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For all those of us with mental disorder

This month, for our special edition on Mental Health, we are handing over our Media Naranja column—which focuses on love, it in all its...

Mental health in Costa Rica: Insight

“Are you aware that you are depressed and ill?” the doctor asked me. “Excuse me?” He looked up from the page where he was noting answers...

Joining forces to tell mental health stories in Costa Rica

“Silence. Because suicide feeds on silence.”  That’s what psychologist and suicide specialist Catalina Calderón, of the Central-North Health Region, told me yesterday when I asked...

Cacao drinks: a source of health for our ancestors

Leonardo Buitrago Morales is an organic cacao producer in the town of Meleruk, within the Talamanca Bribri indigenous territory, Limón. Alongside his family, he...

How to set up your food-related business in Costa Rica

When we decide to start a food-related business, we do it because of the passion we have for cooking. We begin to design the...

Serving microentrepreneurs in Nosara: four questions for Nosara Crece

Entrepreneurship can and should be accessible, and there isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach to creating or promoting local businesses. Nosara Crece is a nonprofit working...

How to navigate Costa Rica’s small business financing system

As we reported in our story on Costa Rica’s Development Banking System (SBD) and its myriad options for small business financing in Costa Rica,...

Small business financing in Costa Rica: links of a broken chain

It all started when Betsy López ran out of money for diapers.  Her baby, Dereck, now two and a half, needed a diaper change, and...

The motto of an entrepreneur: ‘Today’s the day’

I began my life as an entrepreneur at an early age. We lived in Escazú, on a large property with many fruit trees, so...

‘This is only for the brave’

Why do we keep at it amid so much struggle? Maybe because sometimes, just sometimes, an entrepreneur can work magic.  What else can you call it...
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Coming in January 2025: Reporting grants on gender equity in Latin America

We’re thrilled to announce a new milestone in our work to train, support, and fund journalists in our region. This work will grow in...
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