If you never got to see the PBS special on “Child Brides”, you can watch it at your own convenience here. NOW’s production team traveled to Niger, India and Guatemala and put together this powerful documentary about young girls, some mere children, married off because of tradition, convenience, necessity, lack of options or all of the aforementioned.

It is not unusual for girls under the age of fifteen to be married in Guatemala and to have babies even younger than that. Not surprisingly, one... more

Our adoption.com editor suggested that I print a draft of a letter to send to your senators regarding the passing of resolution #178; a resolution condemning the cycle of violence against women and girls in Guatemala. I wrote a blog on this a few days ago, and thanks to an e-pal, found the form letter to send.

Please do your part and send letters to your senators. You can find their contact information ... more

Photo: A Guatemalan Woman Washing Dishes

During our “pick up” trip to Guatemala, my husband and I did a lot of walking around Zona 10 in Guatemala City with Ella in her stroller. At times, it was the only way she’d stop crying; something about the hustle and bustle of the streets calmed the storm within her.

After a couple of days of seeing us around, we became familiar to the vendors that sold their wares on the streets. Two of these vendors were women who were generally on the street from... more

Today "Baby center" had this description of how Mother's Day is celebrated by some in Guatemala.

"Mother's Day is celebrated on May 10th in Guatemala, and working mothers have the day off. In our family, all of the mothers join together at someone's home. We share time together, welcome the new mothers, and play games where we exchange small gifts. Next, the oldest mom shares her words of wisdom. Then we enjoy a meal together."... more