We have partnered with Impact Global Health Alliance (Formerly Curamericas Global) since 2016 to save the lives of moms and babies in the most vulnerable communities around the world. We specifically support the Casa Materna leader, Nurse Alma.

Many of us at UPUCC have participated in volunteer trips to the Casa Maternas in Guatemala where we witnessed first-hand the life-saving work done by Nurse Alma Dominguez and her staff at the Calhuitz birthing centers. These centers, located in the remote highlands of western Guatemala, offer maternal-child health care to families who would not receive it otherwise due to extreme poverty, lack of health insurance, and the rough terrain and poor roads which make reaching a hospital difficult and dangerous.

In 2020, the UPUCC FIA Committee and generous UPUCCers raised $5,000 to underwrite Nurse Alma’s salary. Our contribution allowed Alma and her team to deliver nearly 300 babies, provide prenatal checks and breastfeeding classes to more than 1000 mothers, and adolescent health classes to nearly 4000 youth.

In 2022, UPUCC provided more than $10,000 to support Nurse Alma with matching funds from anonymous donors.
In 2024, UPUCC raised $6,000 to support Nurse Alma.
In Guatemala, of every dollar spent 95% is generated locally. You support is a CATALYST that empowers.

We are asking UPUCC to support Alma and her team of 5 nursing assistants. Much of their work is done in outlying communities through home and community visits, often in challenging situations without electricity, running water or transportation.

Background:

The need is greater than ever. Global health aid is declining, leaving vulnerable communities at risk. Impact Global Health Alliance is recognized as a high-impact charity by the University of Pennsylvania, and for just a few dollars we can prevent suffering and death for mothers and children who would otherwise be left behind.

Impact Global Health Alliance (formerly Curamericas Global) partners with local communities to make a difference across the globe. Recognizing that more than 4.9 million children die each year before reaching the age of five, IGHA is helping to change this. Among its reachable ambitions, Impact Global Health Alliance works to end preventable child & maternal deaths by 2035. Doing so, they support in-country facilities with initial start-up funding, training, supplies, volunteers, and limited ongoing funding. Their goal is to have maternal health centers become self-funding, as is already the case in Bolivia. Sources in Guatemala currently fund 95% of expenses up from 65% from 2023. True sustainability in action!