In Latin America, many families, children and young people live in poverty. They need support to rise out of poverty and actively shape their futures.

The LatAM Team has decided to support a project called "More than maize". It is an important nutrition program for Mayan families in Guatamala. In the three indigenous village communities of Pajomel, Chuitzanchaj and Laguna Seca in the department of Sololá, more than 70% of the young children are malnourished. The harvests of Mayan families are threatened by declining soil fertility. Many children suffer from diarrheal diseases due to poor hygienic conditions and are unable to utilize the little food available. Malnutrition and undernourishment have a strong impact on development, especially during the first three years of life, and thus have lifelong consequences.

As we are approaching the Festive Season and a new year, we reflect on the year past. "This is the season of giving" and in the spirit of it, what can we do to relieve some of the pain people are facing. This is where we call on YOU. 

If you think about making donations, why not support a cause close to our hearts, close to the countries we love. 

We would like to rally against poverty in this country and therefore would like to make donation to specific cause. We want our contribution to be one that brings about a tangible improvement in people’s lives. ¡Vivamos mejor!

In Latin America many children, young people and families live in poverty. They need start-up assistance to get out of poverty and actively shape their lives.

Therefore Vivamos Mejor focus their vital support on projects like education, water and food in the following countries: Guatemala, Colombia, Nicaragua, Honduras.

For more details about the programs, please visit www.vivamosmejor.ch/en  

With your donation Vivamos Mejor support disadvantaged people, 

• by raising awareness of hygiene, nutrition and agro-ecological farming methods among indigenous people in remote project areas through radio and TV campaigns.
• by training smallholder families through agricultural advisory to manage their fields more sustainably and thus prevent soil fatigue.
• by offering practical nutrition workshops to teach families how they can grow additional food to maize and integrate it into their diet.

Get out your phones and make a donation via TWINT or type in your credit card details. Let us stand together and make the weakest stronger. Let us reach our donation target as a team. We are counting on YOU!