Guatemala

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1 The boy who died chasing an American dream – BBC News

 

In première gegaan op 8 apr. 2019

The United States is set to overhaul how it handles illegal migrants after a young boy and girl, both from Guatemala, died while in US custody in December. Their deaths coincided with a spike in the number of young migrant families apprehended at the border. Many of them come from Guatemala. To find out what is driving young families to the US, the BBC’s Patricia Sulbarán went back to the village of one of those children, Felipe Gomez Alonzo.
 
Of all of Central Americans trying to cross the border to the US, Guatemalans are the ones doing it the most.
 
There has been a vast increase in the number of women, children and families from Guatemala migrating to the US.
 
Most people from Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, travel in caravans.
 
The BBC’s Patricia Sulbarán has been to remote Guatemalan indigenous communities where people are using people smugglers to make it to the US
 
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2 Children Living in the Guatemala City Dump; Children of the 4th World – Documentary

5 mei 2011

Children of the fourth World – Documentary

60 Minute Documentary – First Aired Nationally on PBS in 1999. Emmy Winner.

In the early 1990’s while filming a Presidential Election in Guatelmala City, Film maker John Biffar met an American woman, Kari Engen. She had traveled to Guatemala City several years earlier on a mission to help poor, and hungry children. When she arrived in Guatemala city she learned of the plight of the children, many lost and abandoned. Living on the streets – After all, this was “The Third World.” But then she learned of the children living in the dump. An entire subculture of people in a trash pile. This was “The Fourth World.” Her life’s mission has become helping these children to escape the deadly grasp and cycle of life in the dump. Her program, Mi Refugio is the result. John has documented her struggles, triumphs and tragedies for two decades. This documentary was produced in the late 1990’s by Bush Entertainment and Trilogy Media, John’s production company. Hosted by and Narrated by Film Actress Ali MacGraw. We are known as Dreamtime Entertainment today. I edited and filmed much of this program and it’s a touching and an emotional rollercoaster as it was when I edited way back then on our Media 100 editing system. It still gives me the shivers. I hope you enjoy this program and it inspires you to change the world too. Like Kari is still doing. Go to www.mirefugio.org to help her.

Mi Refugio is a nonprofit corporation with tax exempt status (#52-1610744) in the USA. Contributions should be made out to Mi Refugio and mailed to 4908 Jasmine Drive, Rockville, Maryland 20853. www.mirefugio.org

Dave Says, “This program is not another video about a religious mission to convert people, it’s not about a religious anything. It’s about one person following her heart. Dedicating her life and all she believes to helping these children, and their families have a better life. For those of us in the US, this documentary gives us evidence that the SMALLEST thing, the most insignificant thing in our lives here in this country could be HUGE for a child living in a Central American dump. But amidst all that dirt and despair, a light can shine through it all…powered by belief that it can be changed. And the most humble person with no means at all, can make that change a reality. According to Kari, that happens when we look into our hearts and ask god. (or whatever deity it is that you believe in, or if you don’t believe in any, then ask…just ask and see if you get an answer back)

Writer and Director John Biffar, Executive Producer Paul Bush, Cameramen John Biffar, Dave Beaty, Flip Minott, Bob Hite, Music Kat Epple, Editing Dave Beaty

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3 Abandoned in Guatemala: The Failure of International Adoption Policies


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6 okt. 2011

“If we shut down international adoptions, that’s 5,000 kids a year whose lives we are ruining, whose lives could have been wonderful, and we’re dooming them by shutting them into these institutions. So, to me, that’s fundamental evil.”

–Harvard law professor Elizabeth Bartholet

In 2007, Guatemala’s privately run system of adoption attorneys, orphanages and foster care providers helped nearly 5,000 abandoned children find homes with loving families around the world. But then the Guatemalan government shut down international adoptions, created a centrally controlled adoption agency and nationalized the orphanage system. The plan was to promote in-country adoptions, but that plan hasn’t worked. Last year, only 35 children were adopted by Guatemalan families.

Why did the Guatemalan government put an end to a system that was giving thousands of abandoned children a chance at a better life? And what did UNICEF have to do with it? Reason.tv producers Paul Feine and Alex Manning went to Guatemala to find out.

“Abandoned in Guatemala: The Failure of International Adoption Policies” is a film about the promise of international adoption and the sad reality that international adoptions around the world are decreasing, largely due to the influence of UNICEF. It’s also a film about a privately run system that worked and a state-run system that is failing. Most of all, “Abandoned in Guatemala” is a film intended to raise awareness about international adoption in the hope that in the near future more abandoned children will be placed with loving families, wherever they happen to live.

Approximately 20 minutes.

Produced by Paul Feine and Alex Manning. Additional camera: Anthony Fisher. Graphics: Sharif Matar. Voice-over translations: Rin Palmer. Special thanks to Lissa Hanckel, Ana Isabel Maria-Gadala Centeno and Madre Ines. Music by Jason Shaw (audionautix.com) and Vate (www.vate.com.mx).

Go to http://reason.tv for downloadable versions and subscribe to Reason.tv’s YouTube Channel to receive automatic notifications when new material goes live.

