This project seeks to improve maternal and neonatal health outcomes for Tz'utujil Maya women in Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala, by enhancing local healthcare infrastructure and expanding community-based prenatal support. Our primary objectives are to ensure safer pregnancies, provide comprehensive prenatal and neonatal
care, and equip trusted local health workers, known as Promotoras, to promote health education within their communities.
The project will directly benefit over 500 pregnant women annually, offering them essential prenatal care, early risk assessments, and resources to manage potential pregnancy complications. Key to achieving this is a significant upgrade to Hospitalito Atitlán's medical equipment, including new ultrasound machines, neonatal
warming and resuscitation tables, and advanced laboratory tools. With these additions, the hospital can perform crucial prenatal screenings locally, reducing the need for distant travel to government hospitals and enabling early interventions for high-risk pregnancies.
A critical part of the project involves training and equipping 16 Community Health Promoters, or Promotoras, who speak the local Tz'utujil language and are well respected within their communities. These women are trusted neighbors who actively encourage pregnant women to seek care at the four rural prenatal clinics. They
visit homes, share culturally relevant prenatal health information, and support families in developing personalized emergency birth plans. By connecting women to local resources and helping them navigate healthcare options, the Promotoras play a vital role in bridging traditional practices with modern healthcare services, ensuring timely access to prenatal care and enhancing community trust in medical interventions.
The budget provides $107,204 for new neo-natal equipment, $$7597 for training of staff and outreach workers. Including management, the total grant size is $130,925
We expect to start project implementation in January of 2025 and conclude later in the year.
Additional details are available in the Grant Application, 2570080.
Your project is "Fully Pledged". This means the amount of the pledges is equal to the total budget of the project. Now the project needs to be finalized and go through the approval process with The Rotary Foundation. This process gets started on the administration page.
Project listed for the 2024-25 Rotary Year.
The TRF Grant application number is #2570080.
Proposed Financing
Existing Contributions Towards This Project
Date
Cash
DDF
Total
Truckee (5190)
25-Nov-24
$28,589
$28,589
$57,178
Truckee Sunrise (5190)
25-Nov-24
$2,857
$2,857
$5,714
Reno Central (5190)
18-Dec-24
$3,000
$3,000
$6,000
Corral de Tierra (5230)
18-Dec-24
$952
$952
$1,904
Oakland (5170)
18-Dec-24
$714
$5,000
$5,714
Oakville (7080)
18-Dec-24
$5,000
$2,000
$7,000
District 5170 DDF
18-Dec-24
-
$1,111
$1,111
Fort Collins-Breakfast (5440)
19-Dec-24
$2,500
$5,000
$7,500
Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation
-
$38,805
$38,805
Total
$130,926
DDF contributions in grey are pending approval of the corresponding district committee.
Note: as of July 1, 2015 there is a 5% additional support fee for cash contributions. This fee does not appear in the financials above because it does not apply if the funds are sent directly to the project account (without going through TRF, and therefore without Paul Harris credit). Clubs sending their cash contribution to TRF must be aware they will have to send an additional 5%.
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History Log Entries
22-Nov-24
by Michael Rosen
System Entry: Creation of project page.
25-Nov-24
by Jon Gresley
System Entry: Pledge of $30,000 with $28,571 DDF by Jon Gresley of the Rotary Club of Truckee, District 5190.
25-Nov-24
by Jon Gresley
System Entry: Pledge of $3,000 with $2,857 DDF by Dave Olson of the Rotary Club of Truckee Sunrise, District 5190.
18-Dec-24
by Jon Gresley
System Entry: Pledge of $3,000 with $3,000 DDF by Michael Rainey of the Rotary Club of Reno Central, District 5190.
18-Dec-24
by Jon Gresley
System Entry: Pledge of $952 by Doug Brown of the Rotary Club of Corral de Tierra, District 5230.
18-Dec-24
by Jon Gresley
System Entry: Pledge of $750 with $5,000 DDF by Peter Sherris of the Rotary Club of Oakland, District 5170.
18-Dec-24
by Jon Gresley
System Entry: Pledge of $2,500 with $5,000 DDF by Bob Waltermire of the Rotary Club of Oakville, District 7080.
18-Dec-24
by Jon Gresley
System Entry: Pledge of $1,111 DDF by Maruri Okamoto-Kearney of the Rotary Club of Cupertino, District 5170.
18-Dec-24
by Jon Gresley
System Entry: Pledge of $31,375 with $29,881 DDF by Jon Gresley of the Rotary Club of Truckee, District 5190.
18-Dec-24
by Jon Gresley
System Entry: Project is now "Fully Pledged".
19-Dec-24
by Jon Gresley
System Entry: Project reverted to "Published".
19-Dec-24
by Jon Gresley
System Entry: Pledge of $17,032 by Jon Gresley of the Rotary Club of Truckee, District 5190.
19-Dec-24
by Jon Gresley
System Entry: Project is now "Fully Pledged".
19-Dec-24
by Jon Gresley
System Entry: Pledge of by Jon Gresley of the Rotary Club of Truckee, District 5190.
19-Dec-24
by Jon Gresley
System Entry: Project reverted to "Published".
19-Dec-24
by Jon Gresley
System Entry: Pledge of $2,500 with $5,000 DDF by Joe McCarthy of the Rotary Club of Fort Collins-Breakfast, District 5440.
19-Dec-24
by Jon Gresley
System Entry: Pledge of $2,500 with $5,000 DDF by Joe McCarthy of the Rotary Club of Fort Collins-Breakfast, District 5440.
