Katie Bonomo fundraising for Guatemala - '19 Pope Team

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Guatemala - '19 Pope Team

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This team is led by Haley Pope and Weston Wise, a wife-husband duo, who is excited to recruit and lead this team to Solola, Guatemala! Please join us on the trip or donate to help support the work we'll be doing there: building smokeless stoves for several families in the Lake Atitlan area.

The Issue:

One of the most significant challenges to housing in Guatemala is access to land. Many low-income families have no legal proof that they own the land they inhabit. These properties rarely have basic utilities and are often located in vulnerable areas, such as ravines and riverbanks. Even when a family has moderate income or has managed to save a small amount of money, obtaining a loan to purchase land or buy a home is often a challenge.

Our team will be building “healthy home kits,” which will include the construction and installation of smokeless stoves. Smokeless stoves are built from adobe blocks, a metal stovetop, and a metal pipe to ventilate. The multiple-burner metal stovetop allows women to dedicate more time to other tasks and to income generation. These stoves allow for faster cooking times that can reduce firewood use up to 60%, which helps save the forests and families over $700 a year. The stoves cost $100 USD and are subsidized: families only pay 100 quetzales (roughly $12).

Habitat's Response

Established in 1979 to improve the lives of low-income families in Guatemala through the construction of adequate, affordable housing, Habitat for Humanity Guatemala was the first Habitat organization in the Latin America and Caribbean region. Since the construction of its first home more than 30 years ago, Habitat Guatemala has served more than 32,000 families and has extended its work to each of the country’s 22 states. Habitat for Humanity does much more than just build houses, including raising awareness about the need for adequate housing, advocating for improved housing policy, and much more.

Global Village is Habitat for Humanity’s international volunteer program. Teams travel to over 40 countries to work alongside communities, build housing solutions, and experience local culture. Our goal is to change the lives of the people we serve, as well as the lives of the volunteers.

To join a team or learn more, visit www.habitat.org/gv.

About Habitat for Humanity International 

Driven by the vision that everyone needs a decent place to live, Habitat for Humanity began in 1976 as a grassroots effort on a community farm in southern Georgia. The housing organization has since grown to become a leading global nonprofit working in more than 1,300 communities throughout the U.S. and in more than 70 countries. Families and individuals in need of a hand up partner with Habitat for Humanity to build or improve a place they can call home. Habitat homeowners help build their own homes alongside volunteers and pay an affordable mortgage. Through financial support, volunteering or adding a voice to support affordable housing, everyone can help families achieve the strength, stability and self-reliance they need to build better lives for themselves. Through shelter, we empower. To learn more, visit habitat.org.

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