From looking out for her family to looking out for her entire community. For most of her life, Sadith Manihuari was always quiet and hesitant to speak up. Living in the community of Puerto Prado, Marañon River (Loreto), during her entire life, she quite enjoyed the home she built with her husband Read More …
How one woman found empowerment through lifelong learning. Francisca Jane Orosco Martinez is a 43-year-old woman who was living in a community in Ucayali with her husband and four sons. She had lived in Ucayali all her life when in 2003, Francisca and her spouse began to realize that their children weren’t receiving a Read More …
I chose to volunteer with Minga instead of other organizations for many reasons: It has a proven record of positive impact in the community, it does incredible work on an international level, and it often partners with other organizations—I knew this would be high quality work. But most importantly, Miga’s mission of sustainable Read More …
One Women’s Journey to Change Her Community One Family at a Time Mari Luz Yaicate Ahuanari is a woman from the community of 9 de Octubre in the Peruvian Amazon. She and her partner had been living in the community for a long time when she noticed serious coexistence problems amongst families Read More …
Segundo Sajami is a 50-year-old resident of the San Francisco community of Iquitos, Peru. He lives with his wife and children and has spent his life working as a fisherman. He and his community have benefited from decades of fish abundance in the Marañón River, however, over the years, he noticed that he was Read More …
Tony Maytahuari López is 16 years old and lives in the community of Amazonas (Marañon river) with his family. His family is defined by trust and respect and his mother always gives him advice about life. For a long time, he had fun doing activities that were in his comfort zone, such as reading Read More …
Bringing educational equality to the remote Peruvian Amazon Emira Montes was a girl living in a remote community called San Francisco, located at the Marañon river, in the Peruvian Amazon. When she was eleven years old, she was taken out of school to help with the chores of her household. This may sound Read More …
Enith Upari Irarica is a 40-year-old woman who lives with her husband and children in the San Jorge community of Iquitos, Loreto. She has always been very committed to her family and dedicated all of her time to raise and support her children, but Enith’s biggest dream was to do something in benefit of Read More …
Access to Sexual Education for Youth in the Peruvian Amazon Carol Peña Suárez is a 14-year-old girl who lives in the community of 9 de Octubre (Peruvian Amazon) with her parents. Carol absolutely loves school and is extremely grateful that her parents have given her the opportunity to study, but she was Read More …
Community Empowerment that Starts with the Radio Happy World Kindness Day! We hope that each of you are taking the time today to focus on being more kind to the people around you and committing acts of kindness in your communities. To celebrate this day, we would like to share a story Read More …
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