A Guatevisión team, for Guatemala No Se Detiene, traveled to San Juan La Ermita, Chiquimula. He found three stories of neighbors that seem different, but that share something essential: a path has marked some of the most important decisions of their lives.
Through them we will discover that, in many communities, a road can mean much more than moving from one place to another. It can define access to health, work, education or even the activities that are part of daily life.
This story begins with Doña Paula, originally from San Juan La Ermita, who had her 12 children at home. Only in two of those births did she have the support of a midwife, a reality marked by distance and difficulties in reaching health services.
Like her, many families from San Juan La Ermita depend on these routes to work, care, get around and sustain their daily lives. In this place, a path is not just a passageway, but a connection to opportunities that for years seemed too far away.
Find here the audiovisual chronicle of the trip to Chiquimula.
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