Pueblo Modelo was established by the government after Hurricane Mitch in 1999. In the rush to relocate families that were affected by the hurricane, the town was established without any infrastructures, i.e. running water, electricity, etc.

In 2017 Good Shepherd Lutheran Church donated a pila to the town. Then on September 3, 2018, Hearts In Motion (HIM) opened a daycare in Pueblo Modelo, Guatemala in partnership with Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.

Pueblo Modelo Daycare

The new daycare is intended to provide working mothers with a safe environment for their children during the day. The children will be receiving a pre-school education which will prepare them for kindergarten when they enter the Guatemalan school system.

The daycare operates five days a week from 7:30 am to 3:30pm. This is an all year round daycare with the exception of some holiday closings. The children receive two nutritious meals a day plus a snack. In addition, the children have access to medical, vision and dental care when volunteer medical teams travel to Guatemala.

The Housing Project 

After opening a daycare in Pueblo Modelo in September 2018, Hearts In Motion (HIM) surveyed the living condition of the children in the program. The results of the surveys were astound-ing.Most of the children and their families were living in tin/tarp huts, or mud houses.

Therefore, HIM decided to help improve the living conditions of those families. First, with the help of many donors, the children received solar panels and water filters.  Then, a goal was set to start building houses for all of the children in the program who were living in tin/tarp huts and mud houses.

We Still Have A Lot More Work To Do 

Hearts In Motion would like to continue its quest for better living conditions for the families in Pueblo Modelo; however, it needs your support to continue with this endeavor. Please help HIM in its mission of improving the living condition of those children and their families by building a house or contributing with others to build a house. Please click below to donate.

Donate a house to a child at Pueblo Modelo 

Videos of houses built since 2019