This Is What We Do
This Is Our Why
Half of all children under five are chronically malnourished, the worst level of malnutrition in the Western Hemisphere. Guatemala has one of the most unequal income distributions in the hemisphere; an estimated 51% of people live in poverty and 13% live in extreme poverty.
Staying in school remains a major problem since only 4 in 10 children who start will finish primary school. Indigenous girls attend school, on average, for only three years.