Programa Comunitario Materno-Infantil de Diversificacin Alimentaria (PROCOMIDA)

$12.46M USD

Funder	Department of Agriculture
Recipient Organization	Mercy Corps
Country	Guatemala
Start Date	Dec 27, 2009
End Date	Jul 20, 2012
Duration	936 days
Number of Grantees	54
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`190022-76`

Grant Description

PROCOMIDA operates in a setting where 79% of the intended population lives in rural areas and 93% is indigenous.

It is also estimated that 84% of this population is economically poor, while 41% is extremely economically poor; the illiteracy rate is 65%.

Almost 60% of all children under the age of 5 suffer chronic malnutrition and stunting, conditions that are more severe in rural areas and among the indigenous population.

From 2000 to 2009, maternal mortality was steady between 271 and 191 per 100,000 live births, which was the highest mortality rate in the Republic of Guatemala during the last decade.