Just two weeks apart in November, hurricanes Eta and Iota have devastated Central America. Heavy rains and wind, flooding, and landslides have hit Trickle Up’s focus areas in Guatemala – the Ixcán and Nebaj of El Quiché, and Senahú in Alta Verapaz communities –...
Thousands of families already grappling with extreme poverty and Covid-19 have been forced to abandon their homes and livelihoods as torrential rainfall from hurricane Eta burst riverbanks and sheared mountainsides in northern Guatemala late last week. For many who...
The full magnitude of the health, economic, and social fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic is still uncertain, but it is clear that it will be catastrophic for hundreds of millions of the poorest and most vulnerable families who are always one setback away from falling...
What happens when the world’s poorest women have a wealth of information at their fingertips? Digital tools address one of the key challenges to improving livelihoods in remote locations—real-time access to information. Quick access to information is also crucial to...
There were several warnings and news reports a few days before it actually happened. However, living in the city, inside strong concrete houses, did not really prepare us for what was to come. We were forewarned that on May 20th, 2020 a cyclone by the name Amphan...
The magnitude of the health and economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic is still uncertain, but it is clear that it will be catastrophic for hundreds of millions of the poorest and most vulnerable families who are always one setback away from falling deeper into...
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