Making a Difference at Christmas

Not only no presents; no Christmas dinner either.

You’ve heard it before: nearly three of every five families in Guatemala live in poverty and 10% live in abject poverty, subsisting on just over $2 per day. In San Miguel Dueñas families have an additional challenge; their water is so polluted it makes everyone in the family sick. So people already struggling to feed and clothe their children now have unnecessary doctor’s bills to pay - or they get sicker because they choose to feed their children instead of going to the doctor.

During this season each year Open Windows asks its donors to help us alleviate those problems by donating bags of food and eco-filters for drinking water. And you have responded. In 2025 you donated enough that we could distribute nearly 1,000 bags of food and 100 eco-filters. Each family receiving food got two bags, one for itself and one for a family it knows who is in even more dire straits. Those who received eco-filters got some longer term protection from avoidable illnesses.

Continuing the tradition, we are again asking for your help. For $145 you can give two bags of food and one eco-filter but every donation, large or small, will be appreciated. To donate either food or water, or both, click here.

The families of San Miguel Dueñas and all the surrounding communities thank you in advance for your generosity.