Chef Marsia Taha uses native Amazonian food. Her work earned her the title of Latin America’s best chef for 2024. She revives old customs, saves nature, and alters views on sustainable cooking for future generations.
READ MOREAs the ninth edition of the Women’s Copa América Futsal unfolds in Sorocaba, Brazil (March 22–30), Spanish-based players from multiple South American teams hope to dethrone the mighty host nation. Their quest underscores Spain’s growing influence in the global futsal scene.
READ MOREAn Aymara woman named Rosa Quiroga spent five years in prison after accusing a high-ranking Bolivian politician of sexual harassment. Now cleared of wrongdoing, she demands comprehensive redress from the Bolivian state—and, if necessary, will seek help abroad for justice.
READ MOREDespite progress in schooling and formal roles, Dominican women still bear unfair conditions in work settings. A new report shows these continuing differences between genders, urging policies that boost fair inclusion, cut job gap disparities, plus support women’s rise to top positions.
READ MOREAfter Roe v. Wade was reversed in the United States, Latin America’s reproductive rights area gained global interest. Important court rulings and local art projects brought a boost of hope and a clear move forward.
READ MOREThe “Sourcing2Equal Colombia Suppliers” program is a clear manifestation of IFC’s commitment to gender equality and inclusive economic development.
One year after the arrival in Colombia of the international program “Sourcing2Equal”, developed by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the first “Suppliers Sourcing2Equal Colombia” program is born, hand in hand with the EAFIT University, which seeks to prepare women’s companies and SMEs to compete in the markets of large companies in the country.