Cooperativa San Pedro (MICOOPE), Agencia Santa Cruz Barillas
This is a story of success of the Opportunities for My Community Project, which links remittances, education and savings to promote economic and human development in Guatemala. Jessica Noriega first joined the Opportunities for My Community project as a financial educator. Her work was to provide financial education at Cooperative…Read more +
Cooperativa San Pedro (MICOOPE), Agencia Santa Cruz Barillas
Esta es una historia de éxito del Proyecto Oportunidades para mi Comunidad, el cual vincula remesas, educación y ahorros para promover el desarrollo económico y humano en Guatemala. Jessica Noriega se unió al proyecto Oportunidades para mi Comunidad como asesora financiera. Su trabajo se enfocó en proveer educación financiera en…Read more +
Fran[zi]s[ko]Vicencio / Flickr / CC BY-NC 2.0)
Recent protests for increased abortion access in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and beyond underscore the relationship between female insecurity and lack of access to reproductive healthcare in the region.Read more +
Presidencia de la República Mexicana / Flickr / CC BY 2.0
After little more than a year of tension-filled talks, US and Mexican negotiators have reached a preliminary agreement that would largely preserve, in both concept and content, the original NAFTA. But for both Mexico and Canada, the uncertain and painful renegotiation of NAFTA comes with high costs beyond the expected economic losses. Resolving the NAFTA dispute will not repair the damage Trump has inflicted on US relations with both Mexico and Canada. Read more +
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Chile, which has historically received fewer immigrants than its neighboring countries, partly due to its natural Andean “wall,” has recently seen an incredible influx of Haitian migrants. Chile’s migrant population is now 10% Haitian, in close competition with the 12% that is Venezuelan. Why are Haitians choosing Chile in such great numbers, and how has the host country responded?Read more +
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has accused leading opposition lawmakers, Colombia’s government and financial backers in the United States of having a role in what Venezuela claims was an attempt to assassinate Maduro and military leaders with armed drones at a public event on Aug. 4. Authorities have made some arrests in the case, but it remains to be proven publicly who orchestrated the attack. What are the biggest takeaways from the drone bomb mystery?Read more +
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Peru’s inclination to growth over institutionalization could be seen as a sort of libertarian experiment—getting the state out of the way in a country where economic mismanagement has more than once led to disaster. But, while in the short term Peru has defied research that shows that institutional factors—such as corruption, bureaucratic inefficiency, and lack of trust and satisfaction in government—are consistent structural obstacles to prosperity, cracks are beginning to show. Read more +
Ceremonia de Graduacion del Diploma B'etil, en El Palmar
Los migrantes tienen un fuerte potencial para transformar sus familias y sociedades, el reto es encontrar formas de canalizar este potencial de la mejor manera. El proyecto Oportunidades para mi Comunidad explora formas prácticas en las que diversos actores, incluyendo grupos de diáspora y compañías de remesas, pueden trabajar de manera efectiva para apoyar la educación en Guatemala.Read more +
Graduation Ceremony of the B’etil Diploma in El Palmar
Migrants have a strong potential to transform their families and societies; the challenge is harnessing this potential. The Opportunities for My Community project explores practical ways in which various actors, including diaspora groups and remittance companies, can work effectively to support education in Guatemala.Read more +
Presidencia El Salvador / Flickr / CC0 1.0
In the two years since the repeal of the amnesty law, El Salvador has taken tentative steps towards establishing accountability for the atrocities of the civil war. Are these nascent advances in transitional justice threatening political stability and exacerbating present-day challenges as critics feared? Alternatively, could seeking accountability for past abuses facilitate efforts to tackle widespread impunity for contemporary crimes?Read more +
Fundación Escuela Nueva - Volvamos a la Gente
Hay amplia evidencia empírica que el modelo Escuela Nueva (EN) mejora los resultados educativos. A pesar de su efectividad, el modelo completo sólo se ha implementado en pocos casos y casi siempre por cortos períodos de tiempo. ¿Por qué no se ha aprovechado al máximo?Read more +
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Fundación Escuela Nueva - Volvamos a la Gente
There is wide empirical evidence that the Escuela Nueva (EN) model improves educational outcomes. Despite its proven effectiveness, the complete model has only been implemented in a few cases, and almost always for short periods of time. Why is this the case?Read more +
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López Obrador’s presidency will be judged by his ability to tackle the myriad problems that beset his country while showing that change is possible within the rule of law and democratic institutions.Read more +
Como se esperaba, arrasó. Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) se convertirá en el president de México el primero de diciembre después de ser elegido por un histórico 53 por ciento de los votos. Su coalición controlará ambas cámaras del Congreso, la primera vez desde la transición a la democracia en…Read more +
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As Cuba begins its path towards post-Castroism, drawing comparisons with other transitions within communist regimes is almost inevitable, despite the uniqueness of the island’s situation. Read more +
