When Justice Looks Like Paperwork
Written by Katerina Parsons (SALTer working in Tegucigalpa with MCC Partner, Asociación para una Sociedad Más Justa)
November 7, 2015
It’s the end of the month, so I’m going over my budget and making sure e...
Manos A La Tierra
Merelin Amaya Ponce and Kenri Cardona work with their group to construct a paper house.
We were proud of the small house we had constructed. With only 10 minutes and scraps of paper, we had worked feverishly...
Kumbaya Advocacy, Ya’ll
Anna Vogt is the MCC LACA Advocacy and Policy Analyst. This post was originally published on Anna’s personal blog.
At one point during a discussion on development paradigms at the last MCC Colombia retreat,...
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Chocolate farmers in Choco, Colombia. Anna Vogt
From 1968 to the missing 43 – why Mexico's dead and disappeared refuse to go away
“That’s true, this place matters,” says Villafuerte, whose father was at Tlatel...
The most interesting place in Colombia
Para leer en español
Amy Eanes just finished two years of living and working in Istmina, Choco as part of the MCC Seed program. She currently works in Bogota, Colombia with MCC in PMER, delegations and advoc...
Everyday Migration: Patrick
Patrick in the kitchen at Casa de los Amigos, where he used to prepare meals and enjoy time with other migrants and refugees as they adjusted to life in Mexico City. Nina Linton.
The Casa de los Amigos, A.C...
Weekly News Roundup, November 6
Street art in Bogota, Colombia. Anna Vogt
Poverty remains on the up across Latin America, Cepal report reveals
During a summit in Lima on Monday, the commission aims to increase measures to combat inequality...
Weekly News Roundup, Oct 30
Murals in a community centre in Managua, Nicaragua. Anna Vogt
U.S. Withholds $5 Million in Antidrug Aid to Mexico as Human Rights Rebuke
In a rebuke to Mexico, the United States has decided to withhold $5 mill...
Recuperating Trust
Composting
Lindsey Frye is a member of Laurel Street Mennonite Church in Lancaster, PA. She is currently living in Chiapas, Mexico with her husband Chris, and daughters Ramona and Ruthie. She has a Master o...
Weekly News Roundup, October 23: Election Edition
Political procession in El Carmen de Bolivar, Colombia. Anna Vogt
Three Presidential Elections Planned on Sunday in the Americas
An election in Haiti, also on Sunday, lacks a front-runner. Legislative el...