4 Between Borders: American Migrant Crisis | Times Documentaries | The New York Times

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8 okt. 2015

The New York Times

From Central America, thousands of children fleeing poverty and danger make multiple attempts to reach the United States despite increased efforts by Mexico to turn them back.

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http://nyti.ms/1Ru0msh

Produced by: BRENT RENAUD and CRAIG RENAUD

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Between Borders: American Migrant Crisis | Times Documentaries | The New York Times
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5 Elvin & Ana Cristina: What Childhood Poverty Means in Guatemala

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16 aug. 2012

www.goodneighbors.us
10-year-old Elvin works in a landfill every day, gathering recyclables to earn an income. 12-year-old Ana Cristina had to drop out of school last year because her parents could no longer afford her tuition and school supplies. These are just some of the stories you’ll find among some of the poorest communities in Guatemala. Help us break the cycle of poverty. Sponsor a child for just $35/month and you’ll cover his or her tuition, school supplies, lunchtime meals, healthcare, and more.
 
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6 Half Of Children In Guatemala Are Malnourished (2009)

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24 aug. 2016

Hidden Hunger: 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?
 
Whilst Guatemala City shines with its expensive shopping malls and gated mansions, more than 2 million Guatemalans live in extreme poverty. ‘These people were totally abandoned by the Government with no infrastructure, no education, no health’, tells Dr. Rafel Espada, Vice President of Guatemala. ‘The last time a government in Guatemala did anything for nutrition, children and social issues was in 1944.’ In the worst cases the problems of hunger are painfully visible. But for most children suffering from chronic malnutrition, the symptoms go unseen. ‘It is very difficult to make them understand that being short and low in weight is a health problem’, explains Claudia Nieves, a nutrition expert.
 
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7 Getting to the root of malnutrition in Guatemala

26 jun. 2014

About half of Guatemala’s children will face physical or developmental challenges due to malnutrition, yet vegetables grown for export overflow in the countryside. Hari Sreenivasan reports in collaboration with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting on efforts by the country’s leaders to reduce hunger and promote nutrition.

8 Malnutrition in Guatemala | UNICEF USA

15 aug. 2016

This video is part of a series that is used to teach school children about UNICEF’s work and impact during Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF’s 2016 campaign. Almost half the children in Guatemala under 5 years old are chronically malnourished. Guatemala’s rate of chronic childhood malnutrition is the fourth highest in the world. Marleni, her three brothers and their parents live in a one-bedroom shack in the southeast region of Guatemala. Their daily diets severely lack protein, fruit and vegetables. But thanks to the UNICEF-supported Nutrition Recovery Center of San Yuyo, Marleni and her brothers are now able to receive regular check-ups and food. Before, their growth had slowed due to the lack of nutrients. Now, they are able to get the nutrients and care they need to survive and thrive. There are still millions of children in Guatemala growing up without access to proper nutrition. UNICEF is determined to give every child access to the food and nutrients required to grow up happy and healthy. Learn more about the struggle for nutrition and food security for children around the world here: https://www.unicefusa.org/mission/sur…
 
Please share this page on your social networks to support UNICEF in fighting childhood malnutrition.
 
Make a difference in a child’s life with a tax deductible donation: https://www.unicefusa.org/help/donate
 
Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF’s tradition of kids helping kids by collecting change on Halloween has raised more than $175 million to help UNICEF provide children medicine, nutrition, clean water, emergency relief and education. Join Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF this Halloween to help us continue to provide humanitarian aid to children all over the world. Find out how here: https://www.unicefusa.org/trick-or-treat
 
UNICEF would not be able to provide support to children in need without donations from people like you. Help UNICEF save lives and donate to “Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF” here: https://www.unicefusa.org/mission/usa…

9 Sevenly + Food for the Poor

 

10 feb. 2014

 
Meet Juan and Maria. Juan and Maria live in Guatemala with their mom and infant brother, Hugo. Just over a year ago, their father died in a road accident, leaving Juan and Maria’s mother to support all three children. Jobless, and without someone to help care for them, they now hike for more than 4 hours a day to the city dump in search of rotten food. Somedays they eat. Other days they don’t. Sometimes what little food they find makes them ill because it is rotten. No mother should be forced to raise her kids this way and no child should be forced to rummage through fifth and garbage to find food.
 
This week, we are partnering with Food for the Poor to feed starving children in Guatemala. Each purchase provides meals for one child for two months, meaning the difference between life and death.

10 How this family survives on a plastic trash dump hidden below a volcano in Guatemala.

28 apr. 2018

Thanks to your support, her wish is now a reality: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DLVM…

Her full story: https://www.versestories.org/lifeonal…

Meet 28 year-old María Ofelia who for the last 20 years has been living and working in a trash dump – witnessing the growth of plastic pollution hidden at the bottom of Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala.

We came across her story when gaining access to this trash dump and was shocked to see the desperate conditions she was working in with her three young children. Landfills create dangerous gasses like methane, and with the rise in plastic, decomposition is far from reach.

Upon investigating it was clear this had become a life she did not intend for, and we offered to provide her with the right support that could hopefully change her life.

