Stories

Full Circle from the Field

Nothing quite as satisfying. There is possibly nothing quite as satisfying as seeing something come full circle. Witnessing an idea, a notion, or simply a spark turn into some... Nothing quite as satisfying. There is possibly nothing quite as satisfying as seeing something come ...

Blog, In The Field

No Cavity Club. Now Recruiting Members

And despite arriving to infants on the backs of mothers, brothers and sisters boasting baby bottles filled with a brown liquid with a troubling resemblance to Coca-Cola (or co... And despite arriving to infants on the backs of mothers, brothers and sisters boasting baby bottles ...

Blog, In The Field, Travel Stories

Bosawas, Below the Surface

While it was not the first journey down the Rio Coco for Change for Children staff, the unique perspective of Paragon brigade participants experiencing the reserve for the fir... While it was not the first journey down the Rio Coco for Change for Children staff, the unique persp...

Blog, In The Field, Travel Stories

Stewards of the Cuyabeno

Located four hours downstream from where binocular-toting tourists board boats to discover the gifts that the Amazon has to offer, the Siona indigenous people living in rainfo... Located four hours downstream from where binocular-toting tourists board boats to discover the gifts...

Blog, In The Field

Women Organize in the Gateway to the Amazon

Not only do we bear witness to, but we also reap the rewards (through multiple taste test opportunities) of the women cooperativos who have learned through workshops to prepar... Not only do we bear witness to, but we also reap the rewards (through multiple taste test opportunit...

Blog, In The Field

Every Drop Makes a Difference

In Nicaragua, it is hot. It is the end of the dry season. Rains are expected to start in June. Although, we learn that there is now no predicting the once-reliable weather pat... In Nicaragua, it is hot. It is the end of the dry season. Rains are expected to start in June. Altho...

Blog, In The Field

Enough

Robert Kakuru enters the airport in Kigali, Rwanda. He has traveled there from his home in Kabale, Uganda, to fly to Canada. He approaches the ticket counter emblazoned with t... Robert Kakuru enters the airport in Kigali, Rwanda. He has traveled there from his home in Kabale, U...

Blog, In Canada