Month: January 2022

Reading program and computer lab to help Guatemalan students thrive

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In a region that suffers from one of the most extreme combinations of systemic poverty, illiteracy, and inequality, Indigenous Mayans will now have greater access to education and literature. Thanks to a recent partnership between Cooperative Education (CoEd) and the ASEA Advancing Life Foundation, families in the Guatemalan Western Highlands are getting some help. Poverty, […]

Hoop houses to increase access to food and employment

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The pandemic has exacerbated many long-standing problems faced by the Navajo Nation. Specifically, access to nutritious food, employment opportunities, and technological advancements have been limited. Women lead the charge As primary caregivers, Navajo women continue to bear a disproportionate share of family responsibilities: caring for the children, the household, the garden, and small animals. Of […]