Support Us

This project is supported by a Rotary Foundation Global Grant with additional support provided by the Rotary Clubs of Guatemala City and Nashua New Hampshire, USA, volunteers and friends around the world.  

Your generous donations to the Rotary Club of Nashua New Hampshire (USA) helps provide training, educational opportunities and diagnostic supplies and other critical support for the midwives in Guatemala!!

We have 5 projects in need of additional sponsorship:
 
Clinical Weekend Education Program: there are more midwives who wish to attend our bi-annual Clinical Roundtable Weekends that we can afford to bring in and provide food and accommodations.

Scholarship Fund: Periodically, important medical seminars are held in Guatemala City that pertain to women’s health and child birth. We want to send 1 or more of our midwives to professional educational programs by covering the cost of tuition, travel and accommodations. In turn, the information they learn is shared at the next Clinical Weekend.

Internship Program: one of the most important aspects of training skilled midwives is providing the opportunity to gain experience in a wide range of clinical conditions. By developing a post-graduate Intern Program, we feel that we can greatly expand the skills, experience and confidence that our midwives will bring into their communities. We are working to develop a comprehensive 1-year program that will help meet these important goals.

Annual Health Assessment: Our midwives do not have medical insurance or access to routine healthcare. Healthy midwives are more able to withstand the long hours and arduous circumstances that are common with their work.  Providing our midwives with an annual medical exam and some basic blood tests (for anemia, Vitamin D levels, folate / B12 status, etc.) just makes sense!

Food Security:  With the current global crisis and the economic impact from national borders being closed, normal food production and distribution is being severely disrupted.  Many rural families are rapidly falling into starvation. Our goal is to provide each midwife or group of midwives, with a sturdy, high-yield greenhouse in which they can grow enough food for their families and share extra with the community!!  Food is fundamental! 

The Rotary Club of Nashua is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization.  If you are located in the USA, you can make a donation by sending a check to:
        Rotary Club of Nashua Charity Fund / Guatemala
        P. O. Box 401
        Nashua, New Hampshire 03061

Supporters in Central America can donate to ASOPAR or Fundete.org. Thank you!! Together we are making a difference!!