Where we work
April 24, 2021 2022-05-20 14:06Where we work
Where we work?
Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean is well known but not necessarily well understood. We see how the social contract is fractured on many levels. The poor are more vulnerable to climate change, they receive worse education and health care. Furthermore, government programs to redistribute income are less effective in this regions than any others. As a result, our schools and cities are segregated by income at levels not seen elsewhere.
If we do not address the challenge of inequality in a multidimensional manner, the region will continue to suffer from episodes of social unrest and remain vulnerable to external shocks.
Our work is currently located in Mexico and Colombia, with the perspective of soon reaching the rest of the Latinamerican communities that need it.
Colombia
As is well known, since 2012 the monetary poverty index in Colombia had been decreasing, until it bottomed out in 2018 when it reached 34.7%. As of 2019, this trend was reversed, registering 35.7%, 1 percentage point higher than the previous year.
By 2021, poverty in Colombia will reach a level of between 47% and 49%. Six million people who had escaped poverty as of 2018 will return to it, as a result of Covid-19.
The regions within Colombia that we focus on include:
Chocó
Cundinamarca
Bolivar
Boyacá
The states we support the most are :
Estado México
Chiapas
Veracruz
México
In 2021, it is estimated that 60.2 million people live in poverty in comparison to 52.4 million in 2018, increasing from 53% to 66.9% as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Mexican states where poverty is growing the most are the State of Mexico with 77,000 people, Chiapas with 80,000 people and Veracruz with 128,000 people moving below the poverty line, respectively.
Altruism Now focuses mainly on the State of Mexico in its endeavors of support.
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