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April 1, 2022
People look up to Alodia in her village. As the head of a five-member household, you’d think she’d be busy enough caring for her family, managing her beehives and marketing her honey. Yet she has also taken on leadership of the work in the community vegetable garden established by the program. “Before [local partner] Pastoral […]
November 3, 2021
After disruptive heavy rains in January 2021, communities planted vegetable gardens that were immediately affected by excessive heat, But the farmers persisted in their efforts and by the end of June, gardens were producing lettuce, cabbage, carrots, beets, onions, parsley, tomatoes, and sweet peppers. Women showed enthusiasm for the work in the gardens. Cristina says, […]
May 14, 2021
As if COVID-19 wasn’t a big enough challenge all on its own, it came right in the midst of a severe drought in the Chaco region. The only two municipal water tankers in the area were unable to meet the demands of all the far-flung indigenous and Latino communities served by the program. Local Partner […]
