During National Hispanic Heritage Month, Food For The Poor is proud to spotlight team members of Hispanic descent who share our mission to help people living in extreme poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean. Each week, we’ll highlight a different member who will share their story. Born to Serve: Keren Quintanilla’s Journey to Food […]
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La Compostura: A Lenca Tradition Passed Down Through Generations
Honoring Lenca Tradition, Community, and the Land For generations, Lenca families in Honduras have gathered to give thanks, ask for protection and honor their connection to the land. One tradition brings these values together: La Compostura. In the mountainous department of Intibucá, the Lenca people—the largest Indigenous group in Honduras—continue to preserve traditions that connect […]
Five Myths About Street Children and the Reality Behind Them
The term street children often brings to mind stereotypes: children who are orphans, delinquents, unwilling to accept help, or responsible for the circumstances in which they live. But research by psychologist Lewis Aptekar, who studied street children in Colombia, and anthropologist Tobias Hecht, whose work examined street-connected children in Brazil, presents a far more complex […]
