{"id":199,"date":"2026-04-01T21:42:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T21:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cegss.local\/?page_id=199"},"modified":"2026-04-30T02:01:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T02:01:00","slug":"quienes-somos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cegss.org.gt\/en\/quienes-somos\/","title":{"rendered":"Who are we"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"199\" class=\"elementor elementor-199\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d28f419 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d28f419\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0447c5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0447c5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who are we<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a66bf32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-breadcrumbs-pro\" data-id=\"a66bf32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-breadcrumbs-pro.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-post-breadcrumbs\"><ul class=\"wpr-breadcrumbs\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/cegss.org.gt\/en\">CEGSS<\/a><\/li><li>\/<\/li><li>Who are we<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eade89 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6eade89\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div 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<span style=\"color: #FF4D4D\">CEGSS:<\/span> How we were born for the right to health in Guatemala\n<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f21596c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f21596c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8e0ffc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f8e0ffc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/cegss.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5015-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4037\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cegss.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5015-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cegss.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5015-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cegss.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5015-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cegss.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5015-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cegss.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5015-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cegss.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5015-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c4f2d5 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0c4f2d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c376cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c376cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2006, a group of young professionals, led by Walter Flores, joined together to implement a participatory action research project to apply a monitoring system for health services in rural municipalities, based on the premise that distrust between the population and public servants is a remnant of the armed conflict experienced in Guatemala and the historical relations of discrimination and social exclusion.<\/p>\n<p>Our basis is the Urban and Rural Development Councils Law and the Health Code, with the project we promote citizen involvement in public policies and health services as a way to bring the different actors together, generate dialogue, accountability and contribute to the democratic governance of the health system.<\/p>\n<p>The project presented significant challenges and demonstrated the enormous potential that exists in addressing problems of access to health services and the shortage of essential supplies, through the collective action of the rural population that learns about their current rights and obligations within the country's legal framework.<\/p>\n<p>We grew by developing academic work with a commitment to supporting the agency of socially excluded populations. We generated our findings and knowledge through research, to be communicated and channeled into advocacy and political influence processes.<\/p>\n<p>Our research project was developed independently until it evolved into the intention of founding a civil association to put its purposes into practice; thus, in January 2009, the&nbsp;<strong><em>Center for the Study of Equity and Governance in Health Systems<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;(CEGSS).<\/p>\n<p>From its foundation to date, the CEGSS team has grown and expanded its work horizon, which currently includes international collaborations and maintains the original purpose that research and knowledge are collective processes that should serve to counteract social exclusion and discrimination in our societies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e19db65 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no 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class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>We are a center for applied research and innovation in processes of legal empowerment and citizen oversight for accountability and the promotion of human rights in marginalized populations.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1978d69 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1978d69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e241c3d e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e241c3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f667f1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6f667f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tVision\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-027854e e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"027854e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15c9550 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We promote social inclusion, democratic governance, and equitable access for the rural indigenous population to public health services and other essential services.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45889de elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"45889de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who we are CEGSS \/ Who we are CEGSS: How we were born for the right to health in Guatemala In 2006, a group of young professionals, led by Walter Flores, came together to implement a participatory action research project to apply a monitoring system for health services in rural municipalities, based on the premise that distrust between the population and public servants is a remnant of the armed conflict experienced in Guatemala and the historical relations of discrimination and social exclusion. Our basis is the Law of Urban and Rural Development Councils and the Health Code, with the project we promote citizen involvement in public policies and health services as a way to bring the different actors together, generate dialogue, accountability and contribute to the democratic governance of the health system. The project presented important challenges and demonstrated the enormous potential that exists in addressing the problems of access to health services and the shortage of essential inputs, through the collective action of the rural population that learns about the rights and obligations in force in the country's legal framework. We grew by developing academic work with the commitment to support the agency capacity of socially excluded populations. We generate our findings and knowledge through research, to be communicated and poured into advocacy and advocacy processes. We developed our research project in isolation to become the intention of founding a civil association to put our purposes into practice, thus in January 2009 the Center for Equity and Governance Studies in Health Systems (CEGSS) was founded. From its foundation to date, the CEGSS team has grown and expanded its work horizon, which currently includes international collaborations and maintains the original purpose that research and knowledge are collective processes that should serve to counteract social exclusion and discrimination in our societies. Mission We are a center for applied research and innovation in processes of legal empowerment and citizen oversight for accountability and the promotion of human rights in marginalized populations. Vision We promote social inclusion, democratic governance, and equitable access of the rural indigenous population to public health and other essential services.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-199","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cegss.org.gt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cegss.org.gt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cegss.org.gt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cegss.org.gt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cegss.org.gt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=199"}],"version-history":[{"count":124,"href":"https:\/\/cegss.org.gt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/199\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4867,"href":"https:\/\/cegss.org.gt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/199\/revisions\/4867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cegss.org.gt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}