Guatemala
Guatemala is located in Central America, sitting below Mexico.
The Need
70% of children aren’t meeting basic literacy proficiencies.
The number of out-of-school children has more than doubled in the past decade, with over 40% of all teenagers missing from the classroom.
Less than 75% of the population above 15 years old is literate, the lowest literacy rate in Central America.
Guatemala is plagued by fragile security and government corruption, which exhausts every sector including education, business, and healthcare.
Karla de Pineda
Regional Christ-Centered Education Lead, LATAM
Abner Perencen
Country Director, Guatemala and Regional Impact Assessment Officer, LATAM
Tatiana Carranza
Program Lead, Christ-Centered Education
Christian Cruz
Impact Assessment Officer
Elisamaria Jimenez
Christ-Centered Education Officer
Diana Ortíz
Christ-Centered Education Officer
André Tomaz Silva Pereira
Director, LATAM Human Resources
José Antonio Pérez
Christ-Centered Education Officer
Obed Filiberto Zuleta
Christ-Centered Education Officer
“If we can develop leadership skills in children, Guatemala will be different.”
Karla de Pineda, Regional Christ-Centered Education Lead, LATAM
Impact in Guatemala
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