Kids Alive International
Kids Alive International is a non-profit, Christian organization that walks with vulnerable children facing trauma such as child abuse, sexual violence, and neglect to help bring healing and restoration as well as the love of God. They work with communities and governments in 7 different countries to offer education, protective care, justice advocacy, and family strengthening.
Guatemala
Since 2010, Kids Alive Guatemala has focused on the restoration of children who have suffered from sexual abuse. Through protective care and justice advocacy programs that offer therapy, social services, and legal support, children in Guatemala find hope, healing, and faith. Their goal for each child is to know the love of God, to understand they are cherished, and to be equipped with the emotional, physical, and spiritual tools they need to thrive and heal.
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Guatemala has a population of about 18,609,000 people with around 59 different people groups that make up this population. 95% of the country is Christian adherent with there being at least one known unreached people group in Guatemala. The word Guatemala means ‘place of many trees.’ Guatemala has a deep-rooted history and current culture in Mayanism and today, 42% of Guatemalans are Mayan.
Guatemala City is the largest city in Central America, and it is situated in a mountain valley called Valle de la Ermita. Guatemala City has a population of roughly 1 million people. 45% of Guatemala City is Roman Catholic, 42% Protestant, and 11% no religion.
Some of the biggest challenges Guatemala faces today are food insecurity, systematic poverty, and impacts of climate change on agriculture.
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