Finding Freedom through Friendship exists because of men, or rather, the lack of them. The widows and abandoned Guatemalan women and their children in our program were in crisis in the mountains of Central America; without a good husband, children go hungry and women are without emotional and physical shelter. A family, in the truest…
Life isn’t how many of us pictured it when we first ventured into this journey called adulthood. I can’t think of a single Finding Freedom through Friendship board member who is living a life that they would call perfect. Each of us has faced difficult, gut-wrenching issues that turn bright days dark. Yolanda with board…
It is called the “gray zone”….that nebulous area of humanitarian issues that aren’t black nor are they white. Merriam Webster’s describes the color gray as this: having an intermediate and often vaguely defined position, condition, or character <an ethically gray area> Life’s journey doesn’t follow a straight line, and neither do challenges that arise when…
What an amazing world we would live in if every mother had the resources she needed to provide for her children. As a new widow living in the mountains of Guatemala, Hilda struggles to find food, water and firewood for her family. She is our most current, and resource-scarce client. Finding the perfect gift…
Guatemala consistently falls short on international parameters for the well-being of its people. Rank this Central American country’s numbers for crime, poverty, literacy and violence against women, and Guatemala’s statistics fall in the red zone.The current humanitarian crisis in the world is unprecedented. BBC radio recently reported that the United Nations needs 16 BILLION dollars…
What an amazing journey Emelin must have had when she recently traveled from the mountains of rural Guatemala to attend the United Nations “Every Woman Every Congress” as part of the Commission on the Status of Women. Meet Emelin Here Speaking in front of a group of world leaders is not for the faint of…