
TOTALS
37,040
32,351
69,391
Scholarships for Girls Educational Quality ICEFAT CIEM Business School Technical Training
W W W W W W
2,406 29,608 1,382 561 627 2,456
M M M M M M
138 29,031 1,870 441 54 817
T T T T T T
2,544 58,639 3,252 1,002 681 3,273
Stories
I knew this decision would change my life
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armen Nohemí Orozco Fuentes is 39 years old and lives in the San José Caben Village of San Pedro Sacatepéquez (San Marcos), where she took her first steps with FUNDAP. From a small dream she had of designing, sewing and reinventing clothes, so her approach to the Technical Center of this town was key to developing her professional career. She knew from the first day that this decision could change her life, but she would never have imagined the impact it would have. Beginning with the course of Confección I, her learning was complemented two years more
with Haute Couture and Tailoring. At that time, Carmen Nohemí learned to sew well and also to make clothes and sell them: something very important for her to start earning an income. In spite of family problems and the length of the courses, her perseverance with the support of his instructors helped her receive a scholarship. She never felt alone and worked on her dream with a complete dedication, culminating her successful training. After the studies, she was able to open her workshop, “Creaciones Modesta, simply elegant”, where she hopes to offer original designs and satisfy the clientele with her fantastic creativity.
Carmen Nohemí Orozco Fuentes
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Healthcare Program
Healthcare Program
In order to generate a culture of disease prevention and selfcare as basic elements of human development, the Health Program focuses its initiatives on the generation of basic conditions and the promotion of primary health care, allowing individuals and families access to new levels of development.
Achievements
Auxiliary Nursing School 68 young people with an average of age of 21 years concluded training satisfactorily and were received the title of Assistants of Nursing. 20 former students received courses, attended workshops or training congresses of to help them develop their professional functions. A total of 12 health entities in both the public and private sectors helped in the vocational training of young people by providing them with internship opportunities.
Medical Clinics 28,459 people were cared for through medical consultations in the 9 headquarters. 3,069 people were served through information and plans for raising awareness focused on specific health issues. This initiative has contributed to the improvement of maternal and child health through prenatal care for 509 pregnant mothers and control of 356 newborns. 23
Stories
Patients need more than medicine
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Healthcare Program
orge Ovidio Calel TecĂşn studied in 2013 in the School of Nursing Assistants, an apprenticeship that helped him to find work in May 2014. Although his experience goes beyond the work, in the Institute of Cancerology he obtained an opportunity to be part of the Head of the Department of Nursing to develop positions such as the CT clinic or the intensive care room. These first steps in the healthcare world brought him extraordinary pride, as well as providing care to the patients, he also gave him the confidence to promote all his abilities and offer specific care.
In September of 2015 he received a diploma in Honor of Merit for being a good worker, recognizing the quality of his service and highlighting his values, as well as important aspects such as the excellent care of the sick. Jorge Ovidio has always followed the instructions carefully and, three years after finishing his studies, he himself decided to fellowship two of his brothers for the same course in the School of Nursing Assistants. Their idea is that they learn by training also in people skills, because patients need more than medicines. A very exciting family present and future.
Jorge Ovidio Calel TecĂşn
Achievements
Training for Health Promoters 668 people signed up in the first level of training as Volunteer Health Promoters, of which 96% passed the course and already have the knowledge to raise awareness, give counseling, train, and do references. 379 people were assisted at the second level of training with the specialization of nutrition, thus acquiring competencies to identify and promote the use of local resources for the benefit of family nutrition. 100% of the Volunteer Health Promoters of both levels implement initiatives in favor of the promotion of community health.
