“I want to be the leader of a union where people never miss work, where they learn the trade…I do not want slackers.”

The International Day of Rural Women was celebrated on October 15th, acknowledging the 60 million women who live in rural areas in Latin America and the Caribbean.

On October 10th, students from all over Colombia took to the streets to ask for more resources for public education.

On October 12, 2018, Uruguay and many other Latin American countries celebrated the Día de la Raza, or the Day of Race, the date on which Christopher Columbus arrived to the New World.

On October 10, 2018, university students mobilized, demanding the economic resources to ensure the regular functioning of public universities for the remainder of 2018 and next year.

A month after Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales announced that he would not renew the mandate of the United Nations’ International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) nor permit the reentry of commissioner Iván Velásquez, analysts describe the situation in the country as a “tense calm.”

The Peruvian Army has implemented a pilot project which welcomes civilians with physical disabilities or different abilities, with the aim of being an inclusive institution and serving as a source of inspiration for values.

Organizers gathered in Plaza Congreso to advocate for the homeless and demand the fulfillment of the Ley 3706 de Protección y Derechos de las Personas en Situación de Calle—a law that protects individuals living on the streets.

In the last nine months of 2018, public transportation drivers have halted their services five separate times in different parts of the country to protest the government’s increase in fuel prices.

The International Social Service (ISS) recently released the Spanish version of “Children on the Move,” a detailed guide to help those working with children and migrant families throughout the Americas.