Category Archives: Honduras

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    Updates from the Groundswell Board

    Written on Mar 19, 2013 7:52 pm, by

    The following post is written by our Community Outreach Coordinator, Cristina Hall.  This past Saturday I attended my first Groundswell International Board meeting since I joined the team in September of 2012. While I was intellectually aware of how international...
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    Celebrating Opportunities for Women

    Written on Mar 8, 2013 1:58 pm, by

    In celebration of International Women’s Day 2013, our Community Outreach Coordinator, Cristina Hall, wrote an article about some of the actions Groundswell is taking every day in support of social equality and women’s empowerment. Groundswell believes that social equity is critical...
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    Farm to Table Meal in Southern Honduras

    Written on Feb 6, 2013 1:22 pm, by

    From maicillo to tortillas… Chris Sacco, Operations Director for Groundswell, is currently in Moropocay, Honduras visiting some of the communities and farms that work with our partner organization, Vecinos Honduras. Chris and Edwin Escoto, director of Vecinos Honduras, were able to...
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    David Lopez

    Written on Feb 5, 2013 11:45 am, by

    The village of San Antonio of Las Guarumas, in Honduras, has not always been a united community. Honduras is one of the poorest countries in Latin America and much of the poverty is concentrated in rural communities like San Antonio....
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    Dona Cristina y los Caracoles

    Written on Dec 5, 2012 12:47 pm, by

    Below is the story of Doña Cristina Osegura as told by Kaitlin Porter, a Groundswell intern working with Vecinos Honduras, our partner organization based in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Vecinos Honduras works with families and organizations in rural communities to promote the...
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    Join us in celebrating Giving Tuesday!

    Written on Nov 27, 2012 6:20 pm, by

    Today marks the official kick-off of the first annual #GivingTuesday, a national campaign that encourages charitable giving to support the work of non-profit organizations. Groundswell is excited to participate in an event that brings so much awareness to causes and...
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    Double your investment in our growing global partnership!

    Written on Jun 28, 2011 3:49 pm, by

    Dear Friends, It’s not just our vegetables that are growing this summer… Groundswell is too! Two Central American NGOs, Vecinos Honduras and FUNDENOR (Guatemala), have both begun the process of becoming partners, and the Center for Indigenous Knowledge and Organizational...