St. Mary Magdalene, Apex, Housing/Feeding Project, Guatemala

In Guatemala, approximately 47% of children under 5 years of age are chronically malnourished, one of the highest rates in the world. This is particularly prevalent among indigenous children living in remote communities.

Since 2017, the St. Mary Magdalene community has partnered with local parishes in North Carolina and Christ the King Parish in Mashpee, Massachusetts to support housing, feeding, and educational initiatives in Guatemala and El Salvador. This has resulted in construction of over 200 homes; food and income support through multiple chicken and pig farms; agricultural initiatives, including numerous vegetable gardens and fruit tree groves; and educational scholarships for nearly 100 students from one of the worst parts of Guatemala City. Most recently a massive community water project was completed, supplying potable water to each family in the impoverished community of El Tablon, Guatemala. These are truly life-changing events! None of this would have been possible without the generosity of donors in these parish communities.

This current appeal, as part of a larger 70 home project, is targeted to the funding and construction of 10 homes in the remote, extremely poor community of Suchitepequez, with any overfunding to be used exclusively for the planting of farms and procurement of farming supplies.

It is important to note that donations of any size make a huge difference! Additionally, we are blessed to have 5 matching home donations. The cost of each home is $11,043, with the match applied to any donor who funds the cost for a complete home, effectively doubling the impact of the donation.

We thank all the donors in advance for their support to lift up these humble people, who remain steadfast in their faith despite being the poorest of the poor.