Making Soap
I have been reading about and practicing making soap so that we are ready to bring in a “soap making teacher” from one of Canada’s premier “soapers” to teach the…
Category: Project Ix-canaan
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Cooking Classes
Recently, several members of the Grupo Femenino Ix-canaan chose to spend a week working with a cooking instructor (far left) learning how to properly prepare a variety of excellent Guatemalan…
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A New Camera
Dan McKinnon, good friend and Ix-canaan supporter from Calgary, Alberta, has responded to my plea for a new camera to enable me to continue documenting another day in the jungle.…
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A Cookbook by "Mujeres Ix-canaan"
Last year when Vansana Nolintha visited Project Ix-canaan with a group from North Carolina State University, he had the idea to help the women to produce a cookbook featuring their…
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Third Anniversary Party
The timing of the visit of Rose, Cecilia and Kavita cooincided with the third anniversary of the beginnings of the women’s group, so the women took a vote and all…
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Volunteers for Women’s Group
Once again, Rose Lord (with sunglasses) is back to work with the Grupo Femenino Ix-canaan. Rose (www.makegardensnotwar.com) has been coming here 3 times yearly for 3 years now to support…
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Roxanne’s Visit
We had a great time with Roxanne, who was here for a month-long visit that extended through Unificacion Maya to her return on Christmas Eve.
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A New Laboratory
Thanks to the generosity of AGAT Labs, of Calgary,Alberta, we are now able to do various basic tests for diagnosis of frequently seen diseases and conditions. RoseMarie Nielson, of Canadian…
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A Birthday Party!
Many of the children of the village don’t enjoy a special celebration on their birthdays, as a matter of fact, many of them didn’t even know when their birthdays were,…
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Medicines Arrive
Roxanne Walsh of Calgary, our most recent visitor to Project Ix-canaan, volunteered to bring with her a shipment of medicines paid for by Friends of Ix-canaan, and eye medications donated…