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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...

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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...

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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...

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Many Hands Make Light Work

The Women of the Taltimiche Weaving Co-Op are currently working together to re-build their weaving workshop that was damaged by an earthquake late last year. Many of our gener... The Women of the Taltimiche Weaving Co-Op are currently working together to re-build their weaving w...

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Ancient Artifacts Discovered in the BOSAWAS

Nicaragua is not a country traditionally associated with Mayan ruins. However, long before the Bosawas was established as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, long before Change for Ch... Nicaragua is not a country traditionally associated with Mayan ruins. However, long before the Bosaw...

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Successful Sustainability

Our Nutrition project in Guatemala addresses some of the most pressing issues in development today. Indigenous farmers are being pushed off their traditional lands due to land... Our Nutrition project in Guatemala addresses some of the most pressing issues in development today. ...

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The Gift of Education

A quality education is a human right.  Achieving access for all to quality education is a key factor in the creation of economic, social and physical well-being for all commun... A quality education is a human right.  Achieving access for all to quality education is a key factor...

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In augauration of Bosawas Schools

Two new schools give education its rightful place in BOSAWAS It is no small task to construct a building in the remote BOSAWAS biosphere reserve. The long journey for each bag... Two new schools give education its rightful place in BOSAWAS It is no small task to construct a buil...

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Paula's Story

“It encouraged me to…open my eyes to the world” Paula I have traveled to various countries in the past, but my experience in Nicaragua has been the most mem... “It encouraged me to…open my eyes to the world” Paula I have traveled to various ...

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