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Solutions Journalism

Our independent, women-run media organization shares in-depth journalism about solutions to environmental and social challenges—including mental health, which is under threat like never before in Costa Rica and Central America. Contact us to suggest a mental health solution we should cover in Central America in 2024, or to learn more about how to partner with us as a donor or sponsor so that we can share more solutions across the region.

How to make peace with the news

Adapted from a speech by Mónica Quesada Cordero, co-founder of El Colectivo 506, on Nov. 23 at TEDxLlorente Women 2023. Which of the following statements...

HIV in Costa Rica, part 3: Miguel decides to live

Miguel is not going to let anything get in the way of telling his story. Of the three people we talk to on this...

Costa Rican fashion in search of sustainability: the story of Selfmade

The fashion industry is one of the world’s worst polluters. It is produced on a massive scale and in less than ideal conditions. However,...

How can Costa Ricans read more if they don’t have books?

“The cruel reality was that there were no books and there were no libraries. It was like a bucket of cold water," says Alda...

The green veins of our concrete cities

It's Saturday morning. Children, teens, homemakers, senior citizens and other residents have gathered, all ready to work for a common goal: to reclaim this...

Podcast in Spanish: For these rural Costa Rican communities, the solution to forest fires comes from within

In our final longform of 2022, we’re proud to present our first longform story created for audio. We talk to two women who have...

‘We need less bureaucracy and more action’

Who would you rely on if flood waters took your bedding, your belongings, or even your home? The thing is, none of us know that...

Why you are the key to solutions journalism

When a journalism student asked me earlier this week how El Colectivo 506 finds the solutions that we report about, a series of faces...

Caregiving as a shared public-private responsibility in Costa Rica

In Costa Rica, 80% of households with children under four assume 100% of the caregiving. This usually means that women take on this task. An...

The economy of care and its professionalization

Paola Mejías Molina was in the last months of her nursing degree at Santa Lucía University when she decided to start a business: highly...
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