What we do
Save the Children has been working in Guatemala since the 1976 earthquake, when we provided urgent humanitarian assistance to affected children and families. In 1983, our country office was permanently establised.
We work with the government, civil society and local authorities to help the most vulnerable children in the country. Together, we are strengthening education, health and nutrition systems, protection systems, children right's governance, and humanitarian response.
Health and Nutrition: We´re improving the health and nutrition of children and their families in the Western Highlands by providing the tools, training and understanding of healthy diets necessary to prevent and treat malnutrition.
Food Security & Livelihoods: We work at a community level to strengthen resilience and sustainable livelihoods, which includes providing life skills training to farmers.
Child Protection: With civil society, we´re promoting changes and improvements in legislation and public policies on child protection. Our goal is to ensure that all children are protected.
Luisa Dörr / Save the Children
Education: Our education work focuses on the early years and supporting reading and writing initiatives, including intercultural bilingual education.
Humanitarian Response: Through our ongoing programmes, we´re working to provide humanitarian aid to migrant children and their families.
Children, Adolescents & Youth: We work with children, adolescents and youth to ensure they realise their rights by giving them a voice and a platform to engage with local and national leaders.
Our impact for children in 2023
+195,000
Individuals reached through health, nutrition, livelihoods, and food security interventions.
+91,000
Children and adolescents have increased access to quality education and safe environment.
+10,600
Children and adolescents actively participating in the promotion of their rights.
+14,900
Children and adolescents have had access to quality and effective protection system.
