BORN ON THE PERIPHERY

On the Pacific Guatemalan coast, between the sea and the mangroves, a family lives. Most of the children contribute to the family's livelihood: fishing, cooking and helping their father on the salt farm. The closest school is an hour's paddle away in the nearest village. They arrive on time, consistently by 8 o'clock. Yet Nicho, a fourteen-year-old boy, doesn't know how to read. This stark difference in the quality of education between urban and rural areas of the country is a major concern. Forgotten by the central state, they are destined to struggle harder than their counterparts simply due to their circumstances: they were born on the periphery.