Essays about: "poverty guatemala"

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1. 1. PET-bottles: From waste to resource

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Evelina Magnusson; Mattias Klang; Moa Westlund; [2019]
   Keywords : Construction; product development; PET; roof. recycling; Konstruktion; produktutveckling; PET; tak; återvinning.;

   Abstract : One of the biggest problems in Guatemala is the handling of plastic waste. Many of the watercourses and rivers in Guatemala are filled with plastic bottles which has a negative impact on both nature and the country’s inhabitants. At the same time, Guatemala is dealing with the problem of segregation between rich and poor. READ MORE

3. 2. A place to meet - informal education in rural Guatemala

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : Amanda Leo; [2019]
   Keywords : Education; Informal Education; Outdoor Education; Minor Field Study; Architecture; Guatemala; Action Research; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : The education system in Guatemala is facing a lot of difficulties with low educational standards, a lack of teachers and facilities and a curriculum not equal or adjusted to the needs of all students. The largest problem occurs outside the system - children who don’t get access to education due to poverty. READ MORE

4. 3. Girls in Youth Gangs in Central America

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Romanska och klassiska institutionen

   Author : Joseline Paulsson; [2016]
   Keywords : Girls; Youth Gangs; Central America; Violence; Gender; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras;

   Abstract : Youth gangs, so-called Maras, in Central America have for a long time been one of the major factors contributing to the great amount of organized crime and violence in the Central American countries. The citizens in this region are exposed to violence and other crimes from the gangs on a daily basis. READ MORE

5. 4. Too many calories, too few nutrients? : a systems approach to food and nutrition security in Guatemala

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Elin Bergstrøm; [2016]
   Keywords : Guatemala; a systems framework for food and nutrition security; food and nutrition security; systems thinking; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Obesity levels in developing countries are increasing at an alarming rate, while “old” problems such as hunger and undernutrition still persist, creating a paradoxical situation of a double burden of malnutrition. Intertwined with new sustainability challenges such as climate change and land degradation, food, health and sustainability are interconnected in a complex web of relationships, spanning multiple scales, levels and disciplines. READ MORE

6. 5. Capabilities to Demand Participation : Local Participation in Common-Pool Resource Governance - A Case Study of Lake Atitlán

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Hannes Willner; [2016]
   Keywords : common-pool resource; governance; participation; decentralization; freshwater;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to understand, describe and explain how local, public participation in the governance of common-pool resources (CPR) work in a decentralized development context. This is done through field research on lake Atitlán in Guatemala as a case of a freshwater CPR that struggles with environmental degradation as a result of failure of collective action in conserving the lake. READ MORE