Ted Dodge Shares Guatemala Project

Ted Dodge, a nearly-new member of SGR, today shared his experiences with the Incaperina project in Senahu, Guatemala. According to Ted, this 5-year-old humanitarian project as part of a longstanding partnership with the non-profit Charity Anywhere organization, provides complete nutrition to expectant mothers and their newborn infants for only $1 per week and nutritional information for Mayan women.

In May of 2014 working with Charity Anywhere Foundation a group of 8 people went to San Jose DeChaca to work with the Mayan Echo Homestead.  Located 30 minutes from Panajachel and Lake Atitlan in one of the poorest areas of Guatemala, Greg and Lucy Jensen created the Homestead on 2 acres of land where they teach Guatemalan woman how to create square-foot gardens and grow vegetables.  In exchange for 10 hours of labor, the woman receive a grow box. They are also taught how to cook the vegetables for their family. Greg and Lucy have lived in Guatemala for 5 years with their three children.