GUATEMALA Save the Children, in partnership with local actors, implements programs that benefit the most deprived indigenous households to ensure the fulfillment of children’s rights. Our programs focus on improving education, health & nutrition, child protection and child poverty, as well as support families to improve their resilience.
AREAS OF INTERVENTION
OUR WORK Education: we work with national stakeholders to increase investment in education, especially bilingual education.We work to improve access to quality bilingual education in over 400 rural schools in the Western Highlands of Guatemala. Where, with partners, we train teachers, parents and school directors to ensure high quality basic education services for children.The main focus of our education program is to improve learning, especially through strengthening literacy, and promoting the development of life skills through an active, inclusive, bilingual and participatory methodology.
HUEHUETENANGO QUICHÉ
Child Protection: we are working to ensure children have appropriate care in community-based settings, are protected from physical and humiliating punishment in school and at home. We strengthen child protection systems for children living in violent and exploitative environments.We work to ensure the protection of children with disabilities, migrant children and victims of trafficking, exploitation and violence. Child Rights Governance: we work in coordination with national and local governments to improve accountability for compliance with Children’s Rights.We also encourage the participation of children and adolescents in the development of new policies and laws, to guarantee the compliance of the institutions responsible for the fulfillment of their rights by monitoring and demanding child rights and advocating to increase public investment for children and adolescents.
TOTONICAPÁN CIUDAD DE GUATEMALA
CHIQUIMULA
QUETZALTENANGO
2016 OUTREACH
Child Poverty: we work with poor, rural families in the Western Highlands implementing an economic growth model which helps local farmers to improve the quantity and quality of crops so as to provide more nutritious foods for their family, as well as increase their income to reach markets, 4,555,556 people. 2,268,056 children and 1,391,533 adults create association of producers, increase access to credit, promotion of sustainable agricultural production practices, improved animal husbandry techniques, and management of natural resources. Programmatic areas: Health and Nutrition: we aim to improve the nutritional status of pregnant and lactating women and children under 2 years of age in rural settings.We focus on improving rural household consumption of nutritious food and providing means for households to produce food, change behaviors and adopt better, improved health and diet practices.
159,490
Risk Management and Emergency Response: one of our priorities is to protect children against any form of abuse. Guatemala is vulnerable to natural disasters and climate change, so we conduct trainings in risk management and natural disaster response at local level where we elaborate prevention plans and encourage their implementation ensuring the inclusion of protection principles.
Education
Emergencies
528,155 2,219,971
Health & Nutrition
222,946 1,414,863 Child Poverty
BUDGET 16,979,765
SUCCESS STORY
Marelin Alvarado, 17
10,131
Child Rights Governance
CROSS-CUTTING THEMES Gender, resilience, multiculturalism, Child Rights Governance, peace building and active participation of children and adolescents.
Protection
I started attending Save the Children’s meetings after school, I loved those meetings, I always saw them as great opportunities to learn and meet lots people ...When I entered the program I was at zero ... Having entered to the program has helped me a lot, I have learned to see reality from another point of view, not everything in life is easy but if you fight for what you want then you can achieve it
OUR DONORS • USAID • USDA • JHPIEGO/USAID • Save the Children US private funds • NORAD • MEDICOR • ODW • SAVE THE CHILDREN NORUEGA private funds • AMEXCID • AECID • ACNUR • UNION EUROPEA – DIPECHO
#EveryLastChild Corporal punishment We are campaigning with children and adolescents to raise awareness and change public attitude to promote a law on corporal punishment prohibition. • Restaurante La Crépe Kitchen • IBERIA • Tchibo
OUR FUNDING NEEDS
YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR SECURING EMPLOYMENT (YO-SE)
CHILD SENSITIVE AGRICULTURE
GOAL GOAL To increase agricultural incomes for small farmers and their families in the Western Highlands, while improving nutrition outcomes for children rising agricultural productivity, diversifying income generation alternatives, expanding access to markets, and increasing production and nutrition through climate-smart agriculture practices.
To prevent unnecessary family separation in adolescents ages 15 to 24, especially poor and indigenous adolescents in the Western Highlands, by responding to their social and economic aspirations providing them with market-based employment skills and self-employment opportunities they need to make the most of their potential and increase their income generation.
IMPACT 4000 adolescents ages 15 to 24
Behavioral change in family pro-child investment
Skills-building offered through vocational school to help indigenous adolescents acquire the employability skills, market demand-driven vocational and technical skills they need to secure and retain employment, and/or start a successful small business
Agricultural productivity improved and income generation alternatives diversified.
Graduated financial supports to help youth achieve financial independence
Access to expanded markets.
Provided access to additional information, build networks, and encourage behavior by complementary ICT-enabled mechanisms
IMPACT Rural households, food security producer organizations, women’s groups and community-based organizations (CBOs).
Production and nutrition increased through climate-smart agriculture practices
AREAS OF INTEREST
AREAS OF INTEREST
Western Highlands Region
Western Highlands Region
PROTECTION OF MIGRANT CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
$
INVESTMENT US$ 2,000,000 and 4,000,000 over 4 years
PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE DURING CRISIS
GOAL
GOAL To prevent the migration of unaccompanied children and adolescents and to prevent the violation of their rights during the migration process by protecting and promoting their rights.
IMPACT 125 civil-society leaders 125 representatives from institutions offering protection and social services 575,497 beneficiaries reached through a campaign to raise awareness about the risks associated to the migration developed in Guatemala City and 4 departments.
Guatemala, San Marcos, QuichĂŠ, Huehuetenango y Quetzaltenango.
PERIOD 2 years
IMPACT 1,200 vulnerable adolescents ages 13-19 who study or live in communities with high violence rates
550 children and adolescents from 5 departments
AREAS OF INTEREST
To increase access to reliable, relevant and timely psychosocial care during crisis to adolescents ages 13-19 living in zones with high violence rates.
$
INVESTMENT USD$ 300,000
210 parents 70 school principals, teachers and supervisors 60 municipal promoters
AREAS OF INTEREST
PERIOD
21 Schools located at zones 6, 17, 18, 24 and 25 from Guatemala City.
2 years $
INVESTMENT USD$ 750,000
CONTACT:
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