Pedal 4 Pasos - Why?

firefoxA bike ride on the coastline of Victoria, BC inspired Matthew "Gus" Gusul with an idea. It involves the passions of his two best friends, epic bike adventures and helping others. Inspired by Cody McNalley and his partner Genevieve Perreault-Murphy who had recently biked near the length of our great country, and by Anne-Marie Jamin who had been working for a free clinic in Guatemala, the idea for Pedals 4 Pasos was born.  A bike adventure 5,000 km across an entire continent to raise funds for a clinic pioneering in preventative health care.

Primeros Pasos is a free clinic located in the highlands of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala serving a valley of 15,000 Mayan residents.   Its goal is to provide free medical service, medication and basic health education to all children in the area as well as very affordable medical service and free health education for adults. As well as providing access to medical, dental, psychological, and laboratory facilities, the clinic also facilitates over 500 health education workshops a year.  The passion and dedication of staff and volunteers inspired Ms. Jamin to remain involved with the clinic through funding development after returning to Canada.

For more information on Primeros Pasos click here.

Annual Budget of 2007 for Primeros Pasos.

*All amounts are in Canadian dollars.
*All salaries are included in their respective category.  All full time staff are local Guatemalans.