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In this issue:
Hope for Reyna
Spotlight: Jardn de Amor
Latest News
October is World Habitat Month and at Constru Casa we are focusing on the Youth of
Guatemala through our work of providing sustainable housing for the next generation of
Guatemalans. We have a fundraising gala focusing on youth, homes being built for young women
who are heads of households, and strong partnerships with local schools. We are committed toproviding a brighter future for some of the most vulnerable members of our community.
Young people represent 70% of Guatemalas 14.7 million population and 52% of the youth live in
poverty. Youth are not only the future of Guatemalathey are the present. During World Habitat
Month, we ask that you especially remember the youth of Guatemala and offer your support to better
the lives of the oun men and women who make u such a lar e ercenta e of the countr .
Dear Friends of Constru Casa,
Newsletter, September 2012
construcasa.org [email protected]
Hope for Reyna
Sixteen year-old Reyna lives in the small village of Santa Mara de Jess with her aging grandmother
and her three younger brothers. When both her parents died unexpectedly three years ago Reyna was
left as the primary caregiver for her brothers at the age of thirteen. Constru Casa built a home for
Reyna and her siblings this July, and the young family is currently busy painting the walls and
decorating the new house. For Reyna, this house not only provides a secure place to live, it alsoprovides her with hope.
In her old makeshift house constructed of wood and tin, men from the neighborhood often barged
into her home at night, bothering Reyna and refusing to leave. Because of this, we decided to build
an extra cement wall around Reynas house in hopes that it would keep her and her brothers safe.
Reyna has expressed a desire to learn English and possibly work with Jardn de Amor, (please see next
page for more information on the school) in the future. Your support of a new home gives hope to
young women like Reyna who are working towards a better life for themselves and their family. Reyna in Santa Mara de Jess
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Jardn de Amor, one of our partner projects, is located in the community of Santa Mara de Jess, about 25
minutes outside Antigua. The program director, Julio Garcia, started the school in 2005 with the hope of
offering quality education in a town with few educational opportunities for the local children. Now, seven
years later, the school provides over 100 kids with basic elementary education as well as accelerated classesfor older students who have never had any formal teaching. The project also provides a free meal for its
students each afternoon, as many of the children receive very little food at home. Jardn de Amor is more
than a schoolit is an extended family for the students it serves. We are proud of Julio and commend him
and his teachers for their dedication to the Santa Mara de Jess community and their passion for
education!
Spotlight: Jardn de Amor
I had the best day of my life volunteeringLatest News
Newsletter, September 2012
On October 4th we will be hosting a cocktail reception and inviting local community members at MuseoMiraflores (Miraflores Museum) in Guatemala City. This event, entitled Nuestro Futuro or Our Future,
aims to raise awareness about Constru Casa specifically within the country of Guatemala. We will have an
exhibition and auction of donated photographs of our project taken by two amazing photographers, Briana
Forgie and Terri Huizinga. If you would like to come along to this event, please contact us at
On August 29th we held a charla y caf (chatting and coffee) event at a local cafe with all of the social workers
of our partner organizations. We shared ideas on how to improve our social services follow-up plan for our
families , ideas for the future, and explored new partnerships within the community.
Despite torrential rains, we recently finished constructing a school and a clinic in Ceylan, a small village on the
outskirts of Volcan Fuego (Fire Volcano) for the project Vamos Adelante. We want to send a special thanks to
everyone at the Swiss based organization, Verein Guatemala-Zentralamerica, for their generous contribution to
this project!
We welcomed Shelley Ramsey from Tennessee to the Constru Casa team in July; Shelley will be serving as our
Field Reporter for the next year. We are also excited to have a previous Dutch volunteer, Inez den Draak, back inour team! Welcome Shelley and Inez!
construcasa.org [email protected]
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organization.-Frdrique Ouellet, Volunteer
from Quebec, July 2012
The new school and clinic recently
constructed in Ceylan, Escuintla