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Introducing ‘Indomitable’

Journalists unite across borders to report on women and girls in Central America

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‘What happens to one of us, happens to all of us’—a conversation with Epsy Campbell Barr

The series with leaders from all walks of life focuses not on current events or newsworthy solutions, but on something very concrete. How do these people maintain hope in the face of difficult headlines? This month: former Costa Rican Vice President Epsy Campbell.

El Salvador: The country that makes girls invisible

Girls in El Salvador have increasingly limited access to sex education. This investigation by Revista Factum and La Sala: Mujeres en la Redacción reveals how cuts to the basic health budget have also left them vulnerable to teenage pregnancy and school dropout.

After 17 years of waiting, Guatemala still fails to protect its girls

While a presidential veto and the inaction of the Constitutional Court keep a reform to the age of consent frozen, this investigation reveals how Guatemala maintains a legal vacuum that leaves thousands of survivors of sexual violence and forced pregnancies unprotected.

Introducing ‘Girl, Interrupted’

Journalists unite across borders to report on women and girls in Central America, and their reproductive rights

LatAm SoJo Fund Fellowship story wins Silvia Galvis Journalism Award in Colombia

LatAm SoJo Fund Fellow Jose Ignacio Estupiñán Martínez won the Silvia Galvis Journalism Award in Colombia this week.

The fishing life in Tárcoles, amidst nets and tourists

Families in Tárcoles, on Costa Rica’s Central Pacific coast, have relied on small scale fishing for years—but this way of life is increasingly precarious. An alternative, fishing tours, has brought new opportunities.

Threat and opportunity: the lionfish in the Southern Caribbean Coast

The lionfish is an invasive species that is damaging the coral reefs along Costa Rica's southern Caribbean coast. Local fishermen hold lionfish fishing tournaments to try to reduce the population.

The multifaceted world of sport and tourist fishing in Costa Rica’s Central and Southern Pacific

Tourism initiatives centered on sport fishing require much more than a healthy ocean. It depends on trained personnel both on and off the water who can meet ever client’s needs. In Costa Rica’s Central and Southern Pacific, this is what’s being promoted and protected.

How solutions journalism reshapes reporting in Latin America

With the support of DW Akademie, we interviewed 13 journalists from the Latinamerica Solutions Journalism Fund about the impact of practicing this type of journalism.