Guatemala: Forgotten Trauma
USAID head Rajiv Shah explains his agency's effort to integrate development and emergency intervention while emphasizing public-private partnerships in long-term development programs.
More than two million Guatemalans live in extreme poverty, and nearly half of the children in Guatemala are malnourished. In some areas, nearly every child is affected.
Last month, Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom declared a “state of calamity” as Guatemala experiences the worst drought in 70 years.
Political will is scarcer than food.
In a country plagued by chronic malnutrition, government solutions keep coming up short. The real problem: poverty and income inequality.
Samuel Loewenberg narrates images from Guatemala's malnutrition clinics.
Although most of Guatemala's children have enough food to eat, many are not receiving the right kind of food. Samuel Loewenberg reports on the country's growing crisis of chronic malnutrition.
The little girl does not smile. She doesn't have the energy. Hopefully she will soon.
In a country as bloody as Guatemala, the last two weeks have stood out. In the last several years, bus drivers have became targets for street gangs seeking extortion money.
I am interviewing a couple about their experience working as immigrant laborers in the U.S., I'll call them Eduardo and Anita.
Thirteen years after the peace accords were signed here, violence and fear continue to be a way of life. In a country as bloody as Guatemala, the last two weeks have stood out.
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Samuel Loewenberg reports on global health, policy, and politics. He has reported from more than two dozen countries. His work has been featured in The New York Times, The Economist, The...