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Insights from the Peru floods

By Jessica Schofield-Wood On 13th March 2017, we were all saddened to switch on the news and learn of the flooding in Peru, and deeply shocked by the horrific images on our TV screens. This is the worst flooding that Peru has experienced in many years, having displaced as many as 110,000 people.

Challenges Facing New Generations of Indigenous Youth

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]by Bianca Avila This article will explore the main challenges that new Indigenous generations continue to face. I. Struggle to protect their territory Land eviction has been a critical problem facing Indigenous communities for generations. In early 1970, the Peruvian government gave multinational companies permission to exploit the region’s oil reserves [1]. Still today, Indigenous …

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