There are stories of hope across the World – Purley United Reformed Church in partnership with the United Reform Church focus on Central America – here is the latest newsletter for November and December 2020. For more information about Commitment for Life and the work that is being done across the World to give communities […]
Commitment for Life – Moving Stories from Central America – Sept / Oct 2020 newsletter issue
There are stories of hope across the World – Purley United Reformed Church in partnership with the United Reform Church focus on Central America – here is the latest newsletter for September and October 2020. For more information about Commitment for Life and the work that is being done across the World to give communities […]
Commitment for Life – Moving Stories – Central America
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Commitment for Life – Moving Stories – Central America – July 2019
Moving Stories – July 2019 “Food doesn’t grow here anymore” Ana Jorge Jorge lives in west Guatemala in the hillside village of Canquintic, near the town of Nentón. Constant drought has devastated her community. “Food doesn’t grow here anymore,” she said. “That’s why I would send my son north.” Her husband borrowed thousands to migrate […]
Commitment for Life – Stories for Change – Central America
Commitment for Life – Stories for Change – Central America – January 2019 The International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) has been investigating corruption charges against President Jimmy Morales. In December, the President accused the Commission of undermining Guatemalan sovereignty. His foreign minister Sandra Jovel gave the CICIG 24 hours to leave. She terminated […]
Commitment for Life –December 2018
December 2018 newsletter stories for change149 CENTRAL AMERICA Two important socio-political crises have arisen in Nicaragua and Guatemala. In Nicaragua, the government has responded with violence to the civil society protests. More than 400 people have been killed by the police and paramilitary forces. Most of those killed were young people who were students in […]
Commitment for Life – April 2016 – Central America – Nicaragua
APRIL 2016 STORIES FOR CHANGE: CENTRAL AMERICA – Nicaragua Masculinityˌmaskjʊˈlɪnɪti/noun – ‘possession of the qualities traditionally associated with men’ What connotations does masculinity have in your group of friends? In your school or university? In your church or youth group? All over the world this word, masculinity, has different associations. But In Nicaragua, a culture based around the definition […]
Commitment for Life – March 2016 – Stories for Change – El Salvador
COMMITMENT FOR LIFE: MARCH 2016 STORIES FOR CHANGE CENTRAL AMERICA – El Salvador ‘Salvadorans know what it means to struggle. Civil war lasted 12 years here, between 1979 and 1992, and almost everyone has a tale of a relative lost or killed. Many witnessed unspeakable acts of violence and were forced to reintegrate into […]
Commitment for Life – A taxing issue in Nicaragua
CENTRAL AMERICA – Nicaragua I was struck recently by the story in the press about Starbucks, who have avoided paying tax in the UK. The subsequent public outrage at the injustice of this and the consumer power of potential boycotts of Starbucks coffee shops, led Starbucks to backtrack and review their tax arrangements. I feel grateful […]
Commitment for Life – Stories for Change – Central America – El Salvador
CENTRAL AMERICA – EL SALVADOR Treasurer in Training Following the Peace Accords at the end of the war in 1992 ex guerrillas were given land in El Zompopero, which means a big ant, in the Municipality of Jiquilisco southern El Salvador. It turned out not to be the best quality land and an area at […]