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“Reading shaped who I am today”

Jimena Rodríguez Chaves -
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...
Education 506

The little libraries of Tilarán

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

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

Katherine Stanley Obando -
“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...
Voices

Welcome to Toolkit 2023: Turning inwards

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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...
Community

Just in Time for the Holidays: Arts and craft fair takes over Atenas

Judith LaBelle -
Every community has distinctive features that set it apart from its neighbors and are a source of local pride. Sometimes these are natural features,...
Community

‘I don’t know how to close the gap, but I think journalism can’

Katherine Stanley Obando -
Since the launch  of El Colectivo 506, Marie Garnier—a Costa Rican university professor based in the Netherlands—has been one of our most passionate readers....
Hop on the bus

A dangerous narrative: the migrant crisis in Costa Rica

Carrie McCracken -
As an international educator and advocate for immigrant and refugee rights, I often use Costa Rica as an example for humanitarian refugee policies in...
Las Titas

The challenges of older adults in Costa Rica today

Andrea Teran -
Costa Rica is getting old. Experts tell us that the older adult population is going to grow exponentially; the population pyramid is about to...
Las Titas

Old age and filial love

Nivaria Perera -
October, month of heavy rains and floods. According to the old song that my grandmother Rosa used to sing, "of all the moons,...
Las Titas

Building dreams of community life: Cohousing for the elderly

Javier Del Monte -
“What if we lived together? What if when we retire, we look for a plot or an abandoned building, and build a place where...
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Latin American Solutions Journalism Fund announces new reporting grants

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The Latin American Solutions Journalism Fund is pleased to announce a new reporting grants opportunity that will open on August 1, 2025. All journalists...

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