Workers of the Cubao-based coffee shop, in Manila, have something in common – they are all relatives of victims of extrajudicial killings. By Alexandria Magno In 2021, Redemptorist Brother Jun Santiago set up a small coffee shop with the help of a group of artists and media practitioners to give jobs to the families of… Continue reading Philippines: How Silingan Coffee helps families of victims of extrajudicial killing pay their bills

As the planet heats up, climate disasters will hit coastal cities with greater force. Eastern South Africa’s Durban’s recovery from the April 2022 floods highlight the uncertainties such cities face and give insight into how they can prepare for a sustainable and resilient future. By Leonie Joubert The warning came through to the Quarry Road… Continue reading A Perfect Storm: How the deadly 2022 Durban floods hold crucial lessons for the future of the city and others like it

How a British Columbia Indigenous community is reintroducing traditional fire knowledge and practices to manage land vulnerable to wildfires Text by Wendy Stueck – Photography by Jesse Winter The setting was idyllic: a clearing of tawny grass, ringed by ponderosa pines under a robin’s egg sky. Trucks pulled up, coffee and doughnuts appeared on a… Continue reading Fighting fire with fire

Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya, a Muslim community, had to leave Burma due to persecution. They settled in refugee camps in countries like Bangladesh and India. In New Delhi, the women’s work in coordination with humanitarian aid agencies is helping increase the schooling of Rohingya girls, combating child marriage and improving health conditions. By David… Continue reading Women community leaders, key actors to promote rights among the world’s most persecuted ethnic group

By Ella Fernández “There he was, the hangman. He had the name of my fear. I didn’t know who he was. I just knew one word: survival”.Kelly Martínez-Granda, The Dance of the Spirits “It doesn’t matter how and when it happened. Sister, you are not alone.” This motto has gained relevance on the Cuban stage… Continue reading #MeToo Cuba: shaping a safe community for survivors

In India, an unusual ritual led to fewer child marriages, less flooding, a boom in girls’ education — and a cultural transformation By Geetanjali Krishna On a sunny afternoon, bright-faced schoolgirls chatter gaily as they walk past a forest in Piplantri, a village in the Indian state of Rajasthan. “Here’s mine,” shouts one, as she… Continue reading 111 Trees Per Daughter Changed This Village’s Future

A six-year fishing ban has done wonders for the 129-hectare Colorada Point Marine Protected Area in Aroroy town in the province of Masbate, Philippines, as corals are thriving and the fish are back with sea turtles, lobsters, giant clams and other creatures By Rhaydz B. Barcia MASBATE, Philippines – Joecil Regala was only 12 years… Continue reading Masbate illegal fishers turn wardens of the sea

In the nights of Teweno, in the past, only animals and insects were heard. Now, the laughs and chatter of those who have gained a few more hours of light thanks to solar energy have joined the community’s soundtrack. By Susana Roa Chejín In the nights of Teweno, in the past, only animals and insects… Continue reading More time, more safety: how a community in the Ecuadorian Amazon was changed by solar panels

An exhibition titled ‘What were you wearing’ at the Museo del Traje in Madrid helps fight revictimization and rape culture through the clothing and experience of different women. By Laura García Higueras “What are you going to wear tonight?” is, surely, one of the most asked questions every Friday in conversations among friends, as part… Continue reading Art as a tool for the recovery of victims of sexual violence

Programs like the one carried out in The Castro bear challenges to be implemented on a broader scale For the past decade, you could find Victoria Solomon on the streets of San Francisco’s The Castro neighborhood, pacing and screaming to no one in particular, or camping on the sidewalk, spurning the offers of would-be helping… Continue reading One San Francisco neighborhood made remarkable progress on homelessness, but there’s a huge drawback