Stories

The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day — For ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment — reads a little like a book dedication. Like a line of... The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day — For ALL women and girls: Rights. Eq...

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Important Intersection Ahead Indigenous Languages and Climate Change  As the Indigenous lands of the Bosawás, Nicaragua are increasingly encroached upon by non-Indigenous sett... Important Intersection Ahead Indigenous Languages and Climate Change  As the Indigenous lands of the...

In The Field

We arrive in boats on the Coco River to the Miskito indigenous community of Pamkawás. We climb up the bank and meet the women and girls who have navigated the hilly terrain of... We arrive in boats on the Coco River to the Miskito indigenous community of Pamkawás. We climb up th...

In The Field

We recently had the privilege of witnessing the kindness culture that thrives in the Garifuna communities we visited in northern Honduras. In San Juan, Profesora Martina opene... We recently had the privilege of witnessing the kindness culture that thrives in the Garifuna commun...

In The Field

It was quite a journey for these green machines, but five mechanical rice threshing machines have reached not only the shores of the Rio Coco inside the borders of the Bosawas... It was quite a journey for these green machines, but five mechanical rice threshing machines have re...

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Small hands gripping the edges of the colourful fabric form a circle of students in the sunny schoolyard. Delighted squeals erupt as those touching blue are called to run bene... Small hands gripping the edges of the colourful fabric form a circle of students in the sunny school...

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Taking steps today toward a healthy planet. Let’s set the pace.  Today, on Earth Day, 1 billion people in more than 193 countries will participate in actions and events ... Taking steps today toward a healthy planet. Let’s set the pace.  Today, on Earth Day, 1 billio...

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Every step that a woman or girl takes walking for water is a step away from education and recreation and self-actualization. Today is World Water Day, and we are asking for yo... Every step that a woman or girl takes walking for water is a step away from education and recreation...

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The solar pumping water system in Pamkawas was destroyed by Hurricanes in 2020. In February of this year, the carnage—crushed solar panels, broken piping, and a roofless struc... The solar pumping water system in Pamkawas was destroyed by Hurricanes in 2020. In February of this ...

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Rainwater collection systems and water storage tanks save time for women and girls in Guatemala. Maria Luisa Ramirez Vasquez shares that she has spent many summer months over ... Rainwater collection systems and water storage tanks save time for women and girls in Guatemala. Mar...

In The Field