Welcome to Link for Health. Our mission is to improve the long-term health potential of individual Guatemalans by initiating and supporting collaborative efforts among healthcare providers, development organizations and other non-profits.
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Did you know that cervical cancer is the most common cancer among the female population in Guatemala? A forum will be held June 5, 2012, in Antigua Guatemala, with participation from public and private entities, community members and health providers. The event seeks to address prevention and control in Sacatepequez by gathering stakeholders to discussing needs and resources, opportunities for collaboration and the services available in the region. Please help by passing the information along to contacts who may be interested. For more information, please contact forosacatepequez.cacu@gmail.com or (Guate) 5932 9263. Follow along with the conference plans by visiting their FB page here.
The Guatemala Healing Hands Foundation will be holding a week-long surgery clinic at the Moore Center for Surgery in Guatemala City, from March 8-19th. If you have any patients with the need for surgical procedures to the hands or arms, please contact Lynn at bklynhands @ aol.com (remove spaces).
There are few bones jutting out, few oversize heads and bellies. But a slow, deep hunger has been building in Guatemala for decades. And now it’s destroying a generation. In the drab-sounding hamlet of Lote 14 (Lot 14), 100 kilometers south of the capital in the department of Escuintla, 2-year-old María sits still on her mother’s lap, her twig-like arms dangling limply. Weighing a third less than she should, María looks frighteningly small. Staring at the mud floor of their empty kitchen, her mother, Paulina Noj, explains the daily struggle to feed María and her other seven children. Her husband is lucky – despite rampant unemployment, he has a job, but he only earns $40 a week. Before, that was just enough for them to buy the basics – corn and beans. But rising food prices have doubled the cost of corn over the past year and they can no longer get enough to feed all 10 in the family…rest of article.
Descripción del trabajo: - Llevar la contabilidad de Wuqu’ Kawoq en Guatemala (de empleados y proyectos) - Hacer informes parciales a cada quincena y informe general a cada mes, de las cuentas de todos los proyectos y empleados en guatemala para los directores y tesorero - Tener reuniones por teléfono, skype o internet con los directores y tesorero - Balancear las cuentas entre los gastos y la cuenta del banco - Organizar facturas y recibos que corresponden a cada proyecto - Pagar a los empleados de la organización - Trabajar por medio tiempo (aproximadamente 15-20 horas la semana) Requisitos: - 2-3 años de experiencia en contabilidad - Educación de diversificado y preferible con experiencia universitaria en auditoria y contraloría. - Que pueda manejar Microsoft Word, Excel, y Powerpoint y de preferencia programas para hacer contabilidad como Quicken. - Que pueda manejar correo electrónico, documentos del internet, Dropbox, subir y bajar archivos, escáner documentos - Que cuente con licencia para firmar y autorizar documentos legales (impuestos) - Que sea capaz de rendir informes a auditores profesionales a nivel nacional e internacional - Principios de responsabilidad y honestidad Si esta interesado(a), envie su curiculum y referencias personales a: anne@wuqukawoq.org Wuqu’ Kawoq fue fundado en 2007 por un grupo de personas trabajando en el campo de desarrollo y colaborando con comunidades indígenas en Guatemala para abordar el problema de salud. Creemos que no es posible asilar la salud de la vitalidad cultural. Desarrollamos servicios de salud en idiomas mayas con un enfoque en la asistencia médica para mujeres, niños y adultos con enfermedades crónicas. También apoyamos indígenas que hacen trabajos médicos, investigaciones sobre el estado de la salud en las areas rurales de Guatemala, difundimos conocimiento tradicional Maya sobre la salud y colaboramos con otras organizaciones que tienen intereses semejantes.
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BY Asociación Refugio de Esperanza & Hope Haven project Positioning and Orthopedic Wheelchair donation for:
For more information please contact: Telephone:502 7934 6545 Adress: Callejón el Piru, No. 106 Aldea San Bartolome Becerra Antigua Guatemala Email: refugiodesperanza@yahoo.com ************************ ¡Gran jornada de sillas de ruedas - sin costo! Por Asociación Refugio de Esperanza y Un Proyecto de Hope Haven Inc.
Se donarán Sillas ortopédicas y de Buena Postura para:
Para más información comuníquese con: Teléfono:502 7934 6545 Callejón el Piru, No. 106 Aldea San Bartolome Becerra Antigua Guatemala Correo Electrónico: refugiodesperanza@yahoo.com
Please send any questions you may have to ABender @ theshalomfoundation.org (remove spaces). They want to serve as many children as possible during each surgical mission. They will work with each family to help their journey into the capital and their stay during the surgery and post-care process.
Why? The decades-long Guatemalan civil war, genocidal for the Maya, forced tens of thousands to abandon their lands, flee for their lives, and seek refuge in Mexico. And in their desperate retreat, they abandoned the tiny tomato. The massive dislocation would endure nearly 20 years until the Maya could finally return safely to their homeland. In the meantime, the forests and jungles had all but swallowed the tomato plants…read more. |
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