11. 5% of the world population are considered indigenous yet 15% of the world’s poor are indigenous. Indigenous people are over-represented in the group of the “world’s poor.” In Comalapa, the indigenous Kaq’chikel are 95% of the population Indigenous people are an important group of rural poor.
12. Indigenous people constitute an important group of rural poor. In Guatemala some 86.6% of the indigenous people are poor. 44% of population in Guatemala are indigenous people
13. Indigenous people are an important group of rural poor. 44% of Guatemalan population are indigenous, 50% of them are Mayan Received Nobel Peace Prize 1992 Wrote autobiography “ I, Rigoberta Menchu ” Yet do not make a strong political force. The single indigenous candidate, Rigoberta Mench ú , received only 3% of the vote in 2008 national presidential election.
14. Statistics U S A Facts taken from the Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Life Cycle Median age: 36.7 years Median age: 19.2 years School Life Expectancy total: 16 years male: 15 years female: 16 years (2006) total: 10 years male: 11 years female: 10 years (2006) Gross National Income per capita $41,950 $4,410 Literacy 99% 99% male 99% female 56% 63% male 49% female Population below poverty line 12% 56% Expenditures on education 5.3% of GDP (2005) 2.6% of GDP (2006) Guatemala
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17. Ericka Temple, Architect Adam Howland, Project Mgr. Liz Howland Not shown: Andy Case, Webmaster Rebecca Sanchez, Volunteer Coordinator Aaron Colvin, Assistant Project Mgr. Matt Paneitz, Executive Director, Founder LWH
43. Beneficiaries Rafael pounds dirt into tires in the foundation of the water tank.
44. LWH volunteers and the local community teamed together with the Minnesota chapter of Engineers Without Borders to construct a 67,000 gallon water harvesting system for the town of Simajuleu.
45. Beneficiaries of the water tank. It will help 5000 people have better access to water.