Join Compass Point/Home of Dirty Girl Adventures to give children in Guatemala a healthy start in life.

Compass Point/Dirty Girl Adventures is returning to Guatemala in February 2025 - this time with two groups, one for women only and one a mixed group. Together we have committed to raising at least $10,000 for the Healthy Mommy and Me initiative of the Organization for the Development of Indigenous Maya (ODIM) in Guatemala. In addition to supporting this initiative, we will help provide healthier home environments by building clean-burning stoves and installing eco-filters for clean water to support mothers and babies. We will also hike the highlands, kayak on Lake Atitlán, and participate in local cultural activities.

Guatemala faces serious challenges when it comes to malnutrition. Two-thirds of the overall population live on less than $2 per day. As a result, the prevalence of stunting in children under 5 years is one of the highest in the world - and the highest in Latin America and the Caribbean. In the rural communities where ODIM works, 8 out of 10 children are malnourished.

Through the Healthy Mommy & Me initiative, ODIM provides mothers and babies from rural communities with prenatal and postnatal health care, health education, family planning, vitamin supplements, and food vouchers, to give the children a healthy start in life for the first 1000 days from conception to their second birthday - and you can be part of this great effort!

Any donation - big or small - will go a long way to helping us meet our goal. All donations go directly to ODIM’s Healthy Mommy & Me program and do not pay for any personal trip expenses.

Will you help us give a child in Guatemala a healthy start in life?