Help feed 168 tseltal children in Chiapas

Third quarterly report 2021

Physical Wellness

• Our Health Day took place on July 27 -30. Over 180 children were anthropometric measured and hemoglobin samples were taken, to follow up anemia and malnutrition. Dewormer were delivered to all indigenous families.
• 300 tubes and 301 ultraviolet lamps of 16 watts each one were purchased, delivered and ready for water purification filters further installation.
• 110 water tanks and installation materials were purchased and delivered to the indigenous communities for installation of domestic water waste treatment systems.
• 81 water tanks were purchased. Through September, 51 of them were delivered at 4 indigenous communities. In the next few months we will finish all deliveries and we will be able to start rainwater harvest systems.

Social wellness

• As part of our Long Distance Training Program for life, young indigenous population have been studying the digital lessons (podcasts and infographics) with several themes:

     Oral hygiene

     Pesticides

     Physical activity

     The importance of jungles and forests

     The importance of cornfields

     Gender equity

     Community organization

     Discrimination

     Social networks and its purpose

     Alcoholism and drug addiction

• Young people have been teaching the children about certain topics, such as:       

      Hand washing

      Pollinators

      Childrens´rights

      Bullying

• Indigenous women have been learning and improving about several topics such as:

      Stationary diseases

      Hypertension

      Cancer

      Deforestation and reforestation

      Forest fires

      Conservation of animal species

       Free violence education

      Taxes

      Access to govermental programs

      Barter and reciprocity

      Poverty

      Migration

Economic wellness

• Social economy workshops were given to all indigenous groups, exploring their natural and cultural resources in order to achieve a better development of their entrepreneurships.
• Ixim made the first prototype of a water purification filter, embedded in a drop-down table. The first project will be produced in San Jeronimo Tulijá community.