April 7, 2016
Guatemala has the third highest rate of chronic malnutrition in the world, and is the only country in Latin America ranked “serious” on the Global Hunger Index. Be... Guatemala has the third highest rate of chronic malnutrition in the world, and is the only country i...
February 12, 2016
It was with great excitement and eagerness that I returned to the gorgeous rainforest region of Nicaragua alongside the traveling companions I visited the region with back in ... It was with great excitement and eagerness that I returned to the gorgeous rainforest region of Nica...
September 15, 2015
When Helen grows up, she wants to be a teacher. Before the Bolivia breakfast program was initiated in Helen’s school in Charcos II, 40 students attended classes regularl... When Helen grows up, she wants to be a teacher. Before the Bolivia breakfast program was initiated i...
March 25, 2015
It is said that 90% of communication is nonverbal. Nevertheless, with a when in Rome attitude, I ask our local translator the Mam word for Good Morning. There isn’t one,... It is said that 90% of communication is nonverbal. Nevertheless, with a when in Rome attitude, I ask...
March 20, 2015
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 ...
May 20, 2014
As a long-time CFCA supporter and volunteer, I recently ventured into Nicaragua’s Bosawas biosphere reserve. It is here in the remote rainforest that I witness the quiet simp... As a long-time CFCA supporter and volunteer, I recently ventured into Nicaragua’s Bosawas biosphere ...
July 29, 2013
The Better Nutrition, Better Learning project is going very well in Alto Beni, Bolivia! Our partner organization, Fundacion RENACE is well on their way to achieving their proj... The Better Nutrition, Better Learning project is going very well in Alto Beni, Bolivia! Our partner ...
May 9, 2013
As the 2015 deadline to reach the Millenium Development Goals nears, a call to “Make Inequality History” is becoming an important component of the “Make Pove... As the 2015 deadline to reach the Millenium Development Goals nears, a call to “Make Inequalit...
April 1, 2012
Aurelia Strung from the wooden foundation of Aurelia´s adobe brick home in the Maya Mam village of Chamaque, Comitancillo, Guatemala is last season´s maiz crop – hundreds of c... Aurelia Strung from the wooden foundation of Aurelia´s adobe brick home in the Maya Mam village of C...