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February 3rd, 2011 - 10:56 am § in Good Ideas, Guatemala, In the Field, Nonprofit Spotlight, Uncategorized, Volunteer

All that Glitters is Not Gold (sometimes, it’s recycled bottles)

A development worker’s dream is a program that both reaches the immediate needs of the community, contributes to the long-term progress of the community, involves and gives ownership to the community itself, and in the best-case scenario, has benefits that expand beyond the community and gives bac[...]

July 22nd, 2010 - 10:14 am § in Day in the Life, Good Ideas, Uruguay

Recycling in Montevideo: The Human Element

Usually I’m somewhat compulsive, if not entirely efficient, when it comes to recycling. But I also have a small apartment in Montevideo, and it gradually became overrun with papers, bottles, and plastic bags because I didn’t know where to bring all my recyclable goods at first. A Google [...]

October 16th, 2009 - 4:27 pm § in Around Town, Good Ideas, Guatemala, Social Entrepreneurship

Going Green(er) in Guatemala

In my first few months in Guatemala, I winced every time I threw away a plastic yogurt cup or cardboard cereal box. It was extremely frustrating not to be able to recycle all of the things that fit into my cute blue bin in the United States.  My trash can filled to the brim with [...][...]





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