Our missions
We currently support five programs in Guatemala. Due to the closure of adoptions from Guatemala, the need for donations have grown tremendously. We at GAF are looking to expand our program to help more children as we see the number of children in orphanages increase.
The money collected by the GAF is used to purchase health care item such as over-the-counter medicines, and health care products like toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, soap and baby products. The GAF has also provided bedding for the hospital as well as surgical linens and specialty medical equipment as requested. All the donations are shipped via private courier or personally delivered and a receipt is received. We also visit the hospital and orphanages we support.
The money collected by the GAF is used to purchase health care item such as over-the-counter medicines, and health care products like toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, soap and baby products. The GAF has also provided bedding for the hospital as well as surgical linens and specialty medical equipment as requested. All the donations are shipped via private courier or personally delivered and a receipt is received. We also visit the hospital and orphanages we support.
Meet our partners in Guatemala
Luz De Maria Orphanage
This orphanage in Guatemala City is run by a very caring woman named Dinora Palacios and her sister. Dinora and her sister work so hard trying to provide a place for abandoned children.
There are currently 22 children ages 2-5 at the orphanage and 11 babies. Dinora is resourceful and works hard to find help from organizations and churches within Guatemala but it is not sustaining and very minimal.
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There are currently 22 children ages 2-5 at the orphanage and 11 babies. Dinora is resourceful and works hard to find help from organizations and churches within Guatemala but it is not sustaining and very minimal.
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Hermano Pedro Hospital & Orphanage
Street in Antigua
This volunteer hospital in Antigua is the home for hundreds of abandoned children and adults, they also provide day surgery, dental care, nutritional support and drug addiction/alcohol rehabilitation programs to the underserved population in the area.
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Happy Hearts Program
The Happy Hearts program is run by Rosa Maria Vides de Monzon with her cousin Veronica as the program coordinator. They are dedicated to helping the children and families of children that stay in Guatemala as well as those who are adopted. The program is focused on helping poor Guatemalan children to improve their ways of life through the love and commitment of some wonderful sponsors. They currently have numerous children in need of sponsorship.
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Luz De Fatima Orphanage
The Luz de Fatima orphanage in Guatemala City is run by Barbara Cofino with much help from her son Pedro de Leon. Barbara runs the orphanage and also works with children in 'legal limbo' and with older girls helping them receiving an education. Their hopes are to open a private high school where the tuition from day students would to help sustain an expanded orphanage which would care for 100 children.
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Hogar San Francisco Xavier School
Visiting Hogar San Francisco
This home in Mixco, outside of Guatemala city is home for a little less than 100 boys, and school for several hundred, houses boys who either have no family, or have family who cannot take care of them for various reasons (abuse, addiction, financial, etc)
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Rayo de Esperanza
"Rays of Hope" program in Guatemala City and surroundings. We are partnering with Wide Horizons for Children to support two "Hogars" in Guatemala. We made a personal visit to the Hogars in July 2009 and they are included in our links on this page.
