WINGS creates opportunities for Guatemalan families to improve their lives by providing them with family planning education and access to reproductive health services.
WINGS STORIES FROM THE FIELD: Meet Emilsa
Cervical cancer is the leading cause of all cancer related deaths in Guatemala. WINGS’ Cervical Cancer Prevention Program focuses on serving Guatemalan women, like Emilsa, who are disproportionately impacted by cervical cancer and provides health education, life-saving screening services, as well as follow-up treatment when necessary. To date, WINGS has administered more than 36,000 cervical cancer screening tests at mobile clinics and continues to reach more than 3,000 women annually. read more »
What can your support do?
- $12 provides 1 woman with sameday screening and treatment in our Cervical Cancer Prevention program.
- $40 covers the cost of a voluntary tubal ligation or vasectomy.
- $85 protects 2 women from unplanned pregnancies for up to 5 years through Jadelle (a reversible hormone implant).
- $100 trains 2 youth peer educators to provide sexual and reproductive health information to adolescents in their community.
- $250 allows 40 women to use oral contraceptives for 1 year, providing them with freedom to space their children as they wish.
- $500 empowers a group of 25 women to advocate for their reproductive health rights.
Learn more about how your support of WINGS makes a difference in the lives of Guatemalan families.
Emilsa smiles after learning she is free from cervical cancer.
