Project Ix-canaanProject Ix-canaan Project Ix-canaanProject Ix-canaan

GuardiansGuardians

Of theOf the

RainforestRainforest

**Mayan word Mayan word meaningmeaning

El RemateEl Remate

Petén, Petén, GuatemalaGuatemala

Based in

PROJECT IX-CANAANPROJECT IX-CANAAN

GoalGoal

To support the changes To support the changes necessary to enable a necessary to enable a people to become truly people to become truly Ix-canaan ...Ix-canaan ...

Guardians of the Guardians of the Rainforest.Rainforest.

OrganizationOrganization

Gener al

N GO ' s

R ot ar y Club

L ions

Pr ivat e I nit iat ive

V olunt eer s

N at ional &

I nt er nat ional

(I nt er net )

S pec ializ ed H ospit aliz at ion

A ssist ance

S cient ifi c Pub licat ions

Phar macology

S cient ifi c Pub licat ions

S t at is t ic s

Resear ch

Clinica Comunit ar ia

L ibr ar y

Public E -mail

T our ism E cological Rainf or est Pr oduct s

M ar ket ing

I nt er net S er vices Comput er S chool

Comput er Cent er

Conocimient os

Clinica Comunit ar iaDr . E nr ique Chapet ón

wit h

N at ional & I nt er nat ional Volunt eer s

Conoc imient osA nna Chapet ón

wit h

N at ional & I nt er nat ional Volunt eer s

S hor t T er m Goals

R esear ch Cent er W omen' s Gr oupGlor ia M ej ia L opez

Pr esident

Long T er m Goals

Gr upo I x - canaanGuar dians of t he Rainf or est

In November 1996, Grupo Ix-canaan bought the rights to over 2 manzanas of land located 2 blocks up the hill from the

main road and beach area, in which programs of the project are currently being

developed.

Main Road between Tikal and Airport

HistorHistoryy

BeginningBeginning ... in a small lakeside building loaned by a local resident ...

ContinuingContinuing ... in its first infrastructure on its own land ...

GrowingGrowing ... through the ongoing support of Eduardo Cofiño and hundreds of volunteers, both national and international

Four Facets of Four Facets of DevelopmentDevelopment

Community ClinicCommunity Clinic

Library / Computer CenterLibrary / Computer Center

Women’s CenterWomen’s Center

Research Center / Research Center / Volunteer AccomodationsVolunteer Accomodations

Community ClinicCommunity Clinic

General care General care And treatmentAnd treatment

Education in Education in HealthHealth

Minor Surgery Minor Surgery and Hospitalizationand Hospitalization

Funding for Funding for infrastructure infrastructure donated by La donated by La Gremial de Gremial de Molineros de Molineros de Arroz de Arroz de Guatemala. Guatemala.

ClinicaClinica

ComunitariComunitariaa

CommuniCommunity invited ty invited to Grand to Grand Opening Opening

in in February, February,

20002000

After the first 5 After the first 5 years of years of operation, the operation, the Community Clinic Community Clinic had offered its had offered its services to more services to more than 5000 people than 5000 people from the greater from the greater area.area.

ClinicaClinica

ComunitariComunitariaa

The medical The medical division of Project division of Project Ix-canaan now Ix-canaan now hosts journeys of hosts journeys of doctors, dentists, doctors, dentists, optometrists, optometrists, midwives and midwives and other professionalsother professionals

Library / Library / Computer CenterComputer Center

InformationInformation

CommunicationCommunication EducationEducation

Library/Computer Library/Computer CenterCenter

A new building to A new building to house the house the Library/Computer Library/Computer Center has been Center has been funded by a funded by a group of group of volunteers from volunteers from Calgary, AlbertaCalgary, Alberta

The computer The computer school will allow school will allow the people of the the people of the

village to run village to run Internet Services Internet Services that will regulate that will regulate

tourism and tourism and increase self-increase self-

sufficiencysufficiency

Donations of Donations of books of all types books of all types

in Spanish are in Spanish are requestedrequested

Computer Classes for all Computer Classes for all age groupsage groups

are being taught by are being taught by national and national and

international volunteers.international volunteers.

Research Research CenterCenter

Hospitalization and Treatment with Natural Medicine

Scientific Publications

Marketing of Natural Resources

Accommodation for Volunteers

Research Research Center Center AreaArea

Close to the Close to the main gate of this main gate of this double-sized lot double-sized lot is an area that is is an area that is designated for designated for housing for housing for national and national and international international volunteers who volunteers who come to work for come to work for Project Ix-Project Ix-CanaanCanaan

The breathtaking view at the top where land has been set aside to

build the infrastructure required for the Research Center.

Women’s CenterWomen’s Center

Classes, Workshops, Seminars

Group manufacture and sales of Ecological Rainforest Products

Celebrating ... Dancing ... Singing ... Story Telling

Family Development

Women’Women’s Groups Group

In January of 2005, a In January of 2005, a group of women from group of women from

El Remate began El Remate began learning techniques of learning techniques of Square Foot Gardening Square Foot Gardening and composting, with and composting, with Global Coalition for Global Coalition for Peace, to improve Peace, to improve

general nutrition and general nutrition and to prepare to teach to prepare to teach gardening in other gardening in other

villages.villages.

WomenWomen’s ’s Group Group DeveloDevelopsps

The gardeningThe gardeningproved to be proved to be so successful so successful

that the that the women have women have

come together come together to make to make uniforms, uniforms, elect an elect an

executive and executive and to take other to take other classes with classes with volunteersvolunteers

Prenatal & Prenatal & Midwives ClassMidwives Class

Computer Computer Skills ClassSkills Class

Yoga ClassYoga ClassGrupo FemeninoGrupo Femenino

Jewelry Jewelry ClassClass

Literacy ClassLiteracy Class

Women’s CenterWomen’s Center The women The women have cleaned have cleaned their land and their land and planted over planted over

200 tree 200 tree seedlings. seedlings.

They anticipate They anticipate the time when the time when they obtain the they obtain the

financial support financial support to purchase to purchase

building building materials for materials for their main their main

Meeting House Meeting House high atop this high atop this ancient Mayan ancient Mayan

homesite.homesite.

ActivitiesActivities

Developing ecological rainforest

products (ramon flour, hand

soap, recycled paper, stone

and wood carvings) to

market to the burgeoning

tourist industry, the Women’s Group creates

opportunities for future

generations through

personal and family

development.

You too can be Ix-canaan -A Guardian of the Rainforest!

Your support is valued!Join with the inhabitants of

the junglesTo create a better tomorrow.

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