Guatemala
Teammates:• Cuevas Méndez, Sofia
Fernanda• Morales Espinosa, Luis Arturo• Léon Tavison, Miguel• González Valdez, Andrea
*Introduction
Points of view:• Economy• Government• Population cultural aspects• General social problems• Foundation• Plan• Mission• vision
*Economy
StatisticsGDP $78.42 billion (2012)
GDP rank 83rd (2012, PPP)GDP growth 3.1% (2012 est.)GDP per capita US$5,200 (2012 est.)GDP by sector agriculture 13.0%, industry 23.8%, services
63.2% (2012 est.)Population below poverty line 54% (2011)
Unemployment 2.9% (2012)Main industries sugar, textiles and clothing, furniture,
chemicals, petroleum, metals, rubber, tourism
External
Exports $9.864 billion (2012 est.)
Export goods coffee, sugar, petroleum, apparel, bananas, fruits and vegetables, cardamom (2012)
Main export partners
United States 39.2% El Salvador 11.4% Honduras 6.8% Mexico 5.4% Nicaragua 4.0% (2012 est.)
Imports $15.57 billion (2012 est.)
Import goods fuels, machinery and transport equipment, construction materials, grain, fertilizers, electricity, mineral products, chemical products, plastic materials and products
Main import partners
United States 38.4% Mexico 11.9% China 8.3% El Salvador 5.1% Colombia 4.2% (2012 est.)
*Plan
Activities
• Sell food in different areas in Mexico in order to collect money for the foundation. The food menu will be:
• Tacos• Enchiladas• Drinks• Hamburgers
Collect money in malls ,
streets, going house to house
with the objective to
have the necessary amount for
beginning the project.
Make a campaign to make people
conscious of what is happening in Guatemala, and
why kids are important.
*Target
Children We want to help children in Guatemala because the situation in there is so hard and we think that if we build educated kids today we will have a better world tomorrow.