2020 Project Report || Policy Brief
Buena Semilla Project / CIET International in Guatemala is a small Guatemala-based NGO that nurtures the wellbeing, gender equity and self-determination of Indigenous populations of Guatemala. Through Women's Circles and other collective spaces for women and men, we support individuals in rising up to their full potential and becoming agents of change in their lives and communities. This annual report highlights our activities and finances in 2020, a year that took us by surprise! The generosity of so many individuals and institutions allowed us to quickly adapt to meet the needs of local populations during COVID-19 and find local solutions to physical distancing, emotional distress and economic hardship..
Telecommunications
20 Leadership Meetings
74 Weekly Virtual Circle Sessions
23 Virtual Workshops
3 WhatsApp group chats with:
100 Self-produced videos
1000’s of mutually supportive daily shares
Food Aid & Self-Care Promotion
1036 meals to 37 community health workers
275 food aid deliveries to 89 women, 6 men
55 deliveries of COVID protection kits
Self-care promotion pamphlets created & distributed
Self-sustainable Home Agriculture
62 home gardens (seed, seedlings) to high risk-families
95 families receive 625 chicks (90 women, 5 men)
2 home agriculture workshops and ongoing support from local coordinators
Occupational Therapy for Women
60 high-risk women receive materials to participate in a pillow embroidery project.
FINANCIALS
Additional Support
Hurricanes Eta and Lota severely affected certain communities of Cuilco, Huehuetenango where we recently implemented a small pilot integrating Women's Circles and Deliberative Dialogue groups into community-based formal health services.
A generous individual donation of $2,000 was made to us to benefit the 25 most affected families with shelter, food and clothes.
Website: buenasemilla.org
Email: info@buenasemilla.org
Donations: gf.me/u/xs7h8a
Items produced by local women & men: gumroad.com/buenasemilla
