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Challenge and change in Guatemala
Real progress
Guatemala faces increasing levels of violence and crime, fuelled by extreme poverty, inequality, and a weak judicial system. Indigenous groups, who make up half the population, particularly suffer from discrimination and poverty. Nationally, half of all under-fives have stunted growth due to malnutrition, and only a quarter of children attend secondary school.
With the support of Plan, children and adults in Guatemala are working together to develop their communities and claim their right to a better future. And real progress is being made. Last year, our work included:
Plan’s priorities are education, health, nutrition, sanitation, education, and helping families to improve their incomes and have enough to eat.
• Reconstructing 21 schools and 16 health
Violence and child abuse are widespread so child protection is also crucial. We encourage children to take part in decisions that affect their lives and support local government to promote children’s rights. In this Country Progress Report, we take an in-depth look at one project Plan is supporting which helps children who have been abused.
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• Providing basic health services for children and women in 328 communities, this year treating 6,463 pregnant women, 3,979 newborns and 6,733 children under one year old
• Helping to draw up new proposals on penal reform regarding mistreatment and sexual abuse of children, which are awaiting approval by the Guatemalan Congress.
Guatemala country facts Population: 14.6 million
Adults who can read and write: 69%
Capital: Guatemala City
Children under five who are underweight: 23%
So on behalf of the children and communities we work with, thank you to all our sponsors!
(Sources: the UN, the Foreign & Commonwealth Office)
Children aged 5 to 14 involved in child labour: 24% Plan UKReport on Plan programs in Guatemala for the year ended June 2007
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Guatemala
Plan’s greatest successes come from a joint effort combining the hard work and determination of communities, children, volunteers, staff, and partner organisations. The ongoing support of our sponsors is a vital ingredient, too. It’s their generosity and commitment that allows us to continue to help children in 49 of the poorest countries in the world.
Youth councils are helping children to play an active role in decision making in thei r communities
UN Human Development Index ranking: 118th (of 177 countries)
centres destroyed by Hurricane Stan, and developing plans with 39 communities and 42 schools to reduce risks of future disasters
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Country Progress Report 2007