Each year Guatemala’s Kite Festival honors the dead with handmade kites traditonally made and flown by men. This year, a group of women are changing that.
Stories
How Casa Flor Ixcaco Champions Women in Guatemala
In Guatemala’s San Juan La Laguna community, women are championed by women-only association of weavers like Casa Flor Ixcaco.
The Battle to Preserve Mayan Weaving in Guatemala
In Mayan communities outside of Antigua, Guatemala there are groups of women fighting to preserve the tradition of Mayan weaving.
One Woman’s Mission to Help Thailand Define Consent
ThaiConsent is a female-founded organization dedicated to helping Thailand define sexual consent and combat sexual abuse in Thai society.
How Palm Oil is Destroying the Planet’s Lungs in Borneo
Palm oil infuses more than 50 percent of supermarket products, but at what cost? In Borneo, palm oil deforestation threatens our planet’s lungs.
The Changing Women’s Rights of Africa’s San People
The San people are a historic hunter-gatherer group being ushered into the 21st century and with it, women’s rights are changing.
