Family Planning for Guatemalans Living in Poverty
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| Organization | WINGS |
|---|---|
| Region | Guatemala |
| Website | Website |
| ProjectLeader | Kirsten Taylor |
Provides poor, rural and indigenous Guatemalans with access to short and long-term family planning methods. Family planning allows couples to freely determine the number and spacing of their children.
Challenge
More than 50 percent of Guatemalans live in poverty and 1 in 2 children under five years old is physically or mentally stunted due to chronic malnutrition. Maternal mortality rates are the highest in Latin America. The combination of poverty and lack of family planning services creates a vicious cycle in which families sink further into destitution, increasingly unable to meet their basic needs as the number of dependents increases.
Long-Term Impact
Family planning greatly improves maternal and child health and alleviates the strain on household resources, making it possible for families to to meet their basic needs and lift themselves out of poverty. Girls are more likely to attend school when families have fewer children, and the burden on natural and public resources is massively reduced as population increase slows.
References
- http://www.wingsguate.org
- http://www.wingsguate.org/
- https://www.prb.org/international/geography/guatemala
- http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2045.htm
Project Gallery
Mariana receives an educational talk from WINGS
A young Guatemalan mother and her child
Women learning about family planning
Guatemalan mother with her child
Carmen Roquel giving a family planning talk
Mother and child at a WINGS family planning talk
Little girl plays while her mother talks to WINGS
Two kids play while their dad talks to WINGS
Family planning promoter spending time with son
Young mother attends family planning workshop
