Groundswell International Welcomes Sarah Sahlaney As Its New Executive Director
Groundswell International is pleased to welcome Sarah Sahlaney as its new Executive Director, effective April 1, 2026. She succeeds Steve Brescia, who is stepping into a new role after 17 years of service as founder and Executive Director, and who will now transition to Director of Action-Learning.
“These Tools Have Changed The Way We Farm”: Appropriate Tools Are Making Farming Dignified Again in Ghana’s Savannah Region
For Abdul Latif, accessing simple, appropriate tools like hoes, cutlasses, and axes turned days of land preparation into a single day and changed what agroecology could look like for farmers in Ghana’s Savannah Region.
The Women Who Feed Us: 15 Youth-Led Films Honoring Women Farmers
What does a woman farmer’s day look like in the hills of Nepal? What does it mean to save seeds in Central America when decades of industrial agriculture have displaced traditional knowledge? What does it take to challenge a patriarchal tradition, and bring about social change? For the past three weeks, these are the questions youth from smallholder farming communities have been answering on film. Their short films premiered at our Field to Film Festival, an annual youth-led event showcasing how communities build fair, regenerative food systems through agroecology. Each film is produced by rur …
Two Years Strengthening Food Sovereignty and Climate Resilience in Guatemala and Honduras: the Rejuvenate Program
Groundswell International, with the support of Citi Foundation, concludes a two-year program strengthening food sovereignty and climate resilience in Guatemala and Honduras
Practical Lessons from Pacho Gangotena’s Agroecological Farm in Ecuador
As part of our regional conference in Latin America, we visited Pacho Gangotena’s agroecological farm, a short drive from Ecuador’s capital, Quito. Finca Chaupi Molina is not just any agroecological farm. Over 32,000 Indigenous farmers and technicians have crossed its grounds to learn from Pacho and transform their own farms and chakras into healthy, regenerative systems. Harmony is the first word that comes to mind when crossing its humble gates. Striking simplicity and care were applied to every corner of this land: the animals, the house, the meals, the farm, and the garden…everything in …
Dos años fortaleciendo la soberanía alimentaria y la resiliencia climática en Guatemala y Honduras: Programa Rejuvenecer
Groundswell International, con el apoyo de Citi Foundation, culmina un programa de dos años que fortalece la soberanía alimentaria y la resiliencia climática en Guatemala y Honduras