Gujjar and Bakarwal women in India experience period poverty – as do 500 million girls and women globallyThis story was supported by the Pulitzer Center
Don Gu is a cultural manager from Tumaco, Colombia. He has been working with children and young people for over 25 years to get them out of violent networks through a medium he considers powerful: culture. This is his testimony.
For Lilia Isolina Java Tapayuri, protecting the pink dolphin is sacred. This is the tenth and last story in the 'Rainforest Defenders' series, which presents leaders who fight fom the conservation of the forests, this time in Colombia.
For José Gregorio, an indigenous from the Colombian Amazon region, training young people to fight for the conservation of the rainforests in his community is part of a global struggle to mitigate the climate catastrophe currently unfolding.
Diana Ríos Rengifo took on the defense of the Peruvian Amazon in the fight against illegal loggers after the murder of her father, a well-known Asheninka leader.
The Guardians of the Forest, a group of indigenous Guajajara in the Brazilian state of Maranhão, struggle to defend their land from invaders and to guarantee their survival in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Odete Kuruaya is the last fluent speaker of her people's native language. Her culture, nearly decimated in the early 20th century, could be completely wiped out in light of future projects.
Will the continent's highest health authority suspend its operations? Or will it be forced to reduce them drastically? PAHO's future will be decided very soon.
