In Guatemala, through mobile brigades, we provided interventions in: Health and Nutrition; Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH); protection; mental health services and psychosocial support; and food and nutrition security. These actions have reached almost 44,000 people in the departments of Chiquimula, Huehuetenango, Alta Verapaz, Jalapa and Sololá. In sectoral terms, our intervention has benefited: 9,104 people in the Food Security and Livelihoods sector; 30,740 people in the Health and Nutrition sector; 6,746 people in the WASH sector; and 205 people in gender and protection.

We have nutritionally assessed 13,166 people, mostly children under five, as well as pregnant and lactating women, with the aim of detecting acute malnutrition at an early stage. As part of this intervention, we also provided primary healthcare, nutritional supplements and micronutrients to both the local population and migrants in transit through Guatemala. All health activities are carried out in coordination with the Ministry of Health.

In the area of capacity building, we trained and accompanied 34 young counsellors to support their communities in the municipalities of Jocotán, Camotán and Chiquimula, in promoting healthy environments and good nutritional practices within the framework of the first 1,000 days.

In the Guatemalan Dry Corridor, we continued to work with cooperatives, strengthening 545 small producers and promoting associations for savings and credit. In addition, we promoted the creation of micro-enterprises in Huehuetenango, benefiting more than 100 people and fostering opportunities for local economic development. We also implemented a food assistance programme through cash transfers, which aims to improve food security for 1,763 highly vulnerable families. In the department of Sololá, we have completed the RUK’U’X A’ programme, through which we have been able to assist almost 300,000 people in 13 municipalities in the department. We also delivered chlorination systems and supplies to the communities.

During 2024, we have also worked in schools in the municipality of Santa Lucía Utatlán, implementing comprehensive WASH projects, which helped to improve health conditions in the community and benefited 1,545 people.