Guatemala population: 17,915,568 in 2022
GDP per capita (US$): $4,603 in 2020
Cost to Run Program for 1 Year: $6000
Adopted Indefinitely
Nutritional Supplements Used:
Fact from UNICEF / WHO / World Bank:
Source: Levels and trends in child malnutrition, 2021
• Nationality: Guatemalan • Language: Spanish • Past Jobs: Secretary in a dental clinic, sales assistant in a private cemetery • Time with the Foundation: 2 years and 7 months • Profession: Accountant • Current occupation: Housewife and coordinator of Quiche District • I was born on July 20, 1982, in Santa Cruz del Quiche. When I was 7 years old I went to live in Solola where we met a very special family of last name Batz. They invited us to family home evening in their house, something that we never had – we had never heard of the Church or the missionaries. But we listened to the gospel, and I was baptized at the age of 8, along with my parents. I have been a member of the Church for 25 years now. I participated in the Primary program, then the Young Women’s program, and now the Relief Society program. In June of 2011, I went on a full-time mission. I was called to serve in Peru, and it was one of the most beautiful experiences in my life. Then I was sealed in the Temple on November 29, 2014, and now I am the mother of a 1 year old baby, and I will soon have another baby. My parents are active in the Church, and I dedicate myself to being at home and taking care of my little girl. My husband and I are very happy. Church callings I have had include being a nursery teacher, a primary teacher, the Young Women’s president, a seminary teacher for three years, Gospel Doctrine teacher, a counselor in the Relief Society presidency, and I am currently a counselor for Young Women’s District presidency. I love to serve in the Church, the gospel is my life. I love this wonderful work. My testimony of the Church is with all my heart that I am in the true Church and the gospel has filled my life with happiness. I know that God lives, that Jesus Christ is His Son, and that the Holy Spirit bears witness of the Father and the Son. I also know that charity is the pure love of Christ and this work of caring for the children of my District is a work of love. I am grateful for the blessing of being a part of the Liahona Children’s Foundation and to have very beautiful experiences and see that almost all my children of the District have gained a little weight, and to see the smiles of happiness of those who receive the nutrients. My heart is full of joy to be able to serve them and to also have pregnant and nursing mothers who are also very happy to receive this great help. A thousand thanks to you, Brother and Sister Pearce, for sponsoring our District. We are very grateful, and we hope that this valuable aid continues for our District since it has been a great blessing since our children are of families with very limited income.
Community coordinators serve with Bountiful as volunteers. They organize other local volunteers and together conduct screenings, train families, distribute locally-purchased nutritional supplements, and follow up on infant development.
Dear Donors,
I hereby express my appreciation for the program of assistance to children who present some degree of malnutrition in the places covered by this District. I want to tell you that it has helped a lot of member families and non-members of the Church. The places where it has been helping are in the cities of Chichicastgenango, Joyabaj, Chinique, and Santa Cruz del Quiche. Thanks to this program several children have come out of the degree of malnutrition in which they were and the parents have expressed great gratitude for such help. For my part I am very grateful to LCF for having considered the Quiche District to establish this program, and I urge you to continue with such praiseworthy work, since there are many children in this place who need this help.
Sincerely,
Luis Alberto Noriega Cuellar
Quiche District President
Families in El Codo receiving monthly supply of supplements. From July 8-17th, the Bountiful Children's Foundation hosted a Nutritour to Guatemala. Here are some thoughts from one of the families who attended the Nutritour this year: I don’t believe I will ever go on...
11-2016 Mothers receiving supplements and instruction
Twin girls Maya and Sandra
11-2016 Denis on his new bed
Distribution and instruction day
11-2016 Wilson and his cousin in his home
Candelaria and her mother at distribution day
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Quiche-11-2016-Patricia-and-her-mother-are-third-from-the-left
Young child at a screening
Little boy being weighed at a screening
Mother and child with supplements and toys
Mother with infant
Child being weighed at a screening
Child at a screening with new toys
Little girl being measured
Children and mothers at a screening
Child being measured at screening
Little girl being weighed at a screening
Unhappy little boy
Women with nutritional supplements
Woman with supplements
Woman with supplements
All donations go toward identifying mothers and children in need, providing food supplements, health lessons, and other services. All donations are welcomed. Recurring monthly donations support community stability.
Our mission is to provide nutritional supplementation to malnourished children and pregnant/nursing mothers as well as to teach health and cognitive development skills to families in the areas we serve.