Nutritional Recovery Of the 441 children under the age of five served through a comprehensive nutrition promotion program, 65% have shown improvements in weight and height. 509 pregnant women received support through Nutrition Recovery initiatives, in order to increase the chances of the child having a better birth weight. 25
Assisted Beneficiaries
1 Quiché 2 Totonicapán 3 Huehuetenango 4 San Marcos 5 Quetzaltenango 6 Retalhuleu 7 Suchitepéquez 8 Chimaltenango
Healthcare Program
TOTALS
W
M
T
57 1,698 1,301 3,501 8,569 2,834 5,648 1
19 445 357 1,393 2,495 858 1,684 4
76 2,143 1,658 4,894 11,064 3,692 7,332 5
23,609
7,255
30,864
Auxiliary Nursing School Medical Clinics Training for Health Promoters Nutritional Recovery Trained mothers
W 54 W 21,507 W 930 W 754 W 364
M M M M M
14 6,952 93 196 0
T T T T T
68 28,459 1,023 950 364
Stories
Now my son is healthy and I have grown as a mother
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he story of Magdalena López Sánchez and her son Abraham Sánchez López is strongly linked to the Nutritional Recovery Program of FUNDAP. In the year 2016 the child was two years old, weighed 19 pounds and could not stand on his own. His legs were excessively thin and therefore had not developed correctly, since his weight was more common in the children of twelve months. After benefitting from this program, Magdalena received specific medical instructions to perform muscle strengthening exercises for her son, as well as providing vitamins and nutrients to complement his diet. Inside the project they also taught how to
prepare a variety of nutritious foods including simple and easily accessible ingredients. After following the health advice and giving Abraham more solid food, in December he had already increased his weight to 24 pounds, but he had also shown an appetite and could walk on his own. Given the transformation, Magdalena is very happy to have participated in this project, because in addition to her son’s health improvement, she has also become more aware of her role as a mother, gaining the ability to care for him and care for her family.
Magdalena López Sánchez
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Microcredit Program
Microcredit Program
With the aim of generating employment and strengthening it, this program provides credit, training, and counseling services to micro-business owners. Offering an alternative of economic and personal growth, working capital is provided through 4 lines of credit: Microenterprise, Infrastructure, Agriculture, and Village Banking.
Achievements
Global As for the overall results, three new points were opened in Tejutla and Pajapita, San Marcos and San Martín Jilotepeque, and Chimaltenango, all to better serve our beneficiaries. In addition, 31 new collaborators were integrated into the team and, in coordination with the Healthcare Program, a new loan granted free medical consultation vouchers for branches with Medical Clinics. Among the most satisfactory data, we also include the decrease in delinquency and the increase in the active portfolio, which contribute to satisfy other credits, training, and counseling needs in departments such as
Quetzaltenango, Huehuetenango, Quiché, Sololá, Chimaltenango, Retalhuleu, Suchitepéquez, San Marcos, Totonicapán and Escuintla. The overall results have allowed the small dreams to progress to the beneficiaries, with a total of 78% among women and 22% of men.
Agricultural Loans The increase in financing derived in increased support to the production, processing and commercialization of agricultural products, purchase of machinery or equipment. 4,134 beneficiaries have current credit, of which 3,082 are men and 1,052 are women.
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Stories
A flourishing enterprise
Microcredit Program
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dye Cifuentes, married and with three children, lives in Quetzaltenango and until 1992 had a humble business selling street clothes. Always very hardworking and consistent, he went all over the city offering his clothes. Nevertheless, his ambition led him to request that same year a credit of Q1,500.00 from FUNDAP, since his objective was to obtain a better future for his family, although in order to do that he had to change his
profession. Thanks to his responsibility to the investment and, combined with punctual payment, and continuous labor evolution, was able to capitalize. Along with his wife, a professional in the field of Pedagogy, both made the decision to establish another business and opened a school, called “Canaan.� After several years of good operation, this school requires full time
Edye Rolando Cifuentes Escobar
and intense dedication, so he preferred not to continue the clothing business. Their economic efforts continue to focus on covering school expenses, in such important improvements as equipping the computer room for students. After 24 years of relationship with FUNDAP and a total of 54 loans received, Edye has grown fully and has generated jobs, achieving his objectives.
Achievements
Microenterprise Loans The entrepreneur’s options to be able to obtain more working capital increased. 7,478 beneficiaries have current credits, of which 4,096 are men and 3,382 are women. This line of credit represents 20% of the total portfolio.
Infrastructure Loans The portfolio’s growth derived in increased support regarding credit for men and women who invest in construction. 6,360 beneficiaries have current credit, of which 3,770 are men and 2,590 are women. 33% of the portfolio is intended for entrepreneurs who invest in real estate such as land purchases or construction and remodeling of homes or commercial premises.
