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When it’s time for harvest, Germán Graciano Posso, a 38-year-old Colombian farmer, leaves his village, La Florencita, with a group of co-workers and heads into the hills where the cacao …
Cooperation and Chocolate: The Story of One Colombian Village’s Quest for Peace Read More
15 December should be a turning point in the IMF’s relationship to the people of Ecuador: a chance for reflection, a fresh start in a new year, an opportunity to …
IMF austerity is strangling Ecuador – again. Read More
Up and down the length of Chile, people are turning to soup kitchens for their hunger needs as the coronavirus pandemic broadens inequality after lockdown measures shuttered the informal economy …
Grassroots aid grows in middle-income Chile, as COVID-19 drives new needs Read More
As Honduras endures its second major hurricane in as many weeks, international aid agencies and local volunteer groups are scrambling the best responses they can to assist people displaced by …
In storm-hit Honduras, a climate crisis drives needs and fuels migration Read More
On Nov. 15, Brazilians will head to the polls for the first round of municipal elections. In the city of Rio de Janeiro, voters who choose the candidate identified by …
In Brazil, Women Candidates Find Strength in Numbers Read More
In her speech opening this year’s Annual World Meetings, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned of the dangers of an uneven recovery and increasing inequality and talked of the need for …
Ecuador’s new loan program: a tale of two IMFs Read More
Take a dozen banana peels, wash them gently with a brush under running water, then chop them into small pieces. Next, blend the peels with five spoons of cacao and …
Harnessing Food Waste to Empower Communities in Brazil Read More
Brazil is big. But politics and inequality are the fuel for its Covid wildfire says Laura Zampini. In mid-June, while most of Europe and Asia were starting to relax restrictions, …
Brazilian wane Read More
Communities in the Ecuadorian Amazon are calling for an end to “violence against Indigenous peoples and nature” as a trial into a devastating oil spill resumes today. The Kichwa and Shuar …
Campaigners Demand Court Shuts Down Ecuador’s Oil Pipelines After Spill Read More
In the fight against COVID-19, Latin America presents a set of important challenges: underfunded healthcare systems, largely informal labor markets, extreme poverty and vulnerability, and a human displacement crisis …
What fate for the Venezuelan migrants stranded in Peru? Read More