Eating in Fear: Hunger Narratives in a K’iche’ Mayan Community in Guatemala

Relationships, parental involvement, and community support: Differences in school environment for boys and girls in rural Guatemala

“…Guatemala experienced armed conflict from 1960-1996 killing over 200,000 people, of whom Mayan K'iche' people were disproportionately affected. The rural poor and minority ethnic groups including the K'iche' were subject to human rights abuses that contributed to intergenerational poverty and food insecurity that has lasted for decades (Cuj, 2020). In 1993, the United Nations moderated peace talks between the Government of Guatemala and the Unidad Revolucionaria Nacional Guatemalteca, culminating in a 1996 peace agreement and a report that documented the number of casualties, the vast majority of whom were Mayan indigenous people (United Nations, n.d.).…”