Village Banking A big part of the portafolio is made up of a line of women’s groups with entrepreneurial vision who receive theoretical and practical training to continue managing their homes while contributing greatly to the local economy. 32,391 female beneficiaries with current credit. Increase of 126 Community Banks. 31
Microcredit Program
Assisted Beneficiaries
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1 Quiché 2 Totonicapán 3 Huehuetenango 4 San Marcos 5 Quetzaltenango 6 Retalhuleu 7 Suchitepéquez 8 Sololá 9 Chimaltenango 10 Escuintla
418 4,608 4,796 14,296 15,840 5,818 15,863 545 5,039 730
1,042 408 783 2,908 1,851 555 965 233 644 19
1,460 5,016 5,579 17,204 17,691 6,373 16,828 778 5,683 749
TOTALS
67,953
9,408
77,361
Microenterprise Infrastructure Agricultural Village Banking
W 2,559 W 1,776 W 1,362 W 62,256
M M M M
3,023 2,470 3,915 0
T T T T
5,582 4,246 5,277 62,256
Stories
Training is fundamental for business and personal growth
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etrona López Gómez is the Secretary of the Communal Bank Impacto, a group of which she has been a member of since 2012. Resident in El Calvario, San Martín Sacatepéquez, Quetzaltenango, she is a single woman who invests her credit in knitting, currently handling Q2,500.00 distributed in managing her personal support and her home. She is entrepreneurial and very active, since 2015 she has been receiving training in the project of CEDE’s, in addition to learning how to cut and tailoring to try to earn more income, she currently has a small office where she sells textiles, clothing and other goods.
She proudly states that she has developed in a personal and entrepreneurial way thanks to women’s groups, training in health care, environment, cooking skills, crafts, and financial issues. As part of the Board of Directors, she has also developed her organizational skills, leadership, and teamwork, all thanks to her desire to grow with FUNDAP. In addition, Petrona is very satisfied with the services she has been given these five years, indicating her desire to continue with the group because she is determined to become a successful woman. We are sure she will be.
Petrona López Gómez
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Handicraft Program
Handicraft Program
In order to strengthen the productive and entrepreneurial capacity of the sector, the Handicraft Program supports the formulation, negotiation and execution of projects for its economic development, in addition to always promoting artisanal activity, a vital source of income for producers.
Achievements
Social Organization
Business Management
6 rural communities have improved community social organization.
23 organizations have improved the level of business management.
1 organization of artisans was legally constituted.
Working capital was given to 2 artisan organizations.
Entrepreneurial & Human Training 121 courses were developed on business management and leadership. 850 people improved their knowledge, skills and aptitudes for business management. 23 artisan and ecotourism organizations social bases were strengthened.
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Stories
Now I motivate other artisans
S
Handicraft Program
andra Leticia Gabriel y Gabriel had always wondered how she could learn and improve the production of typical outfits to market them. At the age of 27, she is married, has 4 sons and has continued her craft work, dedicating herself to making typical cloth on a foot loom. Her desire to have education led her to participate in the courses that FUNDAP offers to the “Dulce Hogar� group of the Taltimiche Village, a training program where she also learned how to dye, tie, and marry jaspes, besides this, weave cuts with the application of jaspes for later commercialization. Sandra Leticia would never have imagined that she could have the
opportunity to cultivate this art, but now she is the one who motivates other women artisans to train and acquire new knowledge, techniques and skills to improve and diversify production. Undoubtedly, one of the most valuable lessons that she has learned from her learning is that opportunities exist, but you have to take advantage of them to work and improve the conditions of families. She is personally very grateful to the foundation, but she has also realized that it is an important way for other people to acquire the necessary skills that open doors to the job market.
Sandra Leticia Gabriel y Gabriel
Achievements
Leadership Training Certification 90 community leaders graduated training programs.
