About us

Flor Ayuda was started in 1996 by a group of friends in The Netherlands. One of them, Dr. Bloem, had just returned from an extended stay in Guatemala. During his work there as a volunteer medical doctor in the Jac de Wit clinic in the El Milagro district of the city of Mixco (near Guatemala City), he had been shocked by the enormous social and economic poverty of its Indian population.

We decided to set as our goal helping the poorest segment of the Guatemalan population. In the first few years this meant providing medical, organizational and material help to the Jac de Wit Clinic and to a number of health clinics in rural Indian villages. Direct material help was given to many Mayan families. Later on we helped to provide running water and housing for refugees and homeless people.

At the present time our main focus is on education. Since 2001 our foundation has built 6 schools. We established “Marimba”, a scholarshipprogram for students in secondary and vocational schools. We also established a special aid program for the Dr Bloem School. Through these programs at least 300 students are assured of a good education. We believe that education is one of the driving forces to help the Mayan population on the road to a better future after centuries of oppression.

You can read our Annual Report 2009 here.

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