Category Archives: Environmental sustainability

Village Health Enhanced through Emergency Medical Response Trainings

Posted on February 13, 2012 by admin

Distance and time are the acting conditions that dictate the quality of medical care received by rural indigenous communities.  A single Promotor (village Health Promotor) and a Comadrona (Midwife) are often the nearest and most accessible sources of healthcare for … Continue reading →

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Practice Makes Possibilities

Posted on February 1, 2012 by admin

Federico Chun Tec has a broad smile as he talks about his experience being a student at Ak’ Tenamit over the past year. Rico, as his friends call him, is a recent graduate of Asociación Ak’ Tenamit high school who … Continue reading →

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Seniors’ final projects show readiness to serve communities

Posted on September 27, 2011 by admin

Being able to pass final exams isn’t enough to graduate from Ak’ Tenamit. 12th grade students have to prove that they can put their classroom learning into practice and they have been doing just that over the past few months.  … Continue reading →

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An improved cookstove for every family in the village

Posted on July 18, 2011 by admin

Every family in the village of Barra Sartsun will soon have an improved cookstove thanks to the work of the organization Aprosarstun (Apro-sar-stoon) and their partner organization, Ecologic.  You’ll remember that a group of Ak’ Tenamit’s students founded Aprosarstun while still studying at Ak’ … Continue reading →

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