Connections 85 productive and commercial technical assistance actions were carried out. 71 new products were developed. 21 commercial actions were organized for the promotion and sale of handicraft products. 122 jobs were generated. 2 dry cleaning machines and jaspers were obtained, as well as 2 sewing machines for 3 groups of artisans. 37
Assisted Beneficiaries
1 Quiché 2 Totonicapán 3 San Marcos 4 Quetzaltenango 5 Sololá TOTALS
W
M
T
585 29 544 1,311 530
124 6 116 278 112
709 35 660 1,589 642
2,999
636
3,635
Handicraft Program
Entrepreneurial & Human Training Social Organization Business Management Leadership Training Diploma Connections
W W W W W
727 326 727 150 1,069
M M M M M
123 151 123 120 199
T T T T T
850 477 850 270 1,188
Stories
Learning helped me be able to lead
T
he ambition of Reyna Reyes Castro knows no limits and it is all because of her passion for crafts. She is 33 years old, married and has 5 children, with whom she lives with her husband in Canton Aguilix II in the municipality of Santa Cruz del Quiché. In 2005, she joined the Integral Production Cooperative Palma Quiché, participating very actively in the activities that are organized. Among
all the tasks where the she is most active is in the training process, because she has acquired the knowledge necessary to assimilate the proper functioning of the organization. Such was her learning that Reyna managed to be the leader of the Cooperative, but now she is also a member of the Board of Directors and is a member of the Credits Committee. These positions have served to lead
in a harmonious way for the group of artisans of Aguilix and Cibacá, although in the future she hopes to be able to influence the development of the organization. To the joy of FUNDAP, Reyna’s deep gratitude is also due to the support she obtained through the Cooperative to improve her products, something that will always be related to our Foundation.
Reyna Reyes Castro
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Agricultural Program
Agricultural Program
In order to promote food security and increase producer incomes, this program oversees agricultural innovation projects. All of them receive training, technical assistance, promotion of agribusiness, adaptation to climate change, and more important attention to meet the real needs of the population in Guatemala.
Achievements
Training & Qualification 103 agricultural promoters graduated. 107 agricultural training events (training and demonstrations) were held with a total of 2,905 participations. 282 agricultural training events were conducted for 4,209 women farmers and 2,258 farmers. 2 leadership and community development degrees were carried out, with the participation of 30 people (23 women and 7 men). 111 talks, 61 demonstrations, and 3 tours on topics of good agricultural, manufacturing and business practices.
Connections The promotion of the establishment of 7 cantonal markets that stimulated the economy of the communities, promoting the opportunity to offer surplus production. 2 commercial contacts were carried out with agro-export companies of Brussels sprouts and sweet peas, with the participation of 41 farmers from Villa Real Tajumulco and San Pablo Toacรก, Tacanรก. Participated in 9 fairs or exhibitions in different parts of the country and 6 national tours of product promotion were carried out.
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Stories
We managed to prevent more emigration and child malnutrition Obispo Morales Pérez is a farmer who J orge perfectly knows the problems of frosts,
Agricultural Program
droughts, and hailstorms that contributed to phenomena such as emigration in his community. Originally from the farm La Unión, San José Ojetenam, now is dedicated to the production of honey with an apiary that established with the support of FUNDAP. However, in their region they have suffered problems like loss of crops, unemployment, reduction of income, and malnutrition, which have forced many families to emigrate temporarily. In these communities they depend
on the rainy season to produce their products and the climate is unstable. With the help of the Foundation they received support with apiaries, greenhouses, equipment, technical assistance, training, forest protection, and a forest nursery, generating jobs and economic income to avoid emigration. This support was vital to reintegrate families, but as Jorge affirms, it has also been possible to improve and change the habits of the community, improving the nutrition and health of the children thanks to this support of the Agricultural Program and persistent work.
Jorge Obispo Morales Pérez
Achievements
Agricultural Production A total of 561 small-scale agricultural producers were assisted with trained promoters, in the form of extensionism. 1.04 hectares with soil conservation structures. 2,425 agricultural technical assistance visits were conducted, directed at 1,696 farmers and 2,510 female farmers, with the objective of strengthening agricultural diversification activities.
Social Organization 2 associations were established: AGRODER (Asociación Agropecuaria para el Desarrollo El Rincón), San Martín Sacatepéquez, Quetzaltenango, with 15 men and 15 women as founding partners; ADIPAS (Association for the Integral Development of Piedra Grande, San Pedro Sacatepéquez) of the village Piedra Grande, San Pedro Sacatepéquez, S. M., with 15 men and 12 women as founding associates. 2 associations were strengthened: AGRODIT (Association of Agroforestry Development Alliance of Tajumulco, S.M), with 14 farmers and 19 women farmers associated; ADITS (Association for the Integral Development of Tohamán, Sibinal), with 9 farmers and 27 women farmers associated.
