Serving Guatemala

Guatemala  has one of the highest rates of chronic malnutrition among children in  the world. This is not just a matter of not enough food intake; it means that children are not receiving the proper amounts of micronutrients -  the vitamins & minerals necessary for physical and mental health and  development. It is imperative that children receive proper nutrition to develop to their full potential.  

Ancora Ministries is working to maximize this development through nutrition programs in the rural southern region of Guatemala. But access to sufficient nutrition is only one part of the battle: From  water sources contaminated with pathogens to a lack of  latrines/bathrooms, to open cook fires that leave children inhaling  smoke for hours each day, these families face health challenges that  significantly hamper their ability to grow and develop to their full  potential.

Our goal is to offer help that is otherwise unavailable to these vulnerable populations: 

• Water filters to purify contaminated drinking water.
• Latrines to offer sanitation (and privacy).
• Safe cookstoves to replace open fires. These "safe stoves"  redirect harmful smoke to the outside of the house, minimizing household  pollution and the danger of burn accidents.

We  believe that clean water, latrines, and safe cookstoves, combined with  nutrition programs, can create the kind of impact that will change  generational impact in entire communities.