WINGS/Asociación Alas de Guatemala, ONG

WINGS/Asociación Alas de Guatemala, ONG

Registered association

(+502) 7832 5130

Asociación Alas de Guatemala (WINGS) provides education and services in sexual and reproductive health to marginalized youth, women and men, especially in rural areas.

Target populations:

Women, Men, Disabled, Youth

Focus areas:

Education, Health

Key service areas:

Sacatepéquez, Chimaltenango, Sololá, Totonicapán, Quiché, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, Huehuetenango, San Marcos, Quetzaltenango, Retalhuleu, Suchitepéquez, Escuintla, Santa Rosa

Organizational contacts & locations

Contacts

Eleanor Unsworth

Program Director

+(502) 4083-7694

programas@wingsguate.org

Locations

9a Calle Poniente No. 17, Residenciales El Rosario No. 3,

Antigua,

Sacatepéquez,

03001

Mission, vision & values

Mission

The mission of Wings Guatemala is to provide education and services for sexual heath and reproduction to young adults and vulnerable women and men, specifically in rural areas.

Vision

Our vision is a Guatemala where everyone has and can exercise reproductive rights.

Products, services, and programs

Products

We offer contraceptive products.

Services

We offer services for contraceptive methods and procedures.

Programs

We offer youth leadership programs.

Organizational detail

Founded:

2001

Number of employees:

50+

Funding:

Private donations

Primary issue(s) / need(s) addressed

Sexual and reproductive health. The high rate of unintended pregnancies, especially in rural women and adolescents, and high rate of cervical cancer cases.

Impact, adaptations & objectives

Impact to date

Through our programs we have served more than 315,000 people since 2001. We estimate that we have prevented more than 286,000 unintended pregnancies, 1,614 infant deaths, and 103 maternal deaths.

Impact measuring

Using the Marie Stopes International Impact2 tool we estimate the impact based on unintended pregnancies prevented, infant and maternal deaths prevented, unsafe abortions prevented; and with the Couple Year's of Protection index we estimate the # of CYPs provided annually.

Organizational adaptations:

Size and / or structure, Key offerings, Location

Organizational adaptation details

Size and/or structure

We have grown from 2 employees to 54.

Location

We have grown in geographic attention, currently serving 14 departments.

Key offerings

Our services and programs have been changing as we see the need to fulfil our mission. Currently everything is related to sexual and reproductive health: both education and services.

Long term objectives

Growth

Have a national presence by 2025.

Quality

Continue working and strengthening in all areas of work.

Impact

Increase the impact with each new geographic expansion.