Guatemala, May 31st 2023: The Mario López Estrada Foundation, in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the “Farmer to Farmer” program from “Partner of the Americas”, has set into motion an important proyect in Chiantla, Huehuetenango, with the goal to fight chronic child malnutrition in the region.
The “Nutrition for Prosperity” initiative seeks to improve quality of life in the local communities, specifically in the seven localities of Chochal, Potreros, Los Hernández, Cinco Arrollos, Los Gregorios, Los Mecates e Ixcamal, all situated in the middle basin of the municipality. 350 families with high malnutrition index would benefit from this program, giving them access to pasteurized goat milk.
Since wednesday may 31st 2023, the Mario López Estrada Foundation has began the daily donation of nearly a thousand glasses of pasteurized goat milk, intended for the intake by children under 5 years of age and pregnant mothers. This valuable contribution aims to provide the essential nutrients that these vulnerable groups need for a healthy development.
This donation adds to the efforts of the “Farmer to Farmer” program in the aforementioned communities. The medium-term goal of this program is to reduce chronic malnutrition rates and ensure a more promising future for families, with the hope of reducing irregular migration.
The Mario López Estrada Foundation reaffirms its commitment to continue working in the municipality of Chiantla, Huehuetenango, with the fundamental objective of combating chronic malnutrition in children.
About the Mario López Estrada Foundation:
The Foundation’s objective is to contribute to improving the quality of life of Guatemalans in the most vulnerable regions of the country, particularly in rural areas, for which it seeks to create development opportunities that affect the prosperity of people and the reduction of irregular migration.
About USAID “Farmer to Farmer” :
Since 1991, Partners’ Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) program has transformed lives in more than 30 countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa and Asia. F2F connects specialized volunteers from the United States with farmers, cooperatives, agricultural companies, extension services, government agencies and other institutions. F2F is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
