Marianela Jarroud

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Terrace Farming: An Indigenous Model for Food Security

This ancient prehispanic technique is a very important adaptation to the climate and the ecosystem.

By: Marianela Jarroud ,; InterPressService

November 7, 2015

News Analysis

Two Indigenous Solar Engineers Changed Their Village in Chile

Two Chilean solar engineers have changes the lives of the people in their village.

By: Marianela Jarroud ,; InterPressService

September 20, 2015

News Analysis

Economy & Labor

Antofagasta Mining Region Reflects Chile’s Inequality

The inhabitants of the mining region have the highest per capita income in the country. But 4,000 local families continue to live in slums.

By: Marianela Jarroud ,; InterPressService

September 19, 2015

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Latin America’s Relative Success in Fighting Hunger

The Latin American and Caribbean region is the first in the world to reach the two global targets for reducing hunger.

By: Marianela Jarroud ,; InterPressService

June 2, 2015

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Environment & Health

Women Farmers Rewrite Their History in Chile’s Patagonia Region

More than 100 women small farmers from Chile's southern Patagonia region have joined together.

By: Marianela Jarroud ,; InterPressService

May 10, 2015

News

Everyone Benefits From More Women in Power

In terms of women's access to decision-making, representation remains low.

By: Marianela Jarroud ,; InterPressService

March 8, 2015

News

No Hope in Sight for Latin America’s Prison Crisis

High levels of violence, numerous murders and other crimes inside the prison walls, and serious human rights abuses are some of the problems in penitentiaries in the region.

By: Marianela Jarroud ,; InterPressService

February 7, 2015

News

Reproductive Rights

“Therapeutic Abortion” Could Soon Be Legal in Chile

Chile, one of the most conservative countries in Latin America, is getting ready for an unprecedented debate on the legalization of therapeutic abortion.