Hidden Hunger - Guatemala

August 2009

According to Unicef almost half of the children in Guatemala are malnourished. But why are these children suffering from lack of nutrients, when overall the country is not poor and produces enough food?

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[lapiz1969]

You need to understand historically how the current and past governments work in Guatemala.... corruption is their sport. They are only interested in making money for themselves... even that hypocrite "socialdemocrat" of vice president they have.... the president and the rest dont give a damn about those starving children.... they already voted them in... they are on their own. We all have problems of our own to be helping people that have more children they can support. life is a bitch

[NetinMaster]

left aside and the idea of a society that owes them is replaced for the fact that they don't need charity but the knowledge and skill to get better opportunities. Confronting the classes have taken us to the shit hole we are now though I have native friends that have overcame this social barrier with only the belief of being as good as anyone and the will to prove it!

[bineivanit]

Envanje.strong words! but true......

[bineivanit]

If u give! money, car , food, what ever you give to someone poor, u give to ur self.god will remember u and repay you.:)

[Sachse009]

Just two questions to all commentators of this video during the last weeks: Has anyone donated money for the hungry and dying children in Guatemala? Has anyone asked friends and other people to do so?

FIRST we have to help. Then we can discuss about changing the entire world!

[KronprinzAdam]

The people of the poorest towns really need immediate help, but we have to think also in their future. In some cases, local politicians turned democracy into cleptocracy, but now I have the feeling, it also happens in other parts of the world.

[KronprinzAdam]

But if they eventually displace away the peasants out of the markets, food will become very scarce and expensive. The peasants produce good quality in most cases, (if clean water is available) but multinationals play with chemicals, genetics, hybrids, and produce always 2 or 3 types of insipid things and sell them very expensive in US and european markets. In any case, we want this people, to remain productive and do not become unemployed, or even worst, poor and hungry.

[KronprinzAdam]

There are multinationals, some from mining and some others for agricultural products. There have been already some clashes rather violent from the mining companies against local peasants due to land disputes. (Peasants claim the land is from theim but companies have better lawyers). I have nothing against corporate multinationals (whenever they do not become monopolies), but small and medium agricultors also have the right to commercialize and export their products and improve their incomes.

[KronprinzAdam]

Sorry Lapiz1969, I really sorry if I commented the topic very ardently and at the end I was not very polite. There is some connection (truly) between Bandegua and Del Monte, it seems there has been some trouble with workers, but I cannot link it to Camotan. The trouble in Camotan and Jocotan seems to be (although it is not easy to state what the problem really is), social problems together with drought and bad crops.

[lapiz1969]

I have already wasted enough time with you!!!

You are entitled to your own opinions and have the right to believe in whatever fairy tale you want without providing evidence or facts.

Just bare in mind, camotan is not in a banana growing region, so I have no clue how Darth Bandegua is responsible for their hunger... don't bother explaining it to me.

You are deluded!!! I never said u could not criticize our politicians, be my guest, but the one that mentioned US politicians first was YOU.

[KronprinzAdam]

The only fascist in Guatemala is a crazy mesianic general called Efrain Rios Montt, which uses a hand with 3 raised fingers ("I do not lie, I do not steal, I do not abuse") which is a symbol used previously by n@zis when making oaths to Hitler ("One Imperium, One People, One Leader"). The guy graduates in...School of Americas, where he learned how to raze civilian villages to the ground and bury people into common ditches. Castillo Armas? I think he was just a mercenary...

[KronprinzAdam]

These small class has economical power and own the industry, but these classes exist almost in every country: basically administrators. But they create also jobs for many people. But the children need health, and later good education and security and stability. There is no other choice.