Openings for Rotary mission to Santa Cruz Guatemala

Posted by Rod Smith

on Nov 20, 2012

Hi, Rod.

Our service project in Guatemala is pretty well organized at this point. We will assist and support a small Mayan village called Santa Cruz on the shore of Lake Atitlan with the installation of latrines and vented stoves as well as gather information and ideas for future projects. We will spend three weeks there in January/February 2013, with tentative dates around January 12th to February 3rd.

There are still a couple of vacancies in our team, and I wondered if anybody from your club would be interested in joining us. It would be ideal for a couple, as there are lots of opportunities for the ladies to become involved with the village women, with cooking, crafts, etc. rather than installing stoves and working on building latrines!!

We'll be well supported by the people from the Oak Bay club and a couple of other NGOs that are on the ground there. There is a hotel nearby where we can stay for very little cost , and I'm estimating the airfare at about $1000 return. The visit also involves a few days of guided sightseeing around the area. This would be an excellent trip for somebody who has never been on an international service project before.

Please get back to me if you need more information or if a visit to your club would be a good idea!

Cheers!

Patrick Maguire

Nanaimo Daybreak Rotary Club