February 28th 2018 update

• We visited the centre again today to unpack and organize all the shoes and clothes sent down from the Wakefield area. Shoes were given out to those needing them and warm sweaters, too were given to kids who did not have any. The shipment of backpacks arrived from Pakenham Elementary School and were given out to the older children who attend elementary school part of each day.Lots of smiles  here today.

       A volunteer from the Wakefield area is here with me and she is taking lots of good quality photos which I will send through to you once she sends them to me. She lives over

  near San Marcos  but we will see her again on Friday when she will have had a chance to

  forward some photos to me.

       Mateo and Brian measured and started purchases of materials necessary for construction of the new classroom, slated to begin next week. So, we are in full swing  down here.  

Kids once more enjoy the climber and slide now that it has been repaired and installed in a better location at SaludosNinos!

Friends of SaludosNinos! enjoy lunch at the centre. MM good food.

This shows all the switchbacks on the mountain road we take from( the right) San Juan La Laguna up to Santa Clara on the left which is just one leg of the journey to SaludosNinos! project in Panyebar.Incredible!!

February 19th 2018 update

Today at SaludosNinos, the older kids who go off to elementary school every morning received backpacks. Thank you to Pakenham Elementary for your donation!!

Several teachers and Mateo and Anne-Marie visited our house in San Juan following a workshop on Abuse

February 11th 2018 update

New supplies means fun learning for our teachers and students.

Sheila and Suzanne at SUDEN unpacking the barrels of shoes, clothing, books , backpacks eyeglasses and toys shipped from Canada to SaludosNinos! Next they get moved from Panajachel across Lago Atitlan and up the mountain to SaludosNinos! Thank you to all who help make this a reality.

Sorting through goods for SaludosNinos sent down by Suden

February 10 2018 update

    The school supplies were bought and delivered to Saludos Ninos this year before we arrived.

We are pleased that Rosario and the teachers were able to do this.