Habitat destruction threatens South America’s spectacled bear
South America’s only wild bear species is endangered. The Spectacled Bear is in peril as a result of hunting and habitat destruction.
Read More...South America’s only wild bear species is endangered. The Spectacled Bear is in peril as a result of hunting and habitat destruction.
Read More...Claudio Miranda, a musician who grew up in one of Brazil’s most violent neighborhoods, has changed his hometown for the better by building a recording studio.
Read More...Marine biologist German Mendez has devoted himself to protecting the reef in Mexico. He started an organization called the “Cozumel Coral Reef Restoration Program.”
Read More...For Caribbean teenagers baseball is often seen as a ticket out of that poverty. One man guiding kids in the Dominican Republic in their effort to “join the majors” is our Game Changer this week.
Read More...Liliana Cabrera was imprisoned for eight years. During that time she produced books of poetry written by inmates with help from the organization, “It Wasn’t Me.” Today, Cabrera runs those same workshops for others in similar circumstances.
Read More...Nairo Quintana is a cycling champ known as one of the world’s best climbers. He’s an icon in Colombia and rides as far and as high as possible.
Read More...In the northwestern mountains of Mexico there is an indigenous community renowned for long-distance running. They are called the Raramuris which means “the running feet.”
Read More...A Guatemalan football team finds a way to preserve their tradition in sport, by giving their uniforms a Mayan makeover.
Read More...When Game Changer Nidia Gongora became the lead singer of a popular group from Colombia’s Pacific region, she knew she was opening a new path for other female Afro-Colombian artists.
Read More...Game Changer Igor Simoes works with the Amazon’s pink river dolphins to offer free sessions to kids with physical and mental disabilities.
Read More...Game Changer Denise Menes helps Guatemalans find common ground and healing, with public pianos.
Read More...Colombian Chef Juan Manuel Barrientos cooks up peace and forgiveness, right in his own kitchen.
Read More...Game Changer Diana Damian has been working in rural Mexico to promote the practice and rights of traditional midwives.
Read More...Amplitude Solidarity has been helping towns assemble their own radio stations to serve their communities. Game Changer Tomas Martini is its director.
Read More...Run and operated entirely by people with different types of disabilities, Cristina Massanet’s “Disability Cafe” is providing jobs to people with special needs, but also bringing awareness to their special skills.
Read More...Cecilio Solis spent his childhood living in the mountains of Mexico, before moving to the capital. Now, he’s trying to bring job opportunities to indigenous groups, so they can remain on their lands, with their families, while making a living.
Read More...A woman from Mexico is helping give mentally disabled kids the tools for life in the classroom and beyond. She started a special education center that concentrates on their learning needs, so they can become independent adults.
Read More...A theater teacher in El Salvador works with female victims of violence to help them tell their life stories on stage and in doing so, help them rebuild their lives.
Read More...A surfing school in Colombia’s northwest coast is motivating students to become pros in the water and in the classroom.
Read More...A sociologist in Mexico City has developed a unique way to keep young people engaged in positive activities, as a deterrent to joining gangs.
Read More...Guatemalan socialite and conservationist Nini de Berge is fighting to protect the endangered scarlet macaw’s only natural habitat.
Read More...In the largest and most dangerous open landfill in Latin America, the “Safe Passage” organization is trying to give workers – and their children – an opportunity to create lasting change.
Read More...A Guatemalan emergency room surgeon is creating an electronic database to help track trauma injuries and in doing so, both prevent violence and equip hospitals to deal with its burden.
Read More...Lake Atitlan is suffering an environmental crisis with increased contamination. A growing population has caused a problem with pollution.
Read More...A woman in rural Mexico is teaching artisans online marketing skills, so they can take their handmade goods to market and, in doing so, change their lives.
Read More...She’s a social entrepreneur from Peru who found herself in the right place at the right time, and seized the chance to use her skills to help women break into tech.
