Recommended Links
We encourage you to visit the following links to learn more about the reality of life in Guatemala:
- Visualiza http://www.visualiza.org.gt/ – in Spanish
- Frontline World (video about the violence in the Ixcán and SMT) http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/fellows/guatemala/index.html – in English
- Rights Action (information on human rights issues in Guatemala http://www.rightsaction.org/ – in English
- NISGUA – Working for Justice in Guatemala (information on human rights issues in Guatemala https://nisgua.org/ – in English
- Amigos Eyecare http://www.amigoseyecare.org – in English
- Learn more about CREAMOS in https://www.creamosfuturos.com/ – in English
- realmenteTV – news videos produced in and about the Ixcán – in Spanish
- The Medicine Grows in the Patio of the House”, Aug 2016, by Lisette Romig
Articles About Enfoque Ixcán
- “One Short Week Can Change Your Life” by Chris Nisbet, a 2012 Amigo
- “The Little Boy in the Red Shirt” by Grace H. Anderson, a 2017 Amigo
- “A Transforming Service of Solidarity” by Rolanda Garcia, Journalist, Social Communicator, and friend to Enfoque Ixcán and translated by Eli de Leon
- “A Health Promoter Model for Sustainable Primary Eye Care Programs for Developing Countries”, Abstract of Dr. Pike’s October 2012 Presentation at the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting and Expo, San Francisco, CA
- “Optometrist’s vacation yields overseas service project”, July 2009 EyeWorld
- “Reflections THE HUMAN SIDE OF OPTOMETRY: Poco a Poco
Little by little, eyecare flourishes in a remote community”, June 2013, by Dr Pike in Optometric Management
- “Oregon OD’s program provides sustainable opportunity in Guatemala”, Feb 2009, American Optometric Association News
- Amanda Terhes Thesis: Systems evaluation of the Guatemalan eye care project – Enfoque Ixcan: barriers and avenues for providing eye care services to rural Guatemala
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