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Our work in Guatemala<\/h1>\n\n\n

Our work in Guatemala focuses on strengthening the voice and influence of young people, women, and Indigenous peoples in their communities, securing human rights, economic justice, access to quality education, and climate justice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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50.000 children<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

have gained access to quality bilingual education<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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40 local organizations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

are supported by Oxfam Denmark and represents 8 million indigenous people<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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100 legal cases<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

on violation of indigenous peoples\u2019 rights have been supported by us<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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10 climate adaption initiatives<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

are being implemented by Oxfam Denmark\u2019 partners in Guatemala<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Guatemala ranks among the most unequal countries in the world. Half of its population lives in poverty, while extreme concentrations of wealth and political power fuel social unrest, widespread human rights violations, and limited access to essential services such as education and healthcare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fighting for the rights of the indigenous people<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

More than half of Guatemala\u2019s population is made up of indigenous peoples. We work alongside their organisations and movements to amplify their voices, strengthen their influence, and promote political reforms aimed at improving daily life. This includes protecting human rights, ensuring access to quality education, and advancing both economic and climate justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The country faces severe challenges from climate change, environmental degradation, and the unsustainable exploitation of natural resources. These pressures drive large-scale migration, erode economic opportunities, and deepen already alarming levels of inequality. The harshest impacts fall on young people, women, and indigenous communities \u2014 those least responsible for the crisis, yet most affected by it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Peace cannot exist without justice, justice cannot exist without fairness, fairness cannot exist without development, development cannot exist without democracy, democracy cannot exist without respect for the identity and worth of cultures and peoples.<\/p>\nRigoberta Mench\u00fa
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St\u00f8t b\u00f8rn af oprindelige folk i at f\u00e5 en kvalitetsuddannelse<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Over to millioner b\u00f8rn g\u00e5r ikke i skole i Guatemala. De fleste af dem er b\u00f8rn af Maya-folkene, og halvdelen af dem, der kommer i skole, dropper ud inden 7. klasse, mens kun 2 ud af 10 bliver f\u00e6rdige.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Du kan st\u00f8tte Oxfams successfulde arbejde med at sikre tosproget kvalitetsundervisning for b\u00f8rn af oprindelige folk og s\u00f8rge for tr\u00e6ning af l\u00e6rere i nogle af Guatemalas mest udsatte omr\u00e5der.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our goals in Guatemala<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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