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Paz y Bien Bazaar (Fair Trade)

Bazar Paz y Bien Guatemala. Comercio Justo
20500 people were benefited with different products from
Paz y Bien Bazaar of Fair Trade

After the economic crisis that several families suffered after losing their jobs as a result of Covid-19, at the Paz y Bien Bazaar they found access to different products at very low costs and this has allowed them to obtain different products such as: footwear for boys, girls and adults, accessories, and (due to the current situation) there were also many hygiene products, such as soap, shampoo, antibacterial gel, brushes and disinfectants, among other ones. During this year, different donations were made to low-income people from different villages and communities of the municipality of Quezaltepeque.

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Communication Department

Departamento de Comunicación de Paz y Bien Guatemala

53 radio and 43 television programs were produced,
159 interviews and more than 326 recordings, 98
posters and institutional designs and around 4816
photographs were taken during 2021

The communication department has been consolidated during 2021 maintaining quality and professionalism in the institutional communication of the Asociación Paz y Bien in Guatemala. It has been notorious a growth in social networks, greater effectiveness in the coverage of activities and the production of the program Las Buenas Noticias (“The Good News”), one of the projects with the greatest acceptance by viewers and radio listeners of the stations and channels that broadcast our programs weekly.

We thank for their support in disseminating our programs to Radio Shekina Stereo, La Voz del Señor of Esquipulas, El Poder de Esquipulas, Radio Lobos or Radio Olopa.

As for television, we thank to Channel 5 of Cable Fácil Digital, Channel 13 Tlcom and Tv Olopa.

Notes in written media

External media coverage to Paz y Bien has been very important in order to publicize the work that is being performed by the association. It shows during the year 2021 notes for three written media, regarding the different projects that are worked, in Nuestro Diario, El Periódico, Orient News and Gráfico de Oriente.

Institutional Relations

During 2021, a visit was made to the media of communication that transmit weekly our program Las Buenas Noticias, what allowed strengthen support ties: Channel 5 of Cable Fácil, Channel 13 of Tlcom, Channel TV Olopa, as well as continuity with the stations of Radio Lobos, El Poder of Esquipulas, Shekina Estereo, La Voz del Señor of Esquipulas.

Interviews

The recording set of the program Las Buenas Noticias was the space to interview different personalities who shared information regarding the work they do from their spaces and themes of interest. We can mention the visit of the president of CONADI, the Director of the Center of Health of Quezaltepeque, the Sergeant of Military Reserves, representatives of foundations, and our fellow doctors, who always were willing to share different topics in the program.

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Project Coordination

Coordinación de Proyectos

Paz y Bien, in order to improve care for people with the greatest needs in the department of Chiquimula, has created the Office of Coordination of Programs and Projects. From this Office, intensive work has been done as for creating inter-institutional ties that allow comprehensive care for the most vulnerable people of department. At present, Paz y Bien Association has agreements with the municipalities of San Jacinto and Camotán and projects and incidence in the municipalities of Jocotán, Ipala, Esquipulas, Olopa and Concepción las Minas, and it has managed to maintain work with various international cooperation agencies such as cooperation ones belonging to the Spanish Administration, in close collaboration with the Office of Paz y Bien Projects in Spain.

Paz y Bien Association participates in a macro project

The Program for the Prevention of Irregular Migration – financed by the CITI Foundation and the transnational organization United Way – is a large-scale joint initiative of entities from the triangle of countries formed by Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. Paz y Bien Guatemala, together with the Regional Peasant Association ASORECH, executes the Guatemalan part of this Central American macro project, based on their experience with peasant women, and especially with the ones suffering violence. What the Program seeks precisely is strengthen the family unit as well as the empowerment of income diversification for 2000 vulnerable mothers in the three countries of the Northern Triangle of Central America, in order to reduce push factors in areas that present large irregular migration. In the case of Guatemala, it seeks the strengthening of 800 mothers of families located in the Department of Chiquimula in the period 2021-2022. The program will receive reinforcement from the City Council of Sevilla, Spain.

 

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Doctor’s Office

Consultorio Médico. Paz y Bien Guatemala

20874 patients were treated at the different clinics of the Paz y Bien Medical Office.

In fact, patient care increases each year in our Medical Office. This has been achieved thanks to the great professionalism and the service that our team provides to all the patients who seek in Paz y Bien Medical Office to be attended in the health problems that afflict them, offering thus the following services; Pediatrics, Gynecology, Rehabilitation Clinic, Clinic of the Women, X-Rays, Traumatology, General Medicine, Nutrition Clinic, Psychology Clinic, laboratory tests and room for minor surgery procedures.

Clinical Laboratory
Laboratorio Clínico. Paz y Bien Guatemala
21457 laboratory tests were carried out giving the certainty of the results after the acquisition of high-end equipment and with the latest technology, in addition to allow different laboratory tests which are not performed throughout the Orient of Guatemala.

Nutritional Program

Programa Nutricional. Paz y Bien GuatemalaDuring the year 2021, they were benefited 1112 boys and girls with nutritional care in the rural areas of the municipalities from Quezaltepeque, San Jacinto, Jocotán, Olopa, Camotán and Concepción las Minas. 3347 people received monthly incaparina bags.

