David and Laura Parajón

Usually she is up at 4 in the morning

to grind the corn to make tortillas,

to start the fire to cook the beans and rice,

to go to the river to fetch water,

to feed her children, and

to bear the blows of her husband

whenever he is unhappy » read more

Health Promoters Bring Health and Hope

“A Health Promoter is an agent of change, a person elected by the community who has a desire to serve and help his neighbors with their troubles”

--Juan de Dios Blandón, Health Promoter in the remote village of Sa » read more

…in the mountains of the rural community of El Roblar, a two-hour walk from the health clinic.       “Ayudame. Help me,” Don Santos calls out to Arrelis, the health promoter of El Roblar, his voice nearly drowned by the clamor of rain against her tin roof.  » read more