GK Ecuador

Mar 28, 2024 | rappler.com | Christian Joy Maglunog |GK Ecuador

“When I first came here, I was sad to see all these irrigation ditches. They were used to drain the water so sheep and cows could survive. It was a shame not to see deer or condors,” recalls Manuel Simba. As he guides us along a trail in the Antisana Water Reserve, he tells how the landscape in this area has changed in the last decade. “It is a source of pride now to be able to see deer, Andean condors, black-faced ibises, condors and even wolves roaming the land,” he says.

Jul 11, 2023 | rappler.com | Liz Briceño Pazmiño |GK Ecuador

Venezuelan women who immigrated to Ecuador see their ventures challenged by their lack of opportunities as migrants. Migration is like knitting: two brackets bind the wool together, and a fabric is built. In the same way, Ida Sandrea, 53, decided two years ago to knit her Venezuelan roots and those of her new home, Ecuador.