Weekly News Roundup, August 5, 2016
The News Roundup is a regular feature of the blog where we select news articles from various sources around the web, with the goal of providing an overview of the weekly conversation about the countries where M...
Haiti Is Courageous
The international press diffuses a single narrative of Haiti - one of political instability, malnutrition, disease and devastation. "The poorest country in the Western hemisphere" - this is how Haiti is too oft...
Weekly News Roundup, July 29, 2016
The News Roundup is a regular feature of the blog where we select news articles from various sources around the web, with the goal of providing an overview of the weekly conversation about the countries where M...
The (not so) Good Life in Guatemala
Nancy Sabas is the Connecting Peoples Coordinator in Guatemala.
The Connecting Peoples program of MCC Guatemala and El Salvador hosted a group of students this May from the University of Avila in Kansas Cit...
Haitian Farmers to the U.S. Government: “No to free peanuts!”
The USDA is planning to ship 500 metric tons of dry-roasted U.S. peanuts to Haiti to feed schoolchildren this fall. Ask Haitian peanut farmer St. Abel Pierre her opinion, and she’ll tell you: she’s worried, and...
Micro-migration from the Bordos to El Trebol in Honduras
Benjamin Kreider worked as a SALTer with CASM over the past year. This post is part of our ongoing series on migration.
We used to be afraid when it rained. Afraid that the water would rise and wash us away...
Haiti Is Passionate
The international press diffuses a single narrative of Haiti - one of political instability, malnutrition, disease and devastation. "The poorest country in the Western hemisphere" - this is how Haiti is too oft...
Weekly News Roundup, July 15, 2016
The News Roundup is a regular feature of the blog where we select news articles from various sources around the web, with the goal of providing an overview of the weekly conversation about the countries where M...
Mango Chutney with a Side of Radical Kindness
Anna Vogt is the MCC LACA Context Analyst and Advocacy Support worker. This post is part of our ongoing series on migration and was originally published on Anna's personal blog.
I could hardly eat lunch as ...
Haiti Is Vibrant
The international press diffuses a single narrative of Haiti - one of political instability, malnutrition, disease and devastation. "The poorest country in the Western hemisphere" - this is how Haiti is too oft...