Voices
Education, pandemic and inequality: transforming risk into opportunity
Why is our March edition, focused on pandemic education in Costa Rica, called "Lessons Learned"? Because as journalists who seek to practice solutions journalism,...
La Niña Gladys, among maps and numbers
She was a teacher the way they used to be. Una niña de antes. La Niña Gladys de Durán (niña, or little girl, was...
Educating in a pandemic: a family tale 1, 2, and 3
What has pandemic education meant to you?
Have you experienced it as a parent, teacher, grandparent, onlooker? In Costa Rica, or somewhere else in the...
Our daughters and the poisoned apple
“I want to disappear,” my daughter said.
“What?” My hand, resting on her shoulder, tightened its grip instinctively to match the squeeze of my heart.
“It’s...
Sexual harassment and the University of Costa Rica
We couldn't close out our February edition, focused on some of the most serious issues that affect the life and death of women in...
Women from Guaitil find ways to preserve their art
Under the shadow of a roof that shelters her from the typical heat of the northwestern province of Guanacaste, Melesia Villafuerte, a 57-year-old artisan,...
My grandmother named me, and from that moment she welcomed me as a daughter.
When the fog came to her mind, I became the caretaker...
‘One cup of coffee can make a difference’
A month spent focusing on the Costa Rican coffee industry and the financial struggles faced by small coffee growers would not be complete without...
Coffee micromills break new ground
“As long as producers are not aware of their position within the model, they will not be able to leave. Because the model is...
What does it mean to be Ngöbe?
Being Ngöbe is a wide-ranging, ever-changing experience.
The primary requirement for a person to be considered Ngöbe is that his or her parents identify...
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Plastic recycling in Costa Rica
“All plastics are recyclable. That is the real answer. We’ve just made products in ways that prevent them from being recycled," says Carlos Fonseca,...
