Country Programs – Page 5

El Güegüense, Malcolm Gladwell, and Misunderstandings

January 28, 2020

Some 300 years ago, 'El Güegüense' was born in Nicaragua. It's a lively satirical play with lots of dance and music, celebrated by Nicaraguans and honored by the UN (UNESCO) list of "intangible cultural herita...

See the Individual

January 7, 2020

Advocacy, Bolivia

Depositing myself (or rather being deposited by God's will) in Bolivia has certainly been interesting. It has been a place to use the knowledge I acquired in university. It's been a place to make crazy leaps ...

The Voice of the People

December 23, 2019

Advocacy, Haiti

Advent has always been my favourite season of the year. The weeks leading up to Christmas are the only time I actually enjoyed the snow and subzero temperatures of my native Winnipeg. I always liked the soft si...

Connection as Sustainability

November 28, 2019

Advocacy, Bolivia, Partner Organization

My coworker told me a story recently of schoolchildren in France who, when asked to draw a picture of chicken, drew pictures of cooked chickens like you would find in your local grocery store or market. Shocked...

Living in Harmony

October 1, 2019

Advocacy, Climate Change, Honduras

Sitting in the dappled sunlight by this remote stream in southern Honduras, it was hard to believe that 20 years ago, there were no trees here at all. In October of 1998, Hurricane Mitch sent a roaring torrent ...

Building a Bridge

September 27, 2019

Advocacy, Migration, Nicaragua, Peace and Non-Violence

It’s well known that relationships can be hard, but they can be even harder when we are trying to establish a relationship between people from different countries, and it’s extremely hard if those countries hav...

Mujeres Valientes

August 7, 2019

Advocacy, Honduras, Partner Organization, Peace and Non-Violence

These five Honduran women are making a large impact in their country. They work with organizations that teach peace workshops, work with victims of domestic violence and minister to troubled youth. I was inspir...

That I Would Go For My Family

July 17, 2019

Advocacy, Honduras, Mexico, Migration

I first saw David* sitting on a curb, his frame outlined against the Suchiate River in the distance. The Suchiate separates Mexico from Guatemala, a natural border turned political. To the right of us stood the...

Returned to Honduras

June 19, 2019

Advocacy, central america, Honduras, Migration, Partner Organization

SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras ‒ The cellphone vibrates against David’s pant pocket as he rides on the bus, but he does not dare pick it up. It is risky to use his phone because it’s an easy target for thef...

Gender equality as presupposition: the story of ANADES in El Salvador

May 28, 2019

Advocacy, El Salvador, Partner Organization, Peace and Non-Violence, Rural Justice

Founded among women of rural base communities towards the end of El Salvador’s brutal civil war of the 1980s, the Asociacion Nuevo Amanecer de El Salvador (ANADES) has a long history of accompanying colectivos ...

The Food We Share

Lluvia Esperada: Más Allá del Agua, Una Reflexión Sobre Incendios y Esperanza

5-Part Series: International Day of Peace and Nonviolence (part 5)

5-Part Series: International Day of Peace and Nonviolence (part 4)