Partners

Asociación Yashalúm

Since 2004, GPA has collaborated with Asociación Yashalúm, in Yajalon, Chiapas, Mexico, to train Tzeltal-speaking midwives in Western medical techniques. Asociación Yashalum, with funding from the Mission Teaching Foundation, is an indigenous community development organization that supports education and environmental and health awareness in Yajalon and surrounding municipalities. Volunteers at Asociación Yashalum have provided crucial assistance in scheduling, interpretation and teaching support during workshops, managing logistics, and ensuring follow-up between visits by GPA staff. Yashalum coordinators also help GPA staff understand the changing needs of lay practitioners and the complexities of working with the formal and informal health sectors. The partnership has helped midwives gain more recognition from state health institutions and has increased awareness of the important role midwives play in public health.

Global Legacy Programs

Founded in 2008 by Mireille Hanna, Global Legacy Programs seeks to help the poor through the support of sustainable projects with a focus on education, health, and community progress. They have partnered with GPA in Chiapas, Mexico to restore bathroom facilities at Casa Santa Maria, a girls’ dormitory serving up to 50 children who attend local schools on scholarships. GLP also sponsored missions to the Philippines, Guatemala, Peru, and Mexico.

Asociación Guatemalteca Pro-Agua y Saneamiento (AGUA)

AGUA is a non-profit organization based in Guatemala City that specializes in water and sanitation projects in the context of rural development. Among other activities, they provide feasibility studies and technical plans for organizations to implement basic infrastructure projects in developing communities. GPA has partnered with AGUA in two communities in Guatemala on assessing local needs and capacity and implementing clean water infrastructure projects.