by Kayla Hughes | Apr 27, 2022 | Adopt an Elder, Covid Care Packages, News and Updates, Thailand, Uncategorized
⚠️ Covid cases have been peaking in local villages around Buengkan, prompting localized lockdowns and restricted entries. As the omicron variant sweeps through Thailand many small villages with vulnerable populations are going into partial lockdowns with restricted...
by Kayla Hughes | Apr 19, 2022 | Adopt an Elder, Covid Care Packages, Thailand, Uncategorized
Our Adopt an Elder program is helping elders in poverty. Our Adopt an Elder program is still going strong! We are hoping to expand to include more elders in need. As part of the program you can “adopt” an elder by becoming a monthly donor. You are joining a support...
by Kayla Hughes | Mar 29, 2022 | From the Field, Guatemala, News and Updates, Uncategorized
We have exciting news! After a three year hiatus, Mundo Exchange Director Joan and friend, Tina, were finally able to travel to Chajul, Guatemala and visit with our local partners. It was a whirtwind of a trip full of reconnecting, checking in on projects, and sharing...
by Kayla Hughes | Nov 24, 2021 | Education, From the Field, Guatemala, Uncategorized
CEMIK school and womens Center is nearly done, we just need your help to take it across the finish line! As many of you know, we have been working hard with local Associations and groups in Chajul to purchase land, build a greenhouse, and build a permanent...
by Kayla Hughes | Aug 18, 2021 | From the Field, Thailand, Uncategorized
Clothes for kids in need Families in rural Thailand have been struggling more than ever lately with the continued partial closure of the country and ongoing unrest in the capitol. We are continuing to work hard to ensure kids and families have clothes to wear and food...
by Kayla Hughes | Aug 18, 2021 | Covid Care Packages, Education, Guatemala, Uncategorized
Education in Guatemala last year was largely put on hold due to the covid pandemic. Unfortunately covid cases continue to rise in Guatemala and incresased safety restrictions are being put in place again. On the bright side, the students of CEMIK are continuing to...