Many impoverished Mayan families traditionally cook on open fires in their homes, causing serious health problems for the entire family, but particularly for women and their children. Mothers and their children can suffer severe burns from these open fire stoves.
Between February 5th and 21st, 2009, a group of 23 volunteers associated with the Guatemala Stove Project assisted local masons and families build 33 new masonry stoves. This site portrays the volunteers and the environment they worked in.
For more information on this project or to make a donation, please follow this link: http://www.guatemalastoveproject.org/
Erika Seidenbusch, an 18 year old form Perth, was on the trip and kept a blog of her experiences while she was away. She has some great stories and pictures to share at: http://www.mytb.org/WhereIsErika
Photos by Pierre Fortier