At the same time, the Mobile Biosphere carried out educational activities related to reproductive health, environmental education, organic agriculture, in 11 communities of the Maya Biosphere Reserve, with an average total of 400 participants in proposed activities (for the entire route), visiting each community about once a month. Since the beginning of 2005, the Mobile Biosphere team carried out about 47 outings. Over the last 3 months, in addition to setting up voluntary promoters, the team has focused on hands-on activities (preparation of organic fertilizing systems), as well on working with youth (sexual reproductive health, as well as environmental education), and looking into innovative ways to involve men in the area of sexual and reproductive health. This is an aspect want to strengthen over the coming months. We also carried out 161 surveys (in Spanish and in Q’eqchi’), in 10 communities, on knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) related to reproductive health, and some environmentally-related questions), and are in the process of analyzing the information gathered. Stay tuned for news about findings

Over the coming months, we would like to strengthen the Mobile Biosphere work with men, and coordinate more Mobile Clinics (with medical examinations, pap smear exams, voluntary surgical sterilization, IUD insertion, etc) with APROFAM, like the one that will take place on July 27 in Paso Caballos. People from the communities of Buen Samaritano and Mirador Chocop have been invited to attend, and we are providing them with support for transportation, and our next visit we will bring back results for all the pap smears performed.. We also want to continue working closely with the voluntary promoters, and improve the use of drama techniques in our educational activities.