Human Rights
Using ‘Purple Glasses’ to Achieve Gender Equity in Mexico
The best starting point for creative solutions to gender inequity is seeing clearly where and why it exists.
Tag: Latin America
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Building an Equitable Future by Centering Young Voices
Young people, especially ones from LGBTQ+ communities, are essential to achieving social change. Examples from Colombia show how to include them in decision-making.
Education
Archiving Indigenous History
Native Bound Unbound is digitally documenting the long-overlooked history of enslaved Indigenous people throughout the Americas.
Health
The Power of Mental Health to Break Cycles of Violence and Promote Peace
Mental health is an essential intervention to address violence and trauma at the individual, interpersonal, and systemic levels.
Environment
The Problem with Carbon Offsets
Carbon offset programs enable affluent states and corporations to greenwash and pose serious threats to Indigenous peoples’ rights. Consider the case of the LEAF Coalition’s partnership with Ecuador.
Nonprofits & NGOs
When to Call It Quits
As the third sector in Nicaragua comes under increasing government attacks, a founder had to make one of the most difficult choices.
Social Enterprise
Preserving Social Purpose Amid a Global Pandemic
Mexico’s Pixza began as a social inclusion vehicle for homeless adults through a pizza business. Its evolution demonstrates how social entrepreneurs can leverage purpose to sustain organizations through a crisis and to reengineer business models to foster greater impact.
Podcast
Health
Healing From Trauma
Glasswing International teaches Latin American communities to understand and recover from the impacts of trauma induced by chronic and acute violence.
Podcast
Social Enterprise
A Fair Deal for Coffee Growers
Vega Coffee lifts up struggling coffee growers in Latin America by enabling them to roast, package, and ship their own beans directly to US customers—and reinvents the supply chain in the process.
Scaling
The Promise of Social Sector Franchising
The massive growth of commercial franchises like McDonald’s offers inspiration for scaling social impact. Although still very young, social sector franchising is spawning an array of successful enterprises that offer lessons for further expansion.