Emergency relief for Guatemala after Agatha

Summary

Many lives have been ruined by Tropical Storm Agatha, help Guatemalans pick up the pieces. We will provide emergency food supplies amid rising prices and help rebuild homes and communities. progress report read updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Tropical Storm Agatha dropped three feet of rain in less than 24 hours, dis-guarded houses and belongings with winds of up to 45mph. It devastated Guatemala and has left it picking up the pieces. It has so far killed 146 people, left 52 people missing, 54 people injured and 94,000 evacuated from their homes. And the death toll is rising. Guatemala is in a state of emergency. The most effected regions are Guatemala, Sacatepéquez, and Chimaltenango.

Activities

The situation is very sad but we have been been here before and helped after Hurricane Stan and Hurricane Mitch, and will help after Agatha. We will use donations to provide food and support to communities and help rebuild their lives.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: £16
Remaining Goal to be Funded: £13,644
Total Funding Goal: £13,660

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

With long standing relationships in the indigenous communities we will continue to provide support particularly focusing on helping indigenous children realize their right to an education.

Project Message

With the aid of the GVI Charitable Trust we have been able to improve the lives of hundreds of families through schooling, training, nutrition programs and disaster relief all over Latin America.
- Doreen Cabrera, GVI Project Director Guatemala

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Ross Deans,

1st Floor
3 High Street
St Albans, Herts AL3 4ED
United Kingdom
0044 1727 250250
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Project Sponsor

Global Vision International Charitable Trust--Sponsor

Organisation

Global Vision International Charitable Trust
GVI-Charitable Trust 1st Floor 3 High Street
St Albans, Herts. AL3 4ED
United Kingdom
+44 1727 250 250
http://www.gvi.org.uk/

Learn more about Global Vision International Charitable Trust and the project team.

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Guatemala and can also be found under Disaster Recovery.

For more information about Guatemala, read the Human Development Report on Guatemala or the Wikipedia entry for Guatemala.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on July 23, 2010.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on June 04, 2010.

Latest Update from the Field

Agatha Food Distribution

By Ross Deans - GVI Charitable Trust Manager, June 16, 2010 05:49 PM

Thanks to the incredible fundraising response from our supporters we have started aid for communities in Guatemala.

In Santa Maria De Jesus, 90% of crops and several houses were destroyed with many other houses suffering structural damage. Saddest of all some family members were killed.

With the funding we distributed emergency food supplies, Maiz for tortillas and sugar to the families of children we teach. The Maiz will be sufficient to provide tortillas for a family for a whole month which will help greatly during this difficult time.

Lack of food, even more than before, is now a huge problem for Indigenous communities in Guatemala.

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