Meet Our Founder
Sue discovered her passion for helping women as a Peace Corps volunteer in a rural area of Colombia from 1966 to 1968, helping them learn about family planning and how to access it. Sue has lived in Antigua, Guatemala since 1996, when she retired from a 24-year career as a US Foreign Service Officer. Since then, Sue has devoted her time and energy to improving the lives of underserved Guatemalans, especially Mayan women in rural areas, without access to education.
In 1999, a Guatemalan friend contacted Sue asking for help for seven women, all with at least eight children, who wanted to undergo a tubal ligation. Sue contributed from her own funds and wrote to friends asking for donations. Within a few months she had received more than $4,000. She discovered the lack of a non-profit organization focused on family planning in Guatemala, and that led her to found WINGS (Women’s International Network for Guatemala Solutions).
Sue continues to be an active member of the WINGS Board and has contributed fundamentally to the growth of the organization...
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Since WINGS’ establishment in 2001, we have held ourselves to the highest professional standards by placing great emphasis on accountability, financial transparency, and open donor communication. Click below to view our most recent Annual Report and financial highlights. Should you ever have additional questions about our programs, administrative operations, or finances, we invite you to write to us at info@wingsguate.org.
Our tax identification number is 31-1759515.
We Couldn't Do It Without Our Supporters
Current Funders
- Ann C. Dater Fund
- Blue Oak Foundation, Holly Myers and Kirk Neely
- Bright Wings Foundation
- Center for Central American Empowerment
- Dorothea Haus Ross Foundation
- The Erik E. and Edith H. Bergstrom Foundation
- Focus Central America
- Foundation for a Better World
- Hands of Healing
- International Community Foundation: Central America Grants Fund
- Luis von Ahn Foundation
- Marc David Foundation
- Morris S. Smith Foundation, Sterling Franklin, Trustee
- Move 92
- The Overbrook Foundation
- Population Connection
- Robinhood Cove Foundation
- Samuel Rubin Foundation
- The Spafford Foundation
- The Ward Foundation
- WestWind Foundation
- World Centric
- Younger Family Fund
Past Funders
- Adventures for the Mind Belizean Grove
- Appleton Foundation
- Carson Foundation
- Cure Cervical Cancer
- Daniele Agostino Derossi Foundation
- Forix Foundation
- International Planned Parenthood Federation
- The Isabel Allende Foundation
- Lick-Wilmerding High School Philanthropy Class
- Miracles in Action
- Mundito Foundation
- Pathfinder International
- Population Matters
- Together Women Rise: https://togetherwomenrise.org
- Women’s Foundation of Colorado Beyond Our Borders
91% of our patients live in rural areas
Guatemala faces major health and development challenges, including infant, child, and maternal mortality, malnutrition, poverty, and gender and ethnic inequality. Our programs provide vital health care and education to help familes thrive.
