Tag Archives: Refugee camps

04
Feb
Historical Memory

Historic photos from Mesa Grande

Posted on by Mario Guevara

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   Every August, Teosinte commemorates its anniversary of repatriation. During last year’s celebration, they showed some videos and photos showcasing the lives of refugees in the camp of Mesa Grande (Honduras). This, with the purpose of sharing this with new generations and making sure that they don’t forget what those who founded […]

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11
Sep
Community Development Projects, Historical Memory, News from Communities, Online Resources

Embroidery in Arcatao / Bordados en Arcatao

Posted on by Mario Guevara

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   A founding member of the embroidery cooperative of Arcatao shared how their work started: The embroidery workshop was born in 1988, in view of a need that we women had, as we were emerging from a cruel war, of much poverty. We didn’t even have to buy a pound (of) salt […]

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