Report of developed services in the El Pinalito village of the Chiquimula municipality, department of Chiquimula

• Main Author: Coronado López, Fredy Samuel
• Format: Others
• Published: BYU ScholarsArchive 1993
• Subjects: Land use; subsistence farming; economics; sociological aspects; Guatemala; Agricultural and Resource Economics; Economics; Life Sciences; Sociology
• Online Access: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/5353; https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6352&context=etd

This paper reports on efforts to improve socioeconomic conditions and natural resource use in the El Pina lito community, department of Chiquimula, Guatemala. Students participating in supervised practical training at Centro Universitario de Oriente/Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (CUNORI) developed projects to address these issues. A general diagnostic instrument was created for this community to assist in the development of specific work projects. Students prepared community first-aid kits, agricultural activities with school children, and instructional sessions with farmers on how to prepare a family garden and efficiently manage domestic animals. Other activities included ornamental tree preparation for female participants and a yucca demonstration plot for the Maraxco village.