GUATEMALA – Delfina lives with her three children in Guatemala. Her husband works as a farm laborer when he can find work, but the family struggled just to survive. There never seemed to be enough food for them to eat. Overcoming food scarcity proved nearly impossible. For them, hunger pangs and sadness often took the place of meals.
Her son Derek said, “My classmates told me that they’d eat cereal and eggs. I wanted that, but we couldn’t afford it.”
Delfina tried to help out with the family income as much as she could during harvest season. She said, “Women do not earn much. Depending on the job, we earn about $5 a day.”
When she and her husband can’t find work, the whole family suffered. With tears trickling down her cheeks, she said, “Some days my kids ask me, is there even an egg or bread? I couldn’t give them anything because I didn’t have it for them.”
Derek said, “I want to eat chicken and try other foods.”
A Chicken Business Helps a Family Overcome Food Scarcity
Then Operation Blessing visited Delfina and invited her to take part in a chicken project. After her training, we gave her a shed, feed, and 195 chickens to start a poultry and egg business. She said, “My kids are happy. My daughter loves scrambled eggs, and now I can give them to her. I’m so happy.”
Derek said, “Thank you with all my heart for helping us. Because now we will have a better life.” Thank you for making this microenterprise possible and for helping a family live without hunger!
