First person: Gabriel Acarapi Chuca
I grew up in a community where my grandfather was a farmer and, like most of us here, we belong to an Indigenous community. We’ve been brought up kno...
Walking Together: Notes from MCC LACA’s 2022 Indigenous Peoples Encounter
In 1491, the territory that we now call the Americas was full of communities of many colours and sounds, of flourishing art, with sophisticated and d...
On shaky ground: How climate change is making life more complex for rural farmers in Bolivia
After our second visit of the day, we took a moment to sit, eat and chat more with members of the Chucarasi community in Norte de Potosí (North of Po...
Clean Water in Ochomogo
Over the last few months, I have had the opportunity to visit and get to know several rural communities in Nicaragua. On one particular visit with my...
COVID-19: An Opportunity to Rediscover Ourselves
In 2019 climate change caused enormous damage to the health, nutrition, and homes of millions of people and put marine life and other ecosystems at ri...
Living in Harmony
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....
Abel Machaca: To be in the truth
In the coming months, MCC LACA is republishing stories from the Life Stories project produced by seeders from the MCC Bolivia program. The Life Storie...
Portraits of Resilience
Bonnie Klassen is the Area Director for Mexico, Cuba and South America.
Bonnie Klassen.
I have read many books about resilience in contexts of...
Institutional Strengthening for Disasters and Emergencies
Derrick Charles is the co-representative of MCC Nicaragua. This post is part of our ongoing series on climate change and food security.
During th...
Faith, Hurricane Irma and Climate Change in Cuba
Bonnie Klassen is the Area Director for South America and Mexico. This blog post is part of our ongoing series on food security and climate change.
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