All stories related to Guatemala
Central America: Agatha's destruction
Jun 07, 2010
ACT Alliance emergency workers in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador are struggling to get aid to communities cut off by Tropical Storm Agatha
Guatemala: greenhouses mean more varied diet
Mar 10, 2010
In the highlands of Guatemala, sweet peppers, cucumbers and tomatoes can now be grown
ACT in Guatemala
ACT Alliance organisations meet in what we call a Forum to do joint analysis of the national situation, and joint planning.
Link through to Forum page in ACT Groups
Organisations with HQ in Guatemala
International organisations in Guatemala
- Christian Aid
- Christian Reformed World Relief Committee
- ICCO
- Lutheran World Federation, The
- Norwegian Church Aid
Organisations funding work in Guatemala
- Bread for the World
- Christian Reformed World Relief Committee
- Church World Service (CWS)
- Church of Sweden
- DanChurchAid
- FinnChurch Aid, FCA
- Kerk In Actie
- Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
- Presbyterian World Service & Development
- Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund, The
- United Church of Canada
About Guatemala
- Population: 14 million (UN, 2009)
- Capital: Guatemala City
- Major languages: Spanish, more than 20 indigenous languages
- Major religion: Christianity, indigenous Mayan beliefs
- Life expectancy: 67 years (men), 74 years (women) (UN)
- Monetary unit: 1 quetzal = 100 centavos
- Main exports: Coffee, sugar, bananas, fruits and vegetables, meat, petroleum, cardamon
- GNI per capita: US $2,680 (World Bank, 2008)
- Population: 10 million (UN, 2009)