Maya women to share stories
Presentation Tuesday focuses on maternal, newborn and child health
The community is invited to a free presentation and discussion on maternal, newborn and child health in Guatemala with visiting Indigenous Maya K’iche’ women, on Tuesday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Irma Ixcayau, a traditional Indigenous midwife, and Mirna Pretzantzin, a health educator and traditional community authority, will speak about their experiences and struggles in helping save the lives of mothers and children in the province of Totonicapán.
In Guatemala, Indigenous Maya women and children face disproportionate gaps in maternal, newborn, and child health when compared to nonIndigenous peoples. In the province of Totonicapán, which has a predominantly Maya population and one of the highest poverty rates in the country, Maya K’iche’ women are twice as likely to die during childbirth as non-Indigenous women.
In 2016, Horizons of Friendship launched its Maternal, Newborn and Child Health project in partnership with its local Guatemalan partner, PIES de Occidente (the Association
for Health Promotion, Research and Education). The project, funded by the Government of Canada, is helping reduce maternal and child deaths in Totonicapán through training and equipment for traditional Indigenous midwives, the provision of medical equipment and nutritional supplements, and a wideranging health promotion campaign in the Maya K’iche’ language.
This event takes place in the Community Room at the Peterborough Public Library, 345 Aylmer St. and is sponsored by Horizons of Friendship, the Kawartha World Issues Centre and the Kawartha Pine Ridge Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario. For more information, please visit kwic.info or www.horizons.ca.
Christmas Market
The annual Hutchison House Christmas Market takes place Saturday from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and features home baking, shortbread, fruit pies, jams, jellies, preserves, books, new-to-you items, fresh greenery and other gift items. Baked good and newto-you donations for the sale can be dropped off at the museum between Tuesday and Friday. Hutchison House is located at 270 Brock St. For more information please call 705-743-9710 or visit www.hutchisonhouse.ca
Holly Tea and Bazaar
St. Paul's Presbyterian Church is holding their annual Holly Tea & Bazaar, Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Emmanuel United Church on the corner of George and Murray Streets. The bazaar features Christmas goodies, jams, pickles, baked goods, candy, a new-to-you table and frozen pies. Admission is $5 and includes a light lunch. For more information, please phone 705745-1411.
Christmas Turkey Supper
Sacred Heart Church, located at the corner of Romaine and Aylmer Streets, will be hosting their annual Christmas Turkey Supper on Sunday at 5 p.m. The meal includes turkey, potatoes and all the trimmings. Tickets are $18 for adults and $8 for children ages 6 to 10 and can be purchased in advance by calling Jan at 705-868-6307.
Nourish Harvest Dinner
Celebrate another year of belonging together through food at the Nourish Harvest Dinner. This community meal takes place on Sunday at 5:30 p.m. at Peterborough Public Health, 185 King St.
Please register by calling 705743-3526 ext. 102 or emailing info@nourishproject.ca.