Guatemala
Widespread poverty, deep-rooted inequality, a rapidly changing climate and frequent natural disasters are driving hunger in Guatemala.
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The Suffering of Inequality
Guatemala is one of the most unequal countries in all of Latin America. It is multi-ethnic with a rich cultural heritage, but poverty and discrimination disproportionately affect women and indigenous people. Mix that with increasingly extreme weather and the current COVID-19 crisis and you get a population deeply vulnerable to hunger.
1/2
of children under five are stunted
40%
of inhabitants are Indigenous Mayan
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Two-thirds of the population lives on less than $2 per day
1/2
of children under five are stunted
40%
of inhabitants are Indigenous Mayan
$2
Two-thirds of the population lives on less than $2 per day
1/2
of children under five are stunted
Causes of Hunger
WFP’s Work in Guatemala
WFP has been in the country for over 40 years, working in four key areas:
Childhood Nutrition
WFP focuses on feeding kids under two, working to change community nutritional habits in rural communities with high rates of stunting: Alta and Baja Verapaz, Sololá and Chimaltenango.
Emergencies
WFP works with the Guatemalan government to get food assistance to people affected by sudden natural shocks like floods, hurricanes, earthquakes or landslides as well as slow-onset shocks like droughts.
Resilience Building
With help from WFP, more than 9,000 families in remote, disaster-prone areas get food or cash in exchange for working on community projects that increase their resilience to climate shocks.
Support for Farmers
WFP works with small-scale farmers’ organizations to improve their incomes through increased and better-quality production, reduced post-harvest losses, and fairer and wider access to markets.
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- October 18, 2022
