Experiences
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Goals
- To dignify the life of men, women, youth and children through the good news of the reign of God.
- To promote the self-development of communities through active and conscious participation in the programs of CESSMAQ so that they will have a dignified life as children of God.
Indigenous Quiche children, youth, women and men who live in the rural situation of poverty.
Listing of communities and programs
The Mission-Maya Quiche partnership needs your continued prayer and financial support in order to complete these projects.
| Education Program - Computer Centers | Q13,000 | $1,677 |
| Education Program - Typing Acadamies | Q79,500 | $ 10,258 |
| Organization and Leadership Development | Q21,900 | $2,825 |
| Health Programs | Q35,700 | $4,606 |
| Agriculture Program | Q36,500 | $4,709 |
| Socio-Economic Development Program | Q318,500 | $41,096 |
| Basic Administration | Q126,700 | $16,348 |
| Q631,800 | $81,522 |
Note: US dollar amounts are calculated using 7.75 quetzales per dollar.
The 2003 Operational Plan will take place in a community environment of increased poverty, unemployment, low prices for agricultural products, violence, lack of educational opportunity and jobs for youth, political uncertainty in an election year; in short, the continued story of exclusion, marginalization, poverty and a political state that slows down the processes of development.
In this context, CESSMAQ implements this program of work and actions that generate community self-development, promotes economic development and is of social and spiritual benefit to each man, woman, and family.
The principal focuses of the plan are organizational, technical training and social and financial help. In each community, the work is implemented by promoters who form the core of the plan and work the contents of each program.
A special aspect of the 2003 plan is the emphasis on Bible and theological reflection in each program with the theme “Christian Service In The Old and New Testament”. The Christian/Evangelical identification of the CESSMAQ organization will be strengthened and above all to confront suffering, dismotivation and loss of hope of the people with the love and power of God.
More background, and information on work methods is available in the 2000-2005 Workplan.
Computer Centers
To bring to the communities computer centers and facilitate access to youth for a technical career in computers and, in this way, raise the educational level. Provide opportunities for work and accomplish other academic studies that as a consequence, will raise the quality of life.
- To obtain from Mission Presbytery 20 computers for four computer centers which will benefit 120 youth and lead to a diploma in computer technology after 2 years. Other groups of youth will follow.
- The four centers will function with an agreement between CESSMAQ and the church or local community development committee, to assure a quality education and to function in a self-sufficient manner. The four centers will use a plan based on self-sufficiency to assure the ability to function indefinitely to provide quality education. The four computer centers will be in Cantel (Primitiva Presbyterian Church), La Cumbre (Women’s Committee and Manantial Presbyterian Church), Chajabal (Women’s Association and Prince of Peace Presbyterian Church), and Almolongo (Mount of Olives Presbyterian Church).
- Every 2 months – present courses for the youth with themes that strengthen their development socially, intellectually and spiritually.
| 20 computers (from Mission Presbytery) | - | |
| Obtain accreditation | Q4,000 | |
| Bi-monthly courses of character formation, Bible, theology, and human development | Q9,000 | |
| Balance of funds required | Q13,000 | |
| $1,677 |
Typing Academies
There is no free education after the 6th grade in Guatemala. In order to complete secondary school, students much have completed a typing course for which the tuition is quite expensive and beyond the reach of most Mayan families.
The government will provide typing teachers for the certified typing courses if the community provides the machines and the space for the schooling. Training materials are provided by a small fee paid by students.
- During 2003 install 4 academies to benefit 100 youth (25/community each year) with typing courses at the basic level and free courses. The academies will be in Chajabal, Tzampoj and La Cumbre (Sohomnip has one already)
- Sign agreement between CESSMAQ and the church and/or Community which will run the project to guarantee quality education and function indefinitely through a plan of self-sustainment.
- To gain accreditation for the four academies from the Minister of Education to be able to award certificates and diplomas.
| 40 manual typewriters (10 machines/academy) | Q72,000 | |
| 40 tables and chairs | Q4,000 | |
| Certification | Q3,500 | |
| Balance of funds required | Q79,500 | |
| $10,258 |
Organization and Leadership Development
To continue training and advising the local development committees and women’s committees and provide continuity to the process of community self-development, through the use of two promoters.
- Planning: To provide continuation to the training and advice (consulting) to fifteen women’s committees, three youth committees (Chuigirondina, Sohomnip and Tzucubal), and eight community development committees (men) in the aspects of planning, monitoring and evaluation of projects.
- Steps Of The Project: To give advice and to accompany the committees in the designing of projects for the community and also to help them in the search and alloction of resources for the projects.