Technology Transfer 171 plots with at least 3 highly nutritious crops were established, promoting agricultural diversification, establishment of innovative crops, use of novel agronomic practices, and use of improved, better-adapted and better-yielded seeds. 71 agricultural production models and 103 livestock production models. Built 14 sheds for the production of flowers, such as roses, gerberas, lilies and chrysanthemums, as well as vegetables such as tomato, chillis, and cucumber, using drip irrigation.
238 organizational, administrative, and managerial talks addressed to 596 women and 491 men. 43
Assisted Beneficiaries
W
M
T
1 TotonicapĂĄn 2 Huehuetenango 3 San Marcos 4 Quetzaltenango 5 Retalhuleu 6 SuchitepĂŠquez
1,893 821 3,528 2,317 601 64
1,164 505 2,170 1,425 370 39
3,057 1,326 5,698 3,742 971 103
TOTALS
9,224
5,673
14,897
Agricultural Program
Training & Qualification Social Organization Agricultural Production Connections Technology Transfer
W W W W W
4,209 670 2,614 813 918
M M M M M
2,258 544 1,855 295 721
T T T T T
6,467 1,214 4,469 1,108 1,639
Stories
Training is key to generating opportunities
E
liam Betuel Vicente, seventeen, spent a lot of time looking for temporary work among the nine coffee estates surrounding his home. Originally from the Palmira agrarian community in Colomba Costa Cuca (Quetzaltenango), his needs and those of his family were greater than the offer obtained, besides the difficuly and the risk that this work demanded. However, one day the director of his institute called him to discuss the opportunity to receive training on agriculture, livestock, and environmental aspects from the Agricultural Program of FUNDAP. For eight months he acquired the necessary knowledge to try to improve the production
of coffee in his own plots. Thanks to this training and the degree in Agricultural and Environmental Promoters he has been able to implement a nursery of five hundred plants of grafted coffee to carry out renovations on their land, as well as other tasks to achieve an adequate and sustainable agronomic management that increases production. Eliam is convinced that participating in these trainings and applying his techniques have been key to improving the situation for his family and generating job opportunities. We hope you can fulfill your personal goal: pay for your studies with the work of the plot and make it sustainable, because his dream is contagious.
Eliam Betuel Vicente
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Environmental Program
Environmental Program
This program contributes to reducing poverty and environmental vulnerability in Guatemala’s rural communities through the sustainable management of its renewable natural resources. On the other hand, it also supports the process of presenting areas to be included in the different forest incentive programs of the country.
Achievements
Forestry Management With the inclusion of forest areas in the incentive programs, in 3 modalities a total of 349.48 hectares were reached and it is estimated to have generated 19,000 wages, achieving a total of 78 temporary jobs.
Environmental Education 137 individual talks and 1 collective were given to individuals on the importance of forest protection and its effects on global warming. Training for beneficiaries of 5 communities with the potential to develop eco-tourism initiatives. 47
Stories
Learning to conserve the forest has been beneficial to us
Environmental Program
I
melda Cruz is 33 years old, married, has 3 children and is currently a member of the ASOEDIC Association that supports ICEFAT (Institute for Cooperative Family Teaching by Alternation) in Canoj, Sipacapa and San Marcos. In their community they have always depended economically on the forests, but bad practices such as indiscriminate logging, extracting Wood and firewood, contributed to the deforestation and fires of these places, causing the loss of habitat for many species of birds and animals. Nevertheless, Imelda changed her destiny in the year of 2016 when she received th Promotora Agropecuaria and Ambiental course in
FUNDAP, that she satisfactorily completed. In this training she understood the importance of preserving the forests, because it also implies receiving support from the government with income derived from the forestry incentives of the program. With enthusiasm and effort, she prepared a list of neighbors interested in applying their forests for incentives, in order to receive the support of the Environmental Forest Program of FUNDAP. Today Imelda Cruz is considered a happy person, since her community has nineteen neighbors with their forests within the incentive program and a sum of 86.27 hectares that will receive support for a duration of ten years.
Imelda Cruz
Achievements
Environmental Infrastructure 9 nurseries that produced 37,160 forest, agroforestry and multipurpose plants were supported. These will be used to fulfill the commitments of the forestry incentive programs and fruit, medicinal and dying species, for the benefit of the organizations supported.
