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Latin America and the Caribbean
Save the Children's Presence in Latin America and the Caribbean Latin America/Caribbean is a region of the Americas in which Romance languages — particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. The region has an area of approximately 7,880,000 square miles comprising almost four percent of the Earth’s surface. As of 2009, its population was estimated at more than 568 million and remains one of the most diverse in the world. Inequality and poverty continue to be the region’s main challenges: nearly 25 percent of the population lives on less than $2 a day. The poorest countries in the region are (as of 2008): Haiti, Nicaragua, Bolivia and Honduras. Undernourishment affects 47 percent of Haitians, 27 percent of Nicaraguans, 23 percent of Bolivians and 22 percent of Hondurans. Another mark of inequality and poverty in Latin America is access to basic infrastructure. Outlets to water and sanitation — and the quality of these services — remain relatively low.
BoliviaOnce a part of the ancient Incan Empire, Bolivia still bears the legacy of its history. When the Spanish conquered the Incas in the 16th century, Bolivia’s Indian population was reduced to slavery, setting the stage for the vast economic inequality that still continues today – indigenous groups that make up 85 percent of the population live in poverty. Long one of the least-developed Latin American countries, Bolivia’s economic position has improved in recent years as a result of increasing mineral prices and the development of natural gas resources. However, it was ranked 117th out of 177 countries in the world in the 2007/08 Human Development Index. Read More
Dominican RepublicThe Dominican Republic is located in the eastern part of the Caribbean Island Hispaniola with the Republic of Haiti occupying the Western Part. Save the Children has worked to improve the lives of vulnerable Dominican children and their families since 1972. Through the effective implementation of development programs in health and nutrition, preventive health care, water and sanitation, education, community development, and children's rights, Save the Children now helps more than 70,000 men, women and children throughout the Dominican Republic attain their rights and improve their quality of life. Read More
El SalvadorEl Salvador is the smallest, most densely populated country in Central America, with a population of just under 7 million. Lying along the Pacific Ocean’s earthquake- and volcano-prone “Ring of Fire” and at latitudes plagued by tropical storms and hurricanes, El Salvador has faced more than its share of natural disasters. These have included the deadly combination of 2005’s Hurricane Stan and the eruption of the Ilamatepec volcano, which left thousands of children and adults in shelters and in need of relief. Read More
GuatemalaBordering El Salvador, Mexico, Honduras and Belize and between the Gulf of Honduras and the Pacific Ocean, Guatemala’s varied landscape ranges from the sprawling metropolis of Guatemala City to volcanoes, tropical valleys and pine-draped hillsides of the western highlands. Of the country’s 12.3 million people, more than half are indigenous Mayans. A 36-year guerrilla war that displaced some one million children and adults ended in 1996. Read More
HaitiThe nation of Haiti was struck by a devastating earthquake on January 12, 2010, believed to be the worst in the country's modern history. As the extent of the disaster unfolds, your donation is greatly needed to allow Save the Children to provide urgently needed medical attention, safe drinking water, and other necessities. Living amid persistent political and social turmoil, Haitian children and their families face tremendous hardships as their country struggles with many of the worst development indicators in the world. In this difficult environment, Save the Children promotes the protection of children’s rights, improves the quality of primary schooling, provides quality medical counseling and services in remote communities, helps improve child and maternal health and nutrition practices and supports agricultural initiatives and household economic security for marginalized families. Read More
HondurasIn Honduras, Save the Children has been working to create positive changes in the lives of girls and boys in rural communities and poor neighborhoods of the capital Tegucigalpa since 1968. Save the Children has five offices distributed in the central and southern areas of Honduras. Read More
NicaraguaBordered by Costa Rica to the south, Honduras to the north, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and the Caribbean Sea to the east, Nicaragua is a land of lakes and mountains, rivers and volcanoes, rainforests and oceans. The country is divided into three geographic regions: the Pacific Lowlands, the mountainous Central Region and the Atlantic Lowlands. Nicaragua is extremely susceptible to hurricanes and other natural disasters, including destructive earthquakes and landslides. It has one of the highest degrees of income inequality in the world and the third lowest per capita income in the western hemisphere. Read More
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