In 2024 poverty in Argentina rose to 55.5%, according to a UCA study
The alarming figures show that 25 million Argentines are poor, nearly 8 million live in extreme poverty and food insecurity affects 32.2% of children and adolescents.
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Drastic change in eating habits: 10 million children in Argentina cut back on meat and dairy
A recent UNICEF study reveals that nearly 10 million children in Argentina have reduced their consumption of meat and dairy due to a lack of financial resources. Compared with 2023, there has been a 24% increase in the consumption of noodles and flour, while the intake of fruit and vegetables has dropped alarmingly by 58%.
Alarming Poverty Figures in Argentina: seven out of ten children live in poverty
Child poverty in Argentina has reached alarming levels. According to a report by the consultancy ExQuanti, based on data from the INDEC Permanent Household Survey (EPH), seven out of ten children live in households mired in poverty, a critical situation that has intensified in the first quarter of this year.
Poverty in northern Argentina doesn't show up in the statistics. Learn how Pata Pila works to reverse an urgent, structural reality.
In northern Argentina, thousands of people live without access to water or basic rights. Learn how Pata Pila works to change this structural reality.
World Breastfeeding Week: in northern Argentina, breastfeeding is also an act of resistance
During World Breastfeeding Week, Pata Pila shows how in northern Argentina breastfeeding is also a fight against hunger, poverty and lack of access to health care.
Ten years with our feet on the ground: Pata Pila's impact on the most vulnerable communities
Pata Pila turns 10, working in Argentina's most vulnerable communities, with real impact on the health, nutrition and rights of thousands of children, mothers and families in extreme poverty.