Once a month there is a meeting in Chulumal II to discuss the three water projects and other news pertinent to the community (like upcoming health clinics or road work). I took the following photos without flash to not attract attention. The men sit on the left, and the women sit on the right. Up front at the table are the current leaders, serving their 2-year term.
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| Michael, trying to understand K'iche'. |
This month there was a special health teaching by a local group, ASDECO, trying to promote the development of Guatemala. They covered the following topics:
Keep your outhouse clean.
Drink atol (hot drink made of corn) rather than sodas.
Keep your chickens out of your house, especially your bed.
Pregnant women need special care.
Malnourished children can't learn.
Don't eat food years past its expiration date.
Don't throw used disposable diapers on the road.
Afterward they served a snack to everyone, which was a bread roll from a well-used box and a cup of atol (hot drink made of corn). They served the drink in plastic mugs. Near the end of serving the large group, they ran out of mugs. Shortly they brought in more, which we guessed someone washed from the first part of the group that had already finished. We turned down the snack after watching all those hands reach into the box, and the drink since we weren't sure how well the mugs were washed and dried. Interesting after the teaching on germs...
The local people really seem to respect ASDECO, and we hope they will make the changes that were suggested.
