Living On One Dollar

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El documental “Living on One Dollar” es llevado a cabo por dos compañeros universitarios de Estados Unidos, Chris y Zach, que con la ayuda de dos camarógrafos emprenden un viaje a Guatemala, específicamente a la aldea de Peña Blanca en Sololá.
El motivo del viaje es para comprender y estudiar como viven las personas en extrema pobreza. En la aldea no existe agua potable, hay poca comida y las chozas están en muy mal estado. Además de estos problemas 7 de cada 10 personas viven en extrema pobreza, el total de habitantes son 300.

Los 4 amigos planean pasar 8 semanas en la aldea sobreviviendo de 1 dólar al día por 56 días lo que equivale a 224 dólares entre los 4, pero hacen su ingreso impredecible debido a que la mayoría de …ver más…

Es un documental muy realista que demuestra de una manera sin censura lo que ocurre al vivir bajo esas condiciones tan bajas de pobreza. Es una herramienta fácil de comprender y analizar para los objetivos del curso de economía ,en especial para la presentación que realizamos acerca de la pobreza en Guatemala. Es una realidad que existe a lo largo de todo nuestro país y el hecho que haya sido hecha por extranjeros que nunca habían visto esas condiciones nos llamo mas la atención.

¿En que Consiste el Proyecto?
Origen del Proyecto:

El proyecto fue originado por la iniciativa de dos estudiantes universitarios de Estados Unidos, ambos estudiantes de planificación internacional y con Master en Economía. Interesados en comprender la extrema pobreza de una mejor manera e hicieron un viaje a Guatemala para vivir bajo las condiciones de extrema pobreza que viven 1.1 billones de personas en el mundo. Luego de su experiencia en la comunidad de Peña Blanca crearon la fundación Living on One, que ayuda a las personas de esta comunidad por medio de donaciones en la pagina web.

El proyecto consistió en experimentar la vida en extrema pobreza, los 2 amigos y los 2 camarógrafos, debían vivir en una choza sin nada mas que mantas y una fogata por 56 días, viviendo de una cantidad de ingresos diarios que iban de 0 dólares a 9 dólares, para saber cuanto ganarían en el día debían

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