In a country where 46.5% of children die from chronic malnutrition, a $100 million loan can make a huge difference, but only if the money is managed responsibly.

The Vatican’s top expert on the investigations of sexual abuse, the Archbishop of Malta, argues that the Church must now have as its only rule truth and justice.

Conflicts involving land tenure in Bahia threaten one of the most traditional Afro-Brazilian temples.

Leaders involved with the effectiveness of Uruguayan education have been working to determine what the most critical problems are regarding the percentage of Uruguayan citizens finishing secondary school.

People of African descent in Latin America have made significant progress in reducing their poverty, but much remains to be done to improve social and economic inclusion, according to a study released in Honduras.

–Written by Ellen Mahoney— In Paraguay, the “IV National Plan of Equality 2018-2024” was presented by President Mario Abdo Benítez, the Ministry of Women, and UN Women.

The cuisine and festivities that contribute to the overall experience of Carnival in the rural Amaguaña community of Ecuador demonstrate how traditional and modern celebrations can come together to allow families to have fun and spend time together.

An activist group is calling attention to the damage that homophobic rhetoric and prejudice cause to families in Yucatán.

“We want girls, not mothers,” exclaimed members of the National Campaign for Legal Abortion and other political and student-led groups during a protest in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina. 

Las Argentinas Trabajamos is a new initiative launched by the Fundación Foro del Sur with the objective of “publicizing the role [of women] throughout the country and to be a source of information and reference.”