beneficiaries assisted in 2022
During 2022, FUNDAP continued with its purpose of working to build a culture of solidarity and subsidiarity focused on the person and the need to achieve better and more dignified conditions of life, work and freedom, providing support to over one hundred and forty thousand people.
Excerpt from the annual letter 2022
āFor FUNDAP, every human being is valuable. With this eagerness to value life and work, the organization provides opportunities to eradicate poverty, seeking the well-being of those most in need.ā
JORGE ARTURO GĆNDARA GABORIT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
BENEFICIARIES BY PROGRAM
beneficiaries assisted in 2022
through the Education Program
The education of children and youth is a recognized right. However, it is estimated that in Guatemala a total of 456,080 children between 5 and 6 years of age, 486,982 between 7 and 12 years, 620,310 between the ages of 13 and 15 years and a total of 809,956 between 16 and 18 years, are found outside the formal educational system.
Source: MINIEDUC – Guatemala. 2015.
beneficiaries assisted in 2022
through the Healthcare Program
āFour out of ten children (43.4%) under the age of five present chronic malnutrition height-age ratio, a condition that causes less school retention, lower productivity, predisposition to acquire diseases and even loss of IQ or irreversible effects throughout life. Chronic malnutrition affects eight out of every ten (80%) indigenous children.ā
Source: UNICEF – Guatemala.
beneficiaries assisted in 2022
through the Microcredit Program
According to the National Institute of Statistics (INE) in 2016 a 69.8% of workers in the informal economy were registered, of which a 44% corresponded to the metropolitan urban area, a 68.2% to the urban outskirts and an 82.3% to the rural area of the country.
Source: INE – Guatemala.
beneficiaries assisted in 2022
through the Handicraft Program
āThe Guatemalan Handicraft sector is composed of approximately one million artisan producers and most of them are indigenous, distributed in the 22 departments of the Republic, but with greater concentration in the western and central part of the country. It is estimated that 70% of this population are women, with textile production being the country’s largest handcrafted branch in back-strap and pedal looms, embroidered applications and crocheted woven products.ā
Source: AGEXPORT – Guatemala.
beneficiaries assisted in 2022
through the Agricultural Program
āFamily Agriculture – due to its use of native varieties, soil conservation and improvement practices, itās less dependence on oil and derivatives and its practice of both polyculture and agro-forestry systems – plays a fundamental role in mitigation and adaptation to climate change ā.
Source: MAGA – Guatemala.
beneficiaries assisted in 2022
through the Environmental Program
āGuatemala has 3,722,595 hectares of land covered by forest, which represents 34.2% of the national territory. For the entire population forests are important because they are suppliers of goods such as wood, firewood, brushwood and other non-timber products. In addition, forests contribute to hydrological regulation, scenic beauty and, above all, lessen climatic impacts among other ecosystem services.ā
Source: IARNA ā URL.
FUNDAP works around six programs that fulfill the foundational objectives and its institutional mission.
BENEFICIARIES BY DEPARTMENT
Beneficiaries in 2000
Quetzaltenango19,605
TotonicapƔn2,445
San Marcos8,311
Huehuetenango1,598
Retalhuleu2,461
SuchitepeĢquez1,719
SololƔ924
QuichƩ1,589
Beneficiaries in 2001
Quetzaltenango22,648
TotonicapƔn2,501
San Marcos7,078
Huehuetenango1,196
Retalhuleu3,205
SuchitepeĢquez4,258
SololƔ1,333
QuichƩ1,549
Beneficiaries in 2002
Quetzaltenango25,405
TotonicapƔn3,543
San Marcos9,346
Huehuetenango3,084
Retalhuleu6,247
SuchitepeĢquez8,502
SololƔ1,760
QuichƩ1,722
Beneficiaries in 2003
Quetzaltenango14,110
TotonicapƔn3,432
San Marcos12,924
Huehuetenango2,925
Retalhuleu5,208
SuchitepeĢquez5,699
SololƔ1,458
QuichƩ1,910
Escuintla626
Beneficiaries in 2004
Quetzaltenango47,592
TotonicapƔn22,588
San Marcos14,641
