Her children have benefited from the education programs including scholarships that pay for school and school expenses such as uniforms and school supplies. Elvia learned to sign her name was proud add her signature to the potable water project in her neighborhood several years back. La desesperanza que se vive entre la población de Guatemala la resume muy bien Sandra Galicia, de 22 años, quien en 2015 presidió el Tribunal Supremo Electoral Infantil: 'Nos toca escoger el. She learned to speak Spanish which is necessary in Guatemala in order to read just about anything including signs and work orders. Once Elvia joined the cooperative, she was able to study and to complete school through the 6 th grade. En Guatemala, el Día de la Madre es una celebración muy especial y queremos aprovechar esta oportunidad para honrar y felicitar a todas las madres guatemaltecas en su día. Once she started working for Mayamam Weavers, she earned enough money for all of her expense which included food, clothes, school and the medicine.īecause Elvia’s son felt the pressure to work to contribute to his family’s income, he only completed school through the sixth grade. When they gave her a prescription for medicine, it was difficult to find the money to pay for the medicine. “What changed my life was monthly earnings because I wasn’t worried anymore about where I would search for money for food and medicine for my children.” Elvia’s youngest daughter was often sick and had to be taken to the hospital. But little by little, I stopped crying and worrying so much.” Slowly Elvia adjusted to going to work every day and enjoyed working side by side and collaboratively with women like her who she could talk to, compare notes with and most importantly, laugh with. At first, it wasn’t easy because I left my children alone. “I thought a lot about it because I didn’t know what I would do about feeding the kids and paying attention to them - but I decided to come to work. Elvia was worried that working outside of her house would be difficult while caring for her family. One day, a neighbor suggested she look for a job with Grupo Cajolá, the community organization that Mayamam Weavers works with. In order to support them, Elvia traveled to the coast to work.
At the time her youngest daughter was only 2 years old and her son was 11. Sadly, Elvia’s husband was killed in Mexico in the San Fernando massacre in 2011 as he was traveling to the U.S. El Salvador and Guatemala also honor El Da de Las Madres on the same. Before joining Mayamam Weavers, she took care of her family and would travel to the coast with her children to work during corn harvest seasons. Mexican Mothers Day is celebrated on May 10, a date that never changes from year to year. This Mother’s Day, we thought it would be fun to introduce you to one of our favorite mamas, Elvia Lucas López who has been a seamstress in the cooperative since 2013. In some places, as mothers spend time together, the eldest of the group shares some words of wisdom with the younger mothers, a proverbial toast of sorts. Just like in the U.S., mothers are honored during celebrations with lots of delicious food. The day begins before dawn with fireworks and loud music because why wouldn’t you? Working mothers often get the day off to spend with friends or family and new mothers are showered with small gifts as they are welcomed to this phenomenal club. While Mother’s Day is the second Sunday of every May in the U.S., Guatemala celebrates mothers on May 10 th every year regardless of the day of the week. In both Guatemala and the USA, Mother’s Day is a BIG deal. Restaurantes con promociones para el Da de la Madre en Guatemala 2020 Nuestros padrinos Concacaf - Copa Oro 2023 Llave 1 Finalizado A. Clearance on Backstrap Runners & Placemats.The Teatro Nacional (National Theatre) in San José is holding a special program for Mother’s Day, with a special noon presentation that includes dance and music.Īll in all, Costa Ricans take this day very seriously. The national lottery is also holding a special Dia de la Madre draw with a first prize of more than ¢250 million colones, that will take place on Sunday, August 18. Hotels and tour operators are also offering discounts ranging from 10% to 50% off normal rates. Mothers Day, or Dia de las Madres, is celebrated every year on the same date: May 10. According ICT assistant marketing director, Ireth Rodriguez, the idea is to give Costa Rican families the opportunity to travel and sightsee on this special day.
To celebrate Dia de la Madre, the Instituto Costarricense de Turismo (ICT) – Costa Rica Tourism Board – is promoting national travel, with deals and discounts all over the country. Workers can also refuse to have another day off in lieu of working on Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day is also one of the few holidays where workers are not obligated to work, that is, if asked they can say no and without any recourse.
Those required to work on this day receive double pay.
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