Today, change María and her childrens lives by providing them with shelter, education and access to a new future: www.vrse.org.uk/trshdmp

100% of your donation will go to:

– Getting her children an education in school so they no longer have to work in these dangerous conditions.

– Providing her with accommodation to provide a better life for her children and herself. Whilst looking to provide her with the independence to start a new business.

Together we can prevent this family from having to comb through trash every day to just earn a few dollars – and at the same time raise awareness of the increase in plastic pollution.

Credits
Camera & Edit: Sulaiman Sibai
Produced: Juan Esteban Calderón

11 UNICEF USA: Malnutrition in Guatemala

2 jul. 2014

Guatemala has the fourth highest malnutrition rate in the world and 50% of Guatemalan children under the age of 5 are chronically malnourished. In this video, UNICEF helps a struggling mother give her children the nutrition and supplements they need. UNICEF USA is determined to help the children and mothers facing malnutrition, but they need more resources. Please visit UNICEF USA at http://www.unicefusa.org/ and donate today.

12 No Child For Sale: Marco’s Story | World Vision

10 jun. 2017

Marco is a 9-year-old child labourer from Guatemala who picks cheap coffee. He spends 14-hour days in the coffee fields, starting at 5 am and ending at 7 pm.

Learn how you can help in the fight against child labour at http://nochildforsale.ca.

His days in the coffee field often have the following effects on his body:
• Extreme fatigue
• Vomiting from fertilizer fumes
• Loss of appetite

At the end of the day, he is paid only 25 Quetzals, which is equivalent to $3.90 CAD. This is not enough.

But after sharing his story, Marco was sponsored! He is now a promising young student, who dreams of being a teacher.

Learn more about child sponsorship here: http://s.wvc.ca/Sponsorship.

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13 At Your Doorstep: A Sex Trafficking Story

23 mei 2014

Follow the story of two victims as their escape leads to the unraveling of Columbian organized crime.

14 Children of Guatemala

19 feb. 2012

One of my favorite things to do in Guatemala is seeing all the kids smile. They are filled with so much joy. All we have to do is give them some water or candy and they go nuts. They might not have all the possessions and materials that we have but they have community and love that we miss out on. No copyright intended on background music Helios – Bless This Morning Year

15 Meet Jarol from Guatemala – A day in his life

9 mei 2017

Meet Jarol, a Plan International sponsored child from Guatemala. We gave him a camera to show us a day in his life. Jarol lives with his family where his mother earns money knitting on a loom. His father works in the city as a security guard. Jarol enjoys going to school built by Plan international and hopes to become a teacher when he grows up. He can access the community health centre also built by Plan.

16 Children of The Fourth World Documentary Video Production © Dreamtime Entertainment, Florida

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21 mei 2011

Children of the fourth World – Documentary

60 Minute Documentary – First Aired Nationally on PBS in 1999. Emmy Winner.

In the early 1990’s while filming a Presidential Election in Guatelmala City, Film maker John Biffar met an American woman, Kari Engen. She had traveled to Guatemala City several years earlier on a mission to help poor, and hungry children. When she arrived in Guatemala city she learned of the plight of the children, many lost and abandoned. Living on the streets – After all, this was “The Third World.” But then she learned of the children living in the dump. An entire subculture of people in a trash pile. This was “The Fourth World.” Her life’s mission has become helping these children to escape the deadly grasp and cycle of life in the dump. Her program, Mi Refugio is the result. John has documented her struggles, triumphs and tragedies for two decades. This documentary was produced in the late 1990’s by Bush Entertainment and Trilogy Media, John’s production company. Hosted by and Narrated by Film Actress Ali MacGraw. We are known as Dreamtime Entertainment today. I edited and filmed much of this program and it’s a touching and an emotional rollercoaster as it was when I edited way back then on our Media 100 editing system. It still gives me the shivers. I hope you enjoy this program and it inspires you to change the world too. Like Kari is still doing. Go to www.mirefugio.org to help her.

Mi Refugio is a nonprofit corporation with tax exempt status (#52-1610744) in the USA. Contributions should be made out to Mi Refugio and mailed to 4908 Jasmine Drive, Rockville, Maryland 20853. www.mirefugio.org

Dave Says, “This program is not another video about a religious mission to convert people, it’s not about a religious anything. It’s about one person following her heart. Dedicating her life and all she believes to helping these children, and their families have a better life. For those of us in the US, this documentary gives us evidence that the SMALLEST thing, the most insignificant thing in our lives here in this country could be HUGE for a child living in a Central American dump. But amidst all that dirt and despair, a light can shine through it all…powered by belief that it can be changed. And the most humble person with no means at all, can make that change a reality. According to Kari, that happens when we look into our hearts and ask god. (or whatever deity it is that you believe in, or if you don’t believe in any, then ask…just ask and see if you get an answer back)

Writer and Director John Biffar, Executive Producer Paul Bush, Cameramen John Biffar, Dave Beaty, Flip Minott, Bob Hite, Music Kat Epple, Editing Dave Beaty

17 I’m On A Boat Prank

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14 jan. 2014

Taking a leisurely boat ride alone, these people are startled to find out that a small child has somehow hopped on board and hitched a ride with them!
 
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