Tag Archives: Emergency Aid 2020

2020-A Sister Parish Year Like No Other / El año en Iglesias Hermanas como ningún otro

Posted on March 1, 2021 by sisterparishinc

Español abajo Message from Sister Parish Inc. Board member Cathy Burrell The Sister Parish, Inc. Board and staff began January excited about the new year. Most of the Board participated in the Open Delegation in November 2019 and were energized … Continue reading →

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Sister Parish Emergency Aid Update – September 2020

Posted on September 9, 2020 by sisterparishinc

Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the Sister Parish emergency aid fundraiser.  We have raised enough to provide every Sister Parish community with aid money to use as they define based on their greatest need.  The majority of … Continue reading →

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Update with Brian Tyler – August 2020

Posted on September 9, 2020 by sisterparishinc

Sister Parish Regional Coordinator, Brian Tyler, shares a brief update from Guatemala.

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Tierra Nueva 2 – Second round of food aid

Posted on July 27, 2020 by sisterparishinc

In June, the Sister Parish committee in Tierra Nueva 2, Guatemala organized a second round of food aid.  For the first round, they focused on providing food baskets and basic hygiene supplies to elders and single mothers, those thought to … Continue reading →

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Sister Parish May Video Update

Posted on July 20, 2020 by sisterparishinc

The following video includes an update as of May 2020 on the pandemic in Sister Parish communities in Guatemala and El Salvador and community-based relief efforts to support the people most negatively impacted. Sign up for our e-news to receive … Continue reading →

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Communities organize in absence of government aid

Posted on June 12, 2020 by sisterparishinc

Waiting for government aid The Guatemalan government has borrowed billions of dollars from the International Monetary Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, and The World Bank to fund various natural disaster relief programs and other programs. These programs aim to support the … Continue reading →

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Tierra Nueva 2 entrega víveres a la gente necesitada

Posted on May 1, 2020 by sisterparishinc

English En un esfuerzo por frenar la propagación del nuevo coronavirus mientras preparan hospitales de campaña, el gobierno guatemalteco ha cerrado escuelas y muchos negocios no esenciales.  Ha prohibido la mayoría de los viajes internacionales y el transporte público, y … Continue reading →

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TN2 responds to needs in community

Posted on April 8, 2020 by sisterparishinc

Español In an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 while they prepare field hospitals, the Guatemalan government has closed schools and all large, non-essential businesses, banned most international travel and public transportation, and declared a curfew from 4pm-4am every … Continue reading →

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