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15 Jul

Posted at 15:15h in Alumni Network, Central America

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05 Jun

Posted at 19:29h in OG Headquarters

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11 Mar

Posted at 21:21h in Alumni Network, Central America

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18 Nov

Posted at 16:33h in South Asia, Alumni Network

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30 Oct

Posted at 16:34h in Central America

by Nate Van Haute My group and I at La Ventana, one of the highest points in Guatemala. Here we had a view of massive volcanoes before finishing our hike in Todos Santos. Everyone I met in Guatemala during my Operation Groundswell program had a story to...

04 Mar

Posted at 20:32h in OG Headquarters

We've being receiving an outpouring of love from our community, and we wanted to share those beautiful words with the world! Here is just a very small sample of the countless heartfelt messages recently sent our way: “Being a part of this organization and community has...

18 Aug

Posted at 19:22h in South America

Holy smokes! It has been only a little over two weeks, and what an adventure it has been so far. From the busy city of Lima straight into the jungle, all while traveling in style - a 30-hour bus ride, crammed combis (vans) on windy...

15 Aug

Posted at 19:26h in Southeast Asia

My passion for agriculture started in a classroom discussing a food system I had grown up in: the industrial food system of the U.S. I was familiar with the pitfalls of this system, from animal welfare to longterm food supply sustainability....