- Local Power: To train committees to assume and develop leadership of local situations which are preventing their full participation in specific activities of CESSMAQ.
| Two promoters | Q18,700 | |
| Training materials | Q1,200 | |
| Training of promoters | Q2,000 | |
| Balance of funds required | Q21,900 | |
| $2,825 |
Health
To continue the training of the women on theoretical and the practical to provide them the resources and self-sustaining methods to maintain adequate and dignified family health.
- Preventive medicine: To train 320 women in 16 communities so they can have basic knowledge of the causes, effects and forms of prevention of communicable diseases and environmental hygiene.Nutrition: Improve nutrition of 320 women and their families through the use of family gardens and also training the women on the use of various adequate, local herbs, vegetables and fruits with nutritional value.
- Natural medicine: Train 320 women in the use of appropriate medicinal plants to improve the quality of life of the sick since the poor have no means to cure their sicknesses. The general subjects are: cough medicines, ointments, pills, symptoms and remedies.
- Mental health: To provide activities for youth and children on mental health to prevent drug addiction, alcoholism, violence, truancy, loss of social values, morals, both Christian and cultural.
| Salaries of 3 promoters @Q800/month for 10 months | Q24,000 | |
| Seeds for family gardens | Q4,800 | |
| Consumables for the practicing and demonstration of family gardens | Q3,400 | |
| Three promoters for mental health | Q3,500 | |
| Balance of funds required | Q35,700 | |
| $4,606 |
Agriculture
Faced with increased poverty due to the crisis of low coffee prices - promote diversification of agricultural production in order to generate economic income that will provide for the basic needs of the family.
- During 2003, provide technical advice to 305 farmers of six communities that continue to grow organic coffee.
- Train and begin to diversify agricultural products for 240 small coffee growers in La Ceiba, Tzucubal, Chilosap, Pala’ and Log Angeles. They will be trained to begin production of fruits and vegetables like carrots, lettuce, radishes, sugar beets and others to derive economic income to improve their standard of living affected by the increase of poverty caused by low coffee prices and unemployment.
- To train farmers to use part of their production of fruits and vegetables for their own nutrition.
| Cost of 3 promoters at Q800/mo for 10 mos | Q24,000 | |
| Seeds for demonstration plots | Q6,000 | |
| Training of 3 promoters | Q3,500 | |
| Evaluation of work | Q1,000 | |
| CESSMAQ supervision | Q2,000 | |
| Balance of funds required | Q36,500 | |
| $4,709 |
Socio-Economic Development
To provide training, advice and financial help to groups of poor to facilitate productive activites that will raise the standard of living.
- Provide to 200 women in 10 communities a loan of Q120,000 for productive activities like, growing chickens, buying and selling clothes, production of handcrafts, making typical suits, production of soap and candles. Each woman will receive Q600 nn loan form that will be for a period of one year.
- Provide a loan of Q80,000 for 40 women of La Cumbre and Chajabal (20 in each community) for raising milk cows. Each woman will receive the quantity of Q2,000 to buy a cow and pay back the loan in two years.
- Establish three occupational training centers to train 75 youth each year in productive work to combat poverty and the social and economic exclusion. Areas for training are tailoring, embroidery, typical bags, typical fabrics, and carpentry. The occupational training centers are Chuigirondina (tailoring and suits), Canton Los Angeles (tailoring and shirts), and Tzampoj (carpentry). Each center will function on a basic plan of annual work. Loans wil be made for working capital to 75 youth.
- To provide Q60,000 in loans for the purchase of seeds to diversify agricultural production. Each farmer would receive a loan of Q250 in the form of a loan for one year. Products would be sold in local markets or at markets of nearby communities.
- Train a promoter to provide technical assessment to the groups that receive loans to assure they are making quality products in order to gain markets for their products.
| Loans to 200 women | Q120,000 | |
| Loans to 40 women for cows | Q80,000 | |
| Three teachers in occupational training centers | Q15,000 | |
| Working capital for 75 youth | Q75,000 | |
| Loans for 240 farmers to diversify | Q60,000 | |
| Promoter to assess quality of production | Q6,000 | |
| Balance of funds required | Q318,500 | |
| $41,096 |
Basic Administration
| Director’s Salary | Q24,000 | |
| Salary for Secretary and Accountant | Q18,000 | |
| Oil and Gas | Q13,500 | |
| Repair and maintenance of vehicle | Q3,500 | |
| Communication: telephone bills | Q7,200 | |
| Lights and water | Q6,000 | |
| Computer and fax maintenance | Q2,500 | |
| Paper and supplies for office | Q5,500 | |
| 14 sessions of administrative committee | Q12,600 | |
| Personal expenses for trips to communities to supervise | Q1,200 | |
| Work Presentations | Q10,000 | |
| Training | Q3,500 | |
| Planning meetings | Q3,800 | |
| Balance of funds required | Q126,700 | |
| $16,348 |
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