Social Organization Advising and accompanying the 15 organizations that make up the FEDERAFOGUA Network. 49
Assisted Beneficiaries
W
M
T
1 Totonicapรกn 2 Huehuetenango 3 San Marcos 4 Quetzaltenango
43 20 188 110
85 40 381 222
128 60 569 332
TOTALS
361
728
1,089
Environmental Program
Forestry Management Environmental Education Environmental Infrastructure Social Organization
W W W W
60 94 64 143
M M M M
137 209 65 317
T T T T
197 303 129 460
Stories
Thanks to FUNDAP we now think differently in our community
G
ustavo Ajanel Ixcoy has always lived surrounded by forests, since he started cutting trees with his parents for the sale of firewood and ocote, key elements of family economic sustenance. Gustavo is 25 years old and lives in Chuinajtajuyup, Aldea XequemeyĂĄ (Momostenango), where he joined the ADIAGRO Association while growing in his profession as a farmer and taking care of his forest. His knowledge of this field was good, but in 2014 he received a few classes from FUNDAP Environmental Forestry Program technicians on the importance of sustainable forest management and the benefits of receiving
incentives from INAB’s Pinpep program. After this training, Gustavo decided to enter his forest to protect the incentive program and stop logging trees. After his good experience began the communicative task of inviting his neighbors to follow in his footsteps, which was a success since there are currently 29 forest managers within the program, thus avoiding the indiscriminate cutting of trees. Finally, Gustavo proudly tells that he has already received two payments from the government for this forestry incentive and has been able to buy a motorcycle to carry out his agricultural activities.
Gustavo Ajanel Ixcoy
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Overcoming Obstacles Asociación de Artesanos ADISA
The association of artisans ADISA is a very particular organization, different from the ones we see normally. Its operation is as inspiring as can be, like a motivational book that falls into the hands of someone who returns defeated from their inner war or simply defeated by their most precious business. The synergy that this association manages to create for any person that visits is so positive due to its members who are people with different capacities and on for their mobilization use wheelchairs or walkers. Constituted in 2014, the 16 members that comprise this organization suffer physical and/or mental limitations, as a result of the lack of attention and timely treatment of diseases that cause physical paralysis. These deficiencies were suffered in the most vulnerable stages of their lives, and additionally, there were no specialized institutions to treat such diseases.
Life Stories
Despite their conditions, they are directly responsible for production (artisanal products manufactured from recycled materials) and the administration of the association itself. The productive activity they develop consists of giving life to the magazines and newsprint which, for some, has already fulfilled its function, but which they recycle to produce articles of jewelry such as earrings, necklaces, and bracelets, as well as other products such as containers, glasses and more. If we had to choose a material that they use a lot, it would be craft paper, with which they make packing bags. ADISA originated on account of the need to provide an opportunity, a place, an environment, and a hope for people who, because of their condition, are rejected by such an exclusionary society, where some are even marginalized by their own families. An example of this is Antonio, a wonderful person
full of life and ideas who spent 30 years of his life locked up by his family’s decision, because of social prejudices. Nowadays, Antonio goes to the association’s headquarters every day in his wheelchair to make jewelry products with recycled paper and, when necessary, he also takes care of the visitors of the store. In addition to his ordinary work day, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, he goes to the Santiago Atitlán Park to dedicate himself to street vending in his own wheelchair. Needless to say, this association of artisans is the light in the lives of these people, since the work done generates their own income and contributes a lot to their support. However, in order to maintain a good dynamic in production, ADISA has the need to market its products and therefore has a shop installed in its own headquarters, located in Barrio Tzanchicha, and another on the Santiago Atitlán pier. In addition, they also display their products in a store located in Panajachel, managed in partnership with other organizations. The association has not integrated new partners because this would imply having to generate greater job opportunities for the new members and, consequently, to obtain a larger volume of monthly sales. Valuing the effort and proving the entrepreneurial spirit in them all, the Foundation has closely followed its work with the relationship of the young leaders of FUNDAP. Joining forces helps us grow as people and that is what happened to us with ADISA, an exceptional case of perseverance, values, work, and tolerance; another example of how helping each other can bring change and strive for development with the dignity that we so long to achieve.
ADISA
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