MIDWIFERY & HEALTH IN GUATEMALA
Marrying Mayan & Western Medicine
Summer 2018
Study Abroad Service Trip to Guatemala
May 19-26, 2018

With the VCU Institute for Women’s Health & Highland Support Project

Spend a week in partnership with indigenous midwives & community leaders, learning about traditional Maya medicine and exploring the history of healthcare and healing in Guatemala.

The itinerary includes cultural, educational, service and exchange aspects. Learn about traditional Maya midwifery practices, medicinal herbs, bone setters, and spirit guides. We will stay in the Highlands where we will work with a women’s cooperative (AMA) Asociacion de Mujeres del Altiplano in Quetzaltenango. We will immerse ourselves in our host’s lives by living and working with community leaders in a rural village outside of town. There will be a visit to breathtaking Lake Atitlan in Panajachel and time for shopping in Artisan Markets in Antigua. The 8 day trip, with all expenses paid, includes all in country transportation, food, lodging and translators. The cost is $985.00 plus airfare (around $600-$700 round trip).

For information & application visit www.womenshealth.vcu.edu  or contact Janett Forte at janett.forte@vcuhealth.org  Application deadline is March 23, 2018

plate with fork and knife, books, microscope and test tubes
Sponsor(s)
VCU Institute for Women's Health
Audience
All ( Open to the public )