A man who works hard in his community

It is very difficult to find stable work in rural Guatemala. Most people work for short periods of time and income is not regular.

Jose has a large family of 8 children. He is 57 years old and he works in Coban selling ice cream.  He has to walk many kilometers to see just one ice cream.

Jose says, “It’s hard to sell ice cream, especially in cold weather and rain, but God has always given me his blessing. This work helps me support my family, because I earn approximately Q40 and Q50 daily (about $5 per day) .”

After finish a hard day of work, Jose begins his second job as a health care worker in his community.

This year, through the training of Medical Teams International, with the support of United Way Guatemala and SeeYourImpact donors like you, Jose has started a new program with others members of the community to learn how to better care for people.

Now he has more knowledge. For example, he just attended to a woman who needed help during her pregnacy and helped to save the life of her child in the community hospital.

Jose says again, “I want to see a different community that is clean, with latrines in the homes, safe drinking water and everybody is healthy. I will continue working hard to see this come true.”

Thank you for supporting Jose and allowing him to make a huge difference in his community!