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Ties that Bind in the Bosawas

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...

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World Food Day 2015

Farmers Feed the World Ceremonies around the world today are building a movement to end hunger! The UN Global expo in Milan is calling for social protection and fairer food sy... Farmers Feed the World Ceremonies around the world today are building a movement to end hunger! The ...

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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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