We drive through the deserted streets of Bethel, Nicaragua. They are potholed and rutted and they appear to serve more to delineate the rows of houses than to accommodate…
In the Guatemala highlands, this is what I see. I see Quechua mothers donning beautiful hand-embroidered blouses, bearing swaddled babies on their backs, and holding the hands of small…
I am so grateful to this project for giving me the opportunity to connect the worlds of so many wonderful people! Thanks to all the generous donors who contributed!…
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…
I have mostly fond memories of visiting the dentist as a child. My mom always took me for ice cream afterwards, I always, always, left with a shiny new ring,…
Earlier this year, we celebrated the construction of a new school in the community of Tuimuj. In the coming months we will be kicking off a pilot program to…
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 prepare…
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 rainforest communities already…
