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Voices

‘I felt that I had no right to be alive’

Sofia* is 27 years old. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was transmitted to her when she was born, in Nicaragua. However, she says that her...

‘Without HIV, I would have been just another addict’

Miguel is 46 years old, and he is very aware of that fact. He’s asked, what gives you confidence that you will be able...

‘They say I came here for death with dignity’

Alonso* is 35 years old and the father of two teenage children. He is from San Sebastián, in southern San José. He is sitting...

Teachers speak out: what our Education 506 community taught us about reading in Costa Rica

Today we come to the end of our “Let’s Read!” edition. For two months, we’ve focused on the importance of improving the reading skills...

Getting kids to read again

In a world where everything is now digitized and children often spend seemingly endless hours in front of a screen, it appears that the...

What does ‘intelligence’ really mean?

As humans, nature did not give us any physical organs designed exclusively for speech. The lungs, the mouth, the larynx, and even the vocal...

“Reading shaped who I am today”

I've always been a reader—even when it wasn't cool. Even when it was considered "nerdy" by others. The feeling of meticulously selecting a book...

The little libraries of Tilarán

The act of "releasing a book" is very powerful. It allows you to share the pleasure of reading with others. But what does it...

Costa Rican’s urban rivers: a paradise we’re not too late to save

“Yum!” says my daughter, tasting the juicy fruit of a bright-red coffee cherry. My husband, his feet covered in loose dirt baked by the summer...

Welcome to Toolkit 2023: Turning inwards

Our first edition of this new year will be unlike any other we’ve published—in that we’re not publishing it. In 2022, our solutions journalism-focused media...
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