Huehuetenango1,755
Retalhuleu7,765
SuchitepeĢquez8,175
SololƔ1,707
QuichƩ1,716
Alta Verapaz31
Baja Verapaz73
Chimaltenango522
Santa Rosa29
Chiquimula31
Escuintla1,072
El PetƩn25
Izabal2
Beneficiaries in 2005
Quetzaltenango50,648
TotonicapƔn28,895
San Marcos16,235
Huehuetenango3,381
Retalhuleu9,146
SuchitepeĢquez8,957
SololƔ6,077
QuichƩ1,724
Alta Verapaz8
Baja Verapaz4
Chimaltenango1,607
Santa Rosa3
Chiquimula6
Escuintla1,669
El PetƩn7
Izabal2
SacatepƩquez2
Guatemala5
El Progreso2
Beneficiaries in 2006
Quetzaltenango52,218
TotonicapƔn26,838
San Marcos20,508
Huehuetenango13,789
Retalhuleu6,922
SuchitepeĢquez11,478
SololƔ2,149
QuichƩ2,741
Chimaltenango1,728
Escuintla2,002
Beneficiaries in 2007
Quetzaltenango37,377
TotonicapƔn15,349
San Marcos24,886
Huehuetenango15,136
Retalhuleu8,010
SuchitepeĢquez12,366
SololƔ2,011
QuichƩ5,037
Chimaltenango2,344
Escuintla2,431
Beneficiaries in 2008
Quetzaltenango46,106
TotonicapƔn17,859
San Marcos39,961
Huehuetenango11,516
Retalhuleu15,294
SuchitepeĢquez19,251
SololƔ4,456
QuichƩ5,451
Baja Verapaz39
Chimaltenango2,845
Escuintla2,340
Beneficiaries in 2009
Quetzaltenango53,228
TotonicapƔn14,769
San Marcos18,483
Huehuetenango12,226
Retalhuleu17,752
SuchitepeĢquez22,509
SololƔ3,547
QuichƩ4,704
Chimaltenango3,120
Escuintla1,064
Guatemala1
Beneficiaries in 2010
Quetzaltenango64,726
TotonicapƔn16,175
San Marcos32,013
Huehuetenango11,114
Retalhuleu12,128
SuchitepeĢquez30,162
SololƔ13,359
QuichƩ4,341
Alta Verapaz27
Baja Verapaz38
Chimaltenango3,485
Chiquimula29
Escuintla927
Beneficiaries in 2011
Quetzaltenango58,910
TotonicapƔn15,770
San Marcos32,447
Huehuetenango11,304
Retalhuleu13,183
SuchitepeĢquez31,723
SololƔ11,866
QuichƩ3,533
Alta Verapaz3
Baja Verapaz28
Chimaltenango3,872
Escuintla1,331
SacatepƩquez1
Beneficiaries in 2012
Quetzaltenango56,442
TotonicapƔn15,937
San Marcos28,399
Huehuetenango10,301
Retalhuleu15,009
SuchitepeĢquez32,939
SololƔ8,306
QuichƩ2,340
Baja Verapaz17
Chimaltenango4,467
Escuintla1,276
Beneficiaries in 2013
Quetzaltenango59,507
TotonicapƔn14,012
San Marcos35,562
Huehuetenango10,051
Retalhuleu15,459
SuchitepeĢquez34,855
SololƔ8,015
QuichƩ2,480
Baja Verapaz22
Chimaltenango4,613
Escuintla959
SacatepƩquez16
Guatemala1
Beneficiaries in 2014
Quetzaltenango58,914
TotonicapƔn11,977
San Marcos34,121
Huehuetenango10,591
Retalhuleu13,455
SuchitepeĢquez31,725
SololƔ6,906
QuichƩ2,225
Alta Verapaz27
Chimaltenango4,827
Escuintla708
Beneficiaries in 2015
Quetzaltenango63,227
TotonicapƔn13,772
San Marcos39,802
Huehuetenango13,074
Retalhuleu13,297
SuchitepeĢquez33,276
SololƔ8,270
QuichƩ2,552
Chimaltenango6,054
Escuintla837
Beneficiaries in 2016
Quetzaltenango65,429
TotonicapƔn19,344
San Marcos37,950
Huehuetenango10,310
Retalhuleu13,251
SuchitepeĢquez35,701
SololƔ5,476
QuichƩ2,605
Alta Verapaz13
Baja Verapaz17
Chimaltenango6,236
Escuintla872
Guatemala1
El Progreso1
Jalapa31
Beneficiaries in 2017
Quetzaltenango46,160
TotonicapƔn14,262
San Marcos35,403
Huehuetenango11,515
Retalhuleu11,656
SuchitepƩquez29,466
SololƔ1,606
QuichƩ2,127
Chimaltenango5,704
Escuintla1,000
Beneficiaries in 2018
Quetzaltenango50,713
TotonicapƔn15,166
San Marcos41,599
Huehuetenango10,799
Retalhuleu12,523
SuchitepeĢquez30,692
SololƔ1,733
QuichƩ3,039
Chimaltenango5,551
Escuintla1,039
SacatepƩquez29
Beneficiaries in 2019
Quetzaltenango53,756
TotonicapƔn16,113
San Marcos46,906
Huehuetenango12,162
Retalhuleu14,359
SuchitepeĢquez32,495
SololƔ2,586
QuichƩ2,840
Baja Verapaz1
Chimaltenango6,331
Escuintla98
Guatemala2
Beneficiaries in 2020
Quetzaltenango45,078
TotonicapƔn7,815
San Marcos37,041
Huehuetenango8,708
Retalhuleu12,185
SuchitepƩquez27,122
SololƔ1,749
El QuichƩ1,746
Baja Verapaz7
Chimaltenango4,833
Escuintla208
SacatepƩquez5
Guatemala15
Beneficiaries in 2021
Quetzaltenango30.426
TotonicapƔn5.906
San Marcos27.868
Huehuetenango7.311
Retalhuleu11.169
SuchitepƩquez23.732
SololƔ1.942
El QuichƩ1.436
Baja Verapaz7
Chimaltenango5.865
Escuintla248
SacatepƩquez1
Guatemala4
Beneficiaries in 2022
Quetzaltenango38225
TotonicapƔn8068
San Marcos36528
Huehuetenango9211
Retalhuleu14705
SuchitepƩquez27553
SololƔ1423
El QuichƩ2290
Chimaltenango6268
Escuintla74
SacatepƩquez1675