We are proud to announce that Jesmarly, a participant of the Rainforest Fund-supported Niños de Amazonia program, has graduated from the University of Iquitos in Peru. Jesmarly, from one of the most desolate areas in the Peruvian Amazon, dreamt of receiving a university-level education. With support from the Rainforest Fund and Niños de Amazonia program, she was able to graduate with honors and plans to bring the skills she learned in university back to her community. … [Read more...] about FROM THE AMAZON TO UNIVERSITY: A SUCCESS STORY
Reflections and gratitude from Peru, Niños de la Amazonia
Jesmarly, one of five indigenous young people supported by Rainforest Fund in the project, Ninos de la Amazonia in their studies at University in Iquitos, wrote the following letter to express her deep appreciation for the the project and the strides she has made in the direction of her dreams. … [Read more...] about Reflections and gratitude from Peru, Niños de la Amazonia
Travel stories across the Ecuadorian Amazon: traditions and modernity, beauty and cruelty, hope and helplessness
Testimony of a clash with a new reality where natural beauty blends with the harsh reality of destruction and violation of human rights. Laura Grassi is an environmental scientist who has traveled in South America and has shared with Rainforest Fund and its followers her thoughts, frustrations and emotions of situation in the Amazon. … [Read more...] about Travel stories across the Ecuadorian Amazon: traditions and modernity, beauty and cruelty, hope and helplessness
