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Santiago Sacatepquez
contact@wuqukawoq.org
Wuqu' Kawoq is a 501 (c) 3 exempt organization
Our Focus
We need your help.
Collaborating with indigenous
communities
Facilitating better health care through
language nuency
Developing primary care
Empowering grass roots movements
while making international connections
To help break the link between
ethnicity and poor health
To empower local communities to
take pride in their heritage, language,
and culture
We support indigenous medical workers,
advocate for nrst-language health services,
promote collaborations with the interna-
tional medical community, and develop
primary care systems that integrate medi-
cal technology with local health practices.
We believe that health and
cultural vitality are inseparable.
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Why Guatemala?
Guatemala is one of the
poorest countries in the
Western hemisphere.
Decades of violence and
racism have condemned
much of the population
to poverty with uncer-
tain prospects for the
future. Although nearly
75% of the population
in Guatemala is Maya
and speaks one of some
20 dierent indigenous
languages, there are no
health care or develop-
ment programs which
provide services in these
languages.
Who We Are
Wuqu' Kawoq
was founded in
2007 by a group
of scholars, health
pr o f e s s i o na l s ,
and development
workers partner-
ing with indig-
enous communi-
ties in Guatemala
with the intent of
addressing issues at the intersection of Mayan language
revitalization and health care delivery. Since our found-
ing our work has grown considerably, and we now work
with with thousands of patients in multiple communi-
ties throughout Guatemala.
Wuqu' Kawoq takes its name from the day in the 260
day Cholq'ij, or Maya calendar, on which we were
founded. In the Cholq'ij the day of Kawoq is a day es-
pecially dedicated to the work of all healers, including
midwives and physicians.
Our Current Projects
Partnerships to promote midwife education
and the advancement of indigenous midwife-
ry practice in the Guatemala highlands.
Publication of bilingual (Kaqchikel and
K'ichee' Mayan) community health
resources.
Rural scale-up initiatives to expand prenatal
care services and combat maternal mortality.
Pediatric primary care programs designed to
address epidemic rates of child malnutrition.
House-call based primary care for the elderly.
Management of adult chronic disease,
especially diabetes.
Installation of potable water and other
infrastructure in communities where we
provide health care.
How You Can Help
Financial contributions
Volunteer on a medical trip
US-based volunteer activities
Medications and supplies
Grantwriting and fundraising
Book design and publishing
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