The mission of Kinal Antzetik, a PWRDF partner working in the Mexican states of Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Chiapas, is to improve the lives of Indigenous …
Latin America Caribbean Stories
Having a Heart for Haiti
by Debbie Boyd-Chisholm When asked about the meaning of Valentine’s Day, most young children generally know that it has something to do with love. Some …
Is There a Sugar Substitute?
Seven Days to Tend the Earth Lenten Reflections by Suzanne Rumsey Day Four – Is There a Sugar Substitute? “God, who holds the sun in …
The Angels God Sent Us
According to Eduwigues Galarza de Bustamante and Maria Louisa Valdez. the Paso del Norte Human Rights Centre (a PWRDF partner in Mexico) is “the angel …
Women of Wisdom and Conviction
Today Jose and I visited the Indigenous Women’s House (CAMI) in Chalchihuitan. We had the distinct pleasure to meet at CAMI a group of ten …
Hope for the Future in Haiti
David Korpela was Finn Church Aid’s country representative in Haiti from a week after the January 2010 earthquake until the end of November, 2011. When …
More than Just a School
The parish church of St. Matthieu in Haiti still stands, but with significant damage visible across the exterior of the building. The church has been …
Rebuilding Stronger
During the January 12 earthquake, 40% of the buildings in Port-au-Prince, Haiti were destroyed or rendered unsafe for use. In Léogâne, the epicenter of the …
A Growing Balcony
Emergency Response Stories, Food Crisis Stories, Haiti Earthquake, Latin America Caribbean Stories, Stories by Region
Elide Barthole is lucky to still be living in her home in Carrefour, Haiti. Over half the homes in her community were destroyed in the …
Hot Lunches for Haiti
Emergency Response Stories, Featured, Food Crisis Stories, Haiti Earthquake, Latin America Caribbean Stories, Stories by Region
It’s hard to study with an empty stomach. Ask the students at L’Ecole National Trouin in the mountains near Léogâne, Haiti about the difference a …