 


Psychological Attention

Atención Psicológica. Paz y Bien Guatemala
After not being able to hold face-to-face sessions due to COVID-19, Paz y Bien provided a telephone line for psychological care for women who are users of the program against gender violence. During the year2021, 318 people were served.

Psychology Clinic

Psicology ClinicIn our country, mental health is not given so much importance, generating ignorance on the part of the population, likewise not paying attention to daily problems that can be treated and thus improving people’s quality of life. At Paz y Bien Association, we give it the importance it deserves, providing psychological care through various means.

Psychological evaluation

The psychological evaluation is facilitated by using psychometric tests that help us to assess the problem for which the patient came to the consultation, in order to make a true diagnosis and to be able to apply a treatment plan according to the patient’s needs.

Psicology ClinicOur mission is to serve a diverse population, through our different channels:

– Face-to-face psychological care

In the Paz y Bien Association office. Each session lasts 45 minutes, the processes may vary in terms of the number of sessions required. Both individual and family care is provided.

– Telephone psychological attention

By phone call to line 2458-2627 or by video call. Each session lasts 45 minutes, the processes may vary in terms of the number of sessions needed.

– Experiential group workshops

Psicology ClinicIn the Paz y Bien Association room, each workshop lasts 2 hours. Materials to be used in the workshop are provided. The workshops are publicized one month in advance in order to obtain a high rate of attendance. We are open to working with other companies or schools, reaching them to carry out the contracted workshops.

– Interviews on radio and television

Through the support of the program Las Buenas Noticias.


Rehabilitation Clinic

Clínica de Rehabilitación. Paz y Bien GuatemalaThe rehabilitation area has meant for many people the hope of a healthy life after the support they have received in their therapies by our professionals in the branch, attending in 2021 to more than 671 people.

 

 

 

Covid-19 Prevention

40 collaborators were vaccinated. All of them belong to the professional team of Paz y Bien.

2021 was transcendental, due to the massive vaccination days against Covid-19 all over the world. In Paz y Bien Association, it was possible to vaccinate for all collaborators, who have their two doses of the vaccine and even the booster dose. This allows our staff to have immunity and be able to attend the needs of the population knowing that they do not put at risk the life of the users who approach Paz y Bien.

Rural Health

Salud Rural. Paz y Bien Guatemala

450 adults received free medical care. 675 girls and boys were cared for by our professionals. 850 medicines
were delivered free of charge

By means of “Health for All”, as a result of the continuity of the agreement with the savings and credit cooperative COOSAJO, 3500 patients have benefited with free consultations.

Access to health in rural areas was strongly affected by having an increased budget to combat Covid-19, limiting resources for providing care of doctors in other health problems. To this we must add the limitation of not having public transport, that made it impossible for a sick person to go to the center health of the urban area. Therefore, Paz y Bien found a way in order to continue with the Rural Health program, through which a doctor or a team moved to the communities to carry out the necessary checks and delivery of medications as needed.

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Residence

30 boys and girls are being cared for 24 hours a day in our Residence of the ‘Tuncushá Social Promotion Center’.

Our residents are users of the ‘Tuncushá Social Promotion Center’ and receive their basic services and specialized attention during their stay in the residence, being part of an educational, training and quality program. Throughout the year they participated in different occupational activities, in addition to carrying out physical activities and workshops imparted by monitors and specialists. It is worth mentioning that our boys receive their five meals, medical attention, free medicines, clothing and everything they may need during their stay at the residence.

Residencia. Centro de Promoción Social TuncusháCelebrations: Celebrations are part of the recreational activities for our resident boys and each of them is a reason for coexistence. Among the activities they carry out are the piñata game, dynamics exercises and elaboration of traditional cakes, thus achieving a healthy experience in the Residence of Tuncushá.

Residencia. Centro de Promoción Social Tuncushá

Occupational workshops: Part of the training that our young people receive (both resident boys and girls) are occupational workshops, in which we work autonomy in different areas: workshops of candles, jewelry, cooking workshop and workshops on pastry. It’s all part of the training, from day to day involving them in the process of creation of different crafts.

Residencia. Centro de Promoción Social Tuncushá
Vaccination against COVID-19: Prevention and care of our residents are kept up to date and (in order to achieve their protection) were made the necessary steps, including them in the group of vaccinated against COVID-19 counting on two full doses. During this process were monitored by our doctors and nursing home staff, who were put in alert to any reaction.

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Board of Directors

Board of Directors of Paz y Bien Guatemala

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Mission and Vision

Misión y Visión

Mission

To improve the quality of life of people with intellectual disabilities, children, old-aged people and other groups of social exclusion and beneficiaries of international cooperation actions, always having as beginning and end of our motivation to the users of our services and their families.


Vision

To accompany people in their cycle vital, undertaking the future with projects for continuous improvement, in order to achieve maximum level of autonomy and inclusion social, and always having the benefits of services that are labeled for his excellence, looking for permanent approach to new social demands.

 

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