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
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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