Transitions Foundation of Guatemala

Everyone adding colors to the mural.

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This past March, Transitions partnered with visiting Rotary Club members and local Spanish school students to repaint our Special Education Classroom in San Antonio Aguas Calientes. The effort brought together individuals from all parts of the world, and all age groups, to transform our classroom into a colorful and creative environment. Students were able contribute in the effort and work alongside some of the Transitions staff members, who serve as their role models.

The championship team, with trophy in hand.

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In late December, the Transitions Wheelchair Basketball Team traveled to El Salvador to participate in the Central American & Caribbean National Championship Tournament. Transitions was pursuing a title that had eluded them for over a decade, and the competition was tough – three of the best teams in Latin America, including Guatemala City, Nicaragua, and El Salvador.

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The Newberg Rotary Club, from Oregon, recently traveled to Guatemala to put a dental clinic in partnership with Transitions. The clinic was hosted in a nearby school in the village of El Hato, located on the hillside above Antigua. El Hato's population consists primarily of indigenous Guatemalans with strong Mayan roots, and many of these people lack access to the proper medical and dental care that is available in more urban parts of Guatemala.

Transitions is partnering with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to create over 30 wheelchairs for disabled Guatemalans. The collaboration will also serve to conduct important research into the usability and design of MIT's innovative new wheelchair design, part of the Leveraged Freedom Chair Project.