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The Intersection of Children and the Environment: ChildFund Works with The Coca-Cola Foundation on a Model to Help Kids Secure their Futures

Posted on June 6, 2023

By Sarah Leitner, Advisor Sr., Global Corporate Partnerships

ChildFund Kenya Country Director Alice Anukur chats with youth participants during the Tunawiri na Taka project launch. / Photo Credit: ChildFund Kenya

Close your eyes and picture East Africa. What do you see? Perhaps you envision abundant wildlife roaming a pristine landscape, an untouched village with rolling hills, or maybe a fisherman casting a net into water. But across the world, plastic pollution and climate change are altering environments to the detriment of those who live there, and East Africa has not been spared. That’s why ChildFund has partnered with The Coca-Cola Foundation to help mitigate the impacts of plastic pollution and climate change in Kenya and Uganda.

The “Famous” Farmer and Environmental Leader on Senegal’s Community Radio

Posted on May 31, 2023

By Heifer International

Maty speaking on Gindiku radio program. Photo: Sylvain Cherkaoui/Heifer International

Today, 66-year-old Maty Tine is a pillar of her community in western Senegal — a progressive farmer, environmental advocate, and radio presenter in her local dialect. But growing into this role has been a long journey.

“I have deep regrets,” Maty said of the fact that she dropped out of school before high school. It was an era when there were few women in public service and girls were encouraged to marry young. “I could have been a minister or local government official because I was very clever.”

Reflections on Guatemala

Posted on May 24, 2023

By Susan Sola – Pangea Latin America Pod Chair, May 21, 2023

Susan Sola

Along with other LA Pod members, I recently attended a panel presentation “Corruption and Impunity: A Crisis of Democracy in Guatemala.” The panel included representatives from Acción Ciudadana (Guatemalan Chapter of Transparency International); Seattle International Foundation; Global Rights Advocacy; and the Seattle Office of Immigrant & Refugee Affairs, most of Guatemalan origin, as well as young members of Global Visionaries. All were very frank, knowledgeable, and uniformly pessimistic about the country’s near-term future.