Despite the prevention measures adopted by the government, thousands of Guatemalans went out every day. The reason: of their 16 million inhabitants, 60% live in poverty. Many people in Guatemala live from informal employment, so going out every day was their only way of ensuring their family’s economic survival.
Alliance2015’s members facing Covid-19
Ayuda en Acción and Helvetas run a campaign that seeked to address the lack of information.
The main objectives of the campaign are:
- raise awareness and increase the availability of information on comprehensive personal care,
- reduce social tensions, and
- prevent contagiousness in the focal departments of Guatemala.