Updates from the field

Making the sacrifices. Shouldering the worry. Lifting the weak. Celebrating the successes. Providing the encouragement. Bringing the comfort. Going the extra mile. Moms – it’s what [...]

Two machete-wielding community members lead the way. Two more position themselves in the back. The route between San Andres and the community’s water source starts at the edge of the riverbank [...]

Located off-grid and off the beaten path, the Bosawás Biosphere Reserve and its remote jungle landscape is home to Miskito and Mayagna Indigenous peoples, protectors of the largest tract of [...]

EOS’ school garden program now includes one more! Students and teachers and mothers and fathers pitched in to turn the soil, to prepare the plots, and to mark many rows at Juan Lindo School [...]

There is a certain rhythm to the routine at La Independencia School (San Pablo, La Paz, Honduras). Two multi-tasking teachers deliver lessons to multiple grade-levels in few classrooms. Little [...]

Ending the water crisis is no small endeavor. Likewise, there are no small parts to be played. No acts too small to move the needle. Like the hummingbird in the ancient story from the Quechua [...]

Tiny chicks and puppies are underfoot as Maria joyfully gestures to her collection of plants – some she simply enjoys herself and others she nurtures for sale. While she has a plot of land an [...]

When a pipe breaks in the community of Colonia Modelo outside Marcala, Honduras, you call Betty. Although I suspect people here also call Betty when they want to laugh. Or be cheered up. Or when [...]

As the sun rises over Dulce Nombre in Intibuca, Honduras, day laborers walk out of their homes and into fields. Planting grains and harvesting coffee for local landowners is honest work. It is [...]

Even hidden behind the chin protection on his motorcycle helmet, I can tell that Kelvin is smiling. His cheeks are drawn up below kind eyes, and he extends a hand in my direction. This afternoon [...]