Health and Nutrition in my community

Education Program Training

On November 13th and 14th Maya Traditions hold a two days workshop for students from our Education Program. The topic of the workshop was "Health and Nutrition in my community." The students were trained in topics like nutrition, health management in the communities, personal hygiene and hygiene in food preparation as well as the role of healers and medicinal plants in the communities. 30 young students in ages between 15 to 22 years from the communities as Chirijox fromSanta Catarina Ixtahuacan, Santa Clara la Laguna, San Juan La Laguna, Quejel from Chichicastenango, Chuacruz from Solola and Patanatic from Panajachel. The students were trained also in project development. The objective of this workshop was to train young people, so they can be able to develop a project and execute it with Maya Traditions Foundation help, transmit their knowledge to the artisan groups in their community and other people of the same community in order to participate in their communities and built their leaderships skills. Thanks to Live Better, Health Department of Sololá Community Network Lingusitistica Kaqchikel Ajq'omanel and for the support in the workshops.