In rural Guatemala, I've met Maryknoll sisters who counsel prostitutes to use condoms.
In rural Guatemala, for example, two-thirds of the girls who start first grade drop out before third grade.
Gangs are a growing concern in both Guatemala City and rural Guatemala.
Like much of rural Guatemala, the village suffers from chronic poverty and low rates of education.
They received support from Guatemala's rural poor as well as from urban intellectuals.
GHI carries on this proud Penn tradition in its mission to improve access to healthcare for the people of rural Guatemala.
Although violence was most intense in rural Guatemala in the early 1980s, the urban regions also experienced an increase in state-violence.
The Civil Patrol system was imposed throughout rural Guatemala.
Child Aid provides training and classroom follow-up for hundreds of teachers in rural Guatemala.
When people pass away in rural Guatemala, they are usually buried as soon as possible, so as to provide a quick passage to heaven.