Read More...Famous for football, Argentina is home to some of the greatest players of all time including Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona. But it’s often viewed as a man’s game. Meet the woman who is changing that
Read More...She’s a Mexican photographer on a mission to teach her craft to some unlikely pupils: the blind and visually impaired.
Read More...In Bogota, Colombia, there’s proof that one person’s trash is another one’s treasure.
Jose Alberto Gutierrez has been a hard-working garbage collector his entire life, but his real passion has always been for books.
So for the past twenty years, he’s taken the ones he finds in the trash and given them to needy children all over Colombia, so they too can experience the magic of reading.
Read More...Thousands of Colombian citizens, including children, have lost limbs from landmine explosions. Because prosthetics are expensive and often scarce, many victims live without them. But one man is working hard to change that.
Read More...The border dividing Mexico and the United States has become a symbol for fear and division, but one artist is on a quest to transform it into a beacon of hope and humanity.
Read More...Every year in Mexico, 6,000 children are diagnosed with cancer; making the disease the leading cause of death for those aged 5 to 14.
Read More...For this week’s Game Changer on “Americas Now” we meet a researcher who is using technology to pave a new path for healthcare in Guatemala.
Read More...Years of being hunted for its skin have made South America’s Orinoco Crocodile almost extinct. One man is trying to stop the population from declining further. For this week’s Game Changer on “Americas Now” meet Rafael Antello.
Read More...Imagine a bicycle blender that can not only grind corn but also make shampoo. It’s an invention that’s helping improve people’s lives in Guatemala.
Read More...For this week’s Game Changer meet Vicky Guzman, a doctor in Central America providing health services to those who lack access. The association she formed travels to rural El Salvador to administer care and educate.
Read More...The first edition of 2,500 was distributed around the country and new editions will be printed as monthly news magazines.
Read More...Jacqueline Moreno is this week’s Game Changer on “Americas Now.”
Read More...This week’s Game Changer on “Americas Now” is helping migrants with bicycles. “Americas Now” introduces you to the founder of Quiquica…Abril Reza.
Read More...This week’s Game Changer segment on “Americas Now” profiles a young woman with a genetic disorder who became a self-taught fashion designer. She creates clothes for kids with Down syndrome whose bodies don’t fit into traditional sizes.
Read More...Norma Romero Vasquez is the founder of Las Patronas and this week’s Game Changer on Americas Now.
Read More...For this week’s Game Changer meet the founder of “Urbaneria”…Lucia Corral.
Read More...In Mexico, there are currently hundreds of children who are born and raised in the prison system. They live with their mothers in confinement and even sleep in their cells.
Read More...An orchestra in Argentina that plays at hospitals to soothe the suffering of patients, has created a campaign across the continent.
Read More...One Guatemalan teacher was so disturbed by the effect of crime on his city’s youth, he converted his own home into a community center.
Read More...The Nomad travels to small cities and villages throughout Mexico carrying a collection of books, videos, and art. It visits kids at schools who lack access to a permanent library. It expands their horizons and provides entertainment while educating them.
Read More...Marlene Hernandez is a self-described “dreambuilder.” She’s also a ballet benefactor in Bogota who’s using ballet to better the lives of the disadvantaged. She rescues children from distressed environments and teaches them the discipline of dance.
Read More...This week’s Game Changer on “Americas Now” is an athlete from Guatemala who won’t allow his disability to derail his dreams. He’s climbing high, doing what he loves and helping at-risk kids move upward too. Meet extreme sportsman Juan Carlos Perez.
Read More...This past week was Earth Day which began in the United States in 1970. Today, it is celebrated around the world. Its purpose is to raise public perception about the environment and inspire people to fight for a cleaner planet.
Read More...A world-class concert pianist made a visit to Mexico’s mountains in the 1980’s and loved it so much, he never left. Meet this week’s Game Changer on “Americas Now” Romayne Wheeler.
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