INTERNATIONAL SERVICE
Our Club is dedicated to International Service efforts, supporting communities around the world.
Guatemala Water Purification Project
This year we will be installing a Wallspring water purification system at the Las Chapernas Vilage school in Guatemala.
The installation of the Wallspring water purification system will be directed by Rotary Club of Esquintla Host Club Veteran Rolando Morales on site in Las Chaperones, in collaboration with H2Opendoors Water Warriors, and Jack Barker, Principle at Innovative Water Technologies. The installation is planned for February 2026. Rotary will be involved in every aspect of the project from the planning to installation and the evaluation.
Learn more about H2OpenDoors.
The installation of the Wallspring water purification system will be directed by Rotary Club of Esquintla Host Club Veteran Rolando Morales on site in Las Chaperones, in collaboration with H2Opendoors Water Warriors, and Jack Barker, Principle at Innovative Water Technologies. The installation is planned for February 2026. Rotary will be involved in every aspect of the project from the planning to installation and the evaluation.
Learn more about H2OpenDoors.
Guatemala Cervical Cancer Prevention Project
Through a global grant, Santa Cruz Rotary is supporting a two-year project (2025-2027) to bring a transformative, community based solution to 2,000 Guatemalan women in Escuintla to prevent cervical cancer through testing and treatment.
The portable DNA PCR testing machines can quickly detect high-risk HPV strains with 98% accuracy, allows women to self collect samples, and are low cost ($8 per woman). Treatment for positive cases include thermocoagulators that can remove pre-cancerous lesions in a simple, painless 20 second procedure. Cancer cases will be referred to specialists. This grant includes HPV education, promotion of the HPV vaccine and training for healthcare workers.
The portable DNA PCR testing machines can quickly detect high-risk HPV strains with 98% accuracy, allows women to self collect samples, and are low cost ($8 per woman). Treatment for positive cases include thermocoagulators that can remove pre-cancerous lesions in a simple, painless 20 second procedure. Cancer cases will be referred to specialists. This grant includes HPV education, promotion of the HPV vaccine and training for healthcare workers.
Past Projects
H2OpenDoors, Guatemala, 2020
Guatemala 2020 from Ian Mackenzie on Vimeo.
The Guatemala Water Purification Project: Case Study
Water Warriors from Ian Mackenzie on Vimeo.
