Programmes and projects in Guatemala

In Guatemala, GTZ is implementing the following programmes and projects in the priority area peace promotion and conflict prevention:

Education

• Programme to Promote Better Basic Education

Decentralisation and municipal development

• Municipalities for Local Development

Crisis prevention and reconciliation process

• Guatemala peace process support programme
• Promotion of justice and security policies at the local level

• Promotion of Justice and Security Policies on a Local Level in Cooperation with the Foundation Myrna Mack

Multi-country projects

• Reconstruction and disaster prevention in Central America after Hurricane Stan
• Strengthening of Indigenous Organisations in Latin America

• Sustainable Economic Development in Central America
• Prevention of Youth Violence in Central America
• Tropical Forest Protection and Water Shed Management in the Trifinio Region

Projects of GTZ International Services on behalf of the European Commission

• Strengthening Guatemala's Position on the International Market
• Promoting investment and trade in the micro, small and medium-sized enterprise area
• Local and rural development in Guatemala