Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    IEPS COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM INSTALLS SMOKE-FREE STOVES AND WATER FILTERS IN THE HOMES OF IMPOVERISHED FAMILIES. THE STOVES REPLACE THE TRADITIONAL OPEN FIRES USED FOR COOKING AND HEAT AND USE LESS THAN 1/3 OF THE FUEL (WOOD) USED IN OPEN FIRES. 45 STOVES AND WATER FILTERS WERE INSTALLED IN 2020. TWO ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS WERE ADDED TO THE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM IN 2020 TO COMBAT THE ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF COVID. FIRST, A FOOD AID PROGRAM CALLED BAGS OF HOPE WAS STARTED TO PROVIDE FOOD ASSITANCE TO FAMILIES WHO LOST INCOME DUE TO COVID RESTRICTIONS. A TOTAL OF 2,789 BAGS (INCLUDING 16,255 POUNDS OF RICE, 8,881 POUNDS OF BEANS, AND 8,835 EGGS) WERE DISTRIBUTED IN 2020. SECONDLY, THE MASKS FOR A PURPOSE PROGRAM WAS STARTED TO PROTECT THE LIVELIHOOD OF UP TO 150 GUATEMALAN TEXTILE WORKERS. IEP STAFF DESIGNED AND SOURCED A MASK MADE OF TYPICAL GUATEMALAN CLOTH. PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF THESE MASKS WENT TO PURCHASE FOOD FOR THE BAGS OF HOPE.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $234.5K

  • Program 2 [2020]

    IEPS EDUCATION PROGRAM SPONSORS A LOCAL PRE-K THROUGH 6TH GRADE SCHOOL ON TEH OUTSKIRTS OF TECPÁN IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CHIMALTENANGO, GUATEMALA. ENROLLMENT FOR THE 2020 SCHOOL YEAR WAS 250 STUDENTS. FOR THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THE YEAR, IEP PROVIDED A NUTRITIOUS MEAL EACH SCHOOL DAY, PURCHASED TEXT BOOKS AND WORK BOOKS FOR EACH PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENT AND MANUALS FOR EACH TEACHER AND PROVIDED ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS INCLUDING LIBRARYK COMPUTER, ENGLISH AND MUSIC. WHEN SCHOOL SHUTDOWNS WENT INTO EFFECT FOR COVID, IEP DELIVERED THE TEXTBOOKS ALONG WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO EACH CHILDS HOME. MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS OF FOOD BAGS (SHELF STABLE AND FRESH FOODSTUFFS SUCH AS RICE, BEANS, COFFEE, EGGS AND POWDERED MILK) WERE MADE TO EACH SCHOOL FAMILY TO REPLACE NUTRITION LOST WITH SCHOOL LUNCHES. ADDITIONALLY, IEP OPERATED A SECONDARY SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN TO CONTINUE STUDYING AFTER THE 6TH GRADE. THIS PROGRAM USES TABLETS LOADED WITH MINISTRY APPROVED CURRICULUM AND
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $117.3K

  • Program 3 [2020]

    IEPS MEDICAL PROGRAM WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE EVEN THOUGH INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL MISSION GROUPS DID NOT TRAVEL IN 2020. IEP STAFF FACILITATED THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CHIMALTENANGO BY REFERRING THEM TO LOCAL PROVIDERS WILLING TO DONATE THEIR SERVICES. IEP MEDICAL STAFF ALSO CONDUCTED COVID-19 EDUCATION IN COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT GUATEMALA. PROTECTIVE MASKS WERE DISTRIBUTED WITH THE BAGS OF HOPE, AND DONATIONS OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SUCH AS MASKS AND GOWNS WERE MADE TO HOSPITALS IN CHIMALTENANGO AND IN GUATEMALA CITY.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $24.6K