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| HELPS Education: Teaching Teachers |
| June 29, 2009 |
| We are half way through the 2009 school year at the HELPS William M. Botnan Primary School in Santa Avelina. This year, thirty master educators have worked with our teachers to improve instructional strategies. The goal is that the HELPS school will become a teacher learning center where rural teachers can observe the best practices. We hope the ultimate product will be a blueprint for how other rural schools can succeed. more... |
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| Volunteers Raise $1000 for Baby JLo |
| June 24, 2009 |
| Six-month-old Jennifer Lopez weighed 6 pounds when HELPS staff member, Rudy Gonzales, found her at the local hospital. While her mother underwent and recovered from gallbladder surgery, team members took turns caring for "baby JLo." At the end of the week, the team raised over $1,000 to purchase groceries, baby formula, and a water filter for the Lopez family. more... |
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| Mexico's First Lady Visits ONIL Stove Factory |
| June 24, 2009 |
| TOLUCA, MEXICO--June 17, 2009. The first Lady of Mexico, Mrs. Margarita Zavala de Calderón, visited the HELPS ONIL Stove Factory. The purpose of her visit was to show support for the ONIL Stove project and to see the factory first hand. Since the inauguration of the factory, over 10,000 ONIL Stoves have been installed in Mexican homes, preventing children from falling into open fires, and allowing over 60,000 Mexican people to breath clean air. more... |
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| Contact Us |
US Office
15301 Dallas Pkwy.
Suite 200
Addison, TX 75001
(972) 386-2901
(972) 386-4294 Fax
1-800-41- HELPS
Northern US Office
PO Box 1671
St. Cloud, MN 56302
(320) 333-0992
(320) 259-4856 Fax
Partners in Education Program
(PEP Kids)
Cheryl Weeks-Rosten
PEP Kids Director
cwrosten@gmail.com
989-631-5126
Guatemala Office
13 Ave. "B" 24-28 Zona 13
Guatemala, Guatemala 01007
011(502) 2428-6600
011(502) 2428-6666 Fax
México Office
Cruz Verde #199 Casa 8
Col. Lomas Quebradas
San Jerónimo Lédice
México DF 10000
Calling from:
Mexico:
(044) 55-22-42-4944
United States:
(011) 52-155-22-424994
info@helpsinternational.com
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Welcome To HELPS International
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HELPS International, organized in 1984, is a US 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation that partners with individuals, businesses, corporations, local and national governments to alleviate poverty in Latin America. HELPS integrated programs include: medical care, education, community and economic development, and agricultural innovations in order to improve the quality of life for the indigenous people of Latin America. Read more about HELPS projects and check out the site links for volunteer opportunities, success stories, the needs of families in Guatemala and Mexico, videos and ways to donate. |
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How We Help
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MEDICAL
To alleviate medical problems in Guatemala's rural indigenous areas, HELPS International believes in providing US hospital standard healthcare from highly trained medical/surgical teams to the rural population. Alleviating suffering through medical care promotes a positive healthcare attitude among the rural population, and serves to lessen the burden on major medical centers in the cities. |
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EDUCATION
HELPS International believes that education is essential to the future of Guatemala, and has worked since the early 1980's with Mayan (indigenous) women and children in the development of literacy and education. Today, the HELPS Education Program has developed into a system of K through Sixth grade education, with scholarship assistance for those seeking secondary education. HELPS continues to make a strong commitment to longterm literacy and education.
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COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
The cornerstone of HELPS International's development philosophy is the belief in an integrated approach with a variety of HELPS programs in order to assist communities in the developing world. HELPS recruits volunteer groups to implement such projects as the ONIL stove installations, school construction, potable water systems, and concrete floors for homes. |
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THE ONIL STOVE
For centuries the indigenous population, the Mayan, have cooked their meals using open flame three-stone fires on the floors of their one room homes . This traditional method of cooking is the cause of rampant medical and environmental problems throughout rural Guatemala. After an investigation of the cultural and technological factors surrounding three-stone fires, HELPS International developed the "ONIL" Stove: a durable stove that minimizes smoke and burns, and reduces wood use by 70%. |
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
HELPS International believes economic changes are essential in order for Guatemala to have real and permanent growth; HELPS, therefore, supports economic efforts that promote opportunity and individual initiative. HELPS programs include: micro-credit loans, and the creation of marketing outlets for the products of Guatemala. |
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COFFEE PROGRAM
Guatemala is a place of great beauty and a place that grows simply the best tasting coffee in the world. In an effort to provide economic assistance to the country, HELPS International is now offering its own private labeled Guatemalan coffee. In addition to the great taste, this coffee offers a great benefit: all the profits from the sale of HELPS coffee go to programs specifically designed to improve the lives of the Guatemalan people. |
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CORN PROGRAM
HELPS believes that increased yields in the cultivation of corn is key to alleviating poverty because improving corn production equals improving the economy of Guatemala. HELPS, in cooperation with its partner DISAGRO, implemented a corn program in the rural highlands that resulted in increased production and promises to bring real economic change to the region. |
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WATER FILTER PROGRAM
The HELPS Gravity Water Filter is a practical solution to the need for safe drinking water everyday in rural communities, and during emergency relief efforts. Safe drinking water is often very scarce, or available at great expense. The gravity water filter uses two containers: a person simply pours the water into the top container where it then filters to the lower container through a ceramic purification element, providing up to 10 gallons of safe drinking water every four hours. The initial assembly is easy and the setup time is about 15 minutes. |
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