Hands For Peacemaking Foundation

Guatemala Facts

Guatemala is the largest and most populous of the Central American countries with a GDP per capita roughly one-half of that of Brazil, Argentina and Chile. The agricultural sector accounts for about one-fourth of the GDP, two-thirds of the exports and half of the labor force. Key crops are coffee, cardamom, sugar and bananas.

The 1996 peace accords signing ended 36 years of civil war and removed a major obstacle to foreign investment. Unfortunately, there has been widespread political violence and corruption scandals that continue to dampen investor confidence.

Today, Guatemalan rural communities can expect the following “standard of living:”

1. 80% malnutrition

2. 50% without access to proper or adequate sanitation

3. 48% live without access to clean water

4. 80% illiteracy rate

5. 43% school age children not attending school

6. 46 out of 1,000 babies die by the age 5

Hands For Peacemaking Foundation is dealing directly with the issues facing the people of rural Guatemala and making a difference, one life at a time!

Your support can make the difference in the lives of these beautiful people and help them work their way to self-sufficiency, dignity and respect. With your help, people don’t have to starve, children can get an education and families can enjoy good health. Hands For Peacemaking is making it happen with the help of people who care.

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Email: info@handsforpeacemaking.org