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Letter from the Field to KFWH Students!

Letter from the Field to KFWH Students!

This letter was sent to Dr. Dorn by a local worker named Antonieta to thank Murray Avenue school for supporting women with nutritional packets while being treated for Chagas disease in Guatemala. Gracias a tí Patricia por el cariño que le tienes a Guatemala y su gente, pronto entregaremos en Chiquimula.   POR FAVOR EXPRESALE NUESTRO AGRADECIMIENTO A LOS NIÑOS QUE APOYARON ESTO, HAN DADO MUCHA ALEGRÍA A MUCHAS PERSONAS. “Thanks to you, Patricia [Dr. Dorn], for the love that you have towards Guatemala and its people.  Soon we will deliver over in Chiquimula.  PLEASE EXPRESS TO THE KIDS OUR THANKS FOR SUPPORTING THIS.  THEY HAVE GIVEN MUCH HAPPINESS TO SO MANY PEOPLE. Greetings, Antonieta Aludos,...

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KFWH Collaborates With Dr. Patricia Dorn From Loyola University In Guatemala, 2015

KFWH Collaborates With Dr. Patricia Dorn From Loyola University In Guatemala, 2015

As the targeted focus for the 2015-2016 school year, KFWH Students, Founders and Board of Directors have all voted to collaborate with Dr. Patricia Dorn from Loyola University and her team in Guatemala. In keeping with the KFWH mission, our Action will consist of support for on-going research and community projects to help local people in Chagas-infested villages. KFWH will be involved in the education of villagers about Chagas disease in efforts to eliminate its transmission and in the supplemental nutrition of women as they undergo treatments. Dr. Dorn is a molecular parasitologist who, for over twenty years, collaborated with researchers and students from diverse backgrounds with the common goal of halting the transmission of Chagas disease. In Guatemala, Dr. Dorn teams with Dr. Carlota Monroy, who heads the fieldwork and sociological investigations of the local communities. KFWH Students have chosen to launch the following Actions through their fundraising efforts as their Immediate Goals for the 2015-2016 School Year: Providing food packets to women of child-bearing age who are...

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Murray Avenue KFWH Chapter Fundraisers Boost Efforts in Guatemala in 2015

Murray Avenue KFWH Chapter Fundraisers Boost Efforts in Guatemala in 2015

The Murray Avenue School KFWH Chapter of fourth and fifth graders held events that raised money for and awareness of Chagas disease. The events included a reading marathon, a pizza sale during a Science Fair event, and a cookies booth at the annual STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) Alliance regional gathering. The Chapter studied the work of Dr. Patricia Dorn, Professor at Loyola University in New Orleans. As their first priority, KFWH students chose to place their funds toward nutritional supplemental packets for women who suffer severe weight loss while undergoing treatment for Chagas disease. The students felt that helping with these packets would also help unborn children, since Chagas is transmitted from mother to child. Women tend to give their own packets to their children if there is little food or if they are too weak to cook, which creates further need for life-sustaining nourishment. Look at these photos of KfWH nutritional packets arriving in Jutiapa, Guatemala. Members of the community help to distribute the food bags to women of child-...

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