Overcoming Gender Bias
All around the world, students find their education severely disrupted by Covid-19—including at Harvard and for this Chilean at Harvard in particular. In Chile, all educational institutions in the…
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Theme: Social Enterprise
Women innovating in agriculture for sustainable development
English + Español
In Honduras, María del Pilar Luna began to innovate in one area, the production, and processing of fish skin, for its transformative application in another area – the luxury…
The Collapsing of Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro
English + Español
I was born and raised in Mexico City (formerly known as the Distrito Federal, until someone had the really good idea of calling it by its most commonly used name) and as a Mexico City native, or chilango, I have always been fascinated by the metro.
Walking the City: A Bad Knee and Making a Walkability Index
English + Español
I’m a few months away from my sixtieth birthday. It’s not long before I become a member of that group we catalogue in Venezuela as “seniors,” literally, “the third age.” In my city…
Transportation for whom?
It’s dark when Carmen wakes to the sound of her alarm clock. Preparing for the day, she packs her bag for work, makes breakfast for her children and fills their backpacks. After helping them…
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