A School is being built in Panimaquim, close to Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan, and is dedicated to commemorate Sam Clarke, the son of Tom Clarke and Rita Redner, coordinators of the Guatemala Stove Project. Sam accompanied Tom and Rita many times in their trips, loved the people of Guatemala and was strongly dedicated to the cause of the Guatemala Stove Project. The Sam Clarke School was promoted by the Asociacion de Mujeres Ixchel. The Dedication ceremony was very moving. Two doctors and a nurse were on hand in the group of volunteers to provide medical services in the temporary school. Volunteers relished the opportunity to play soccer and frisbee with the school children. Many parents and children gladly posed for a portrait.
Photos by Pierre Fortier