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	<description>Giving Guatemala&#039;s indigenous children a chance to spread their wings and fly</description>
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		<title>Ten Things You Should Know About Indigenous Issues</title>
		<link>http://rootsandwingsintl.org/blog/2012/01/ten-things-you-should-know-about-indigenous-issues/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:31:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MarieRWI</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The RWI blog often highlights social injustices faced by those in developing countries, particularly in Guatemala. Our team cares deeply about education first and foremost, but also the connections between education and poverty, employment, and political activism in the Latin American context. While the majority of citizens in lower-income countries face obstacles to attaining a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sounds of Central America</title>
		<link>http://rootsandwingsintl.org/blog/2012/01/sounds-of-central-america/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:28:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MarieRWI</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“If music be the food of love, play on!” Shakespeare’s immortal words always bring to mind the way that music shapes our lives, reflects our emotions and connects people across the world. This New Year’s, I experienced an unexpected brush with Guatemalan culture in the form of music. The sounds of a Guatemalan marching band [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bankers of the Poor</title>
		<link>http://rootsandwingsintl.org/blog/2011/12/bankers-of-the-poor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MarieRWI</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Others]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[microfinance]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://rootsandwingsintl.org/blog/?p=1737</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps you’ve made a loan through Kiva.org, like last week’s guest blogger Clay Alexander. Maybe you heard something on TV about an organization like FINCA or the Grameen Bank, two of the pioneers of microfinance in the 20th century. Or perhaps the very concept of microfinance is a foreign one and you’re asking yourself what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Same Same But Different</title>
		<link>http://rootsandwingsintl.org/blog/2011/12/same-same-but-different/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 04:11:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CassandraRWI</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://rootsandwingsintl.org/blog/?p=1724</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“Yes! Same same but different!” If you’ve ever spent time in South East Asia you’ll be familiar with this paradoxical phrase. Everything here is same same but different: the bus ticket that takes you to a destination 100kms away from the place you thought you were heading; the souvenir that’s totally different from the one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Living a Pura Vida</title>
		<link>http://rootsandwingsintl.org/blog/2011/12/living-a-pura-vida/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:13:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MarieRWI</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Central America]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://rootsandwingsintl.org/blog/?p=1692</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The first time I left my home country, I was 19 years old. For me, 19 years seemed an eternity to wait before finally experiencing the thrill of international travel. Ever since childhood, the idea of other countries, cultures, and languages completely fascinated me. I dreamt of the day when I would experience a foreign [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hiking in the Western Highlands</title>
		<link>http://rootsandwingsintl.org/blog/2011/08/hiking-in-the-western-highlands/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2011 19:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick McGrady</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quetzalenango (Xela), which is located in the western highlands of Guatemala, is approximately 200km from Guatemala City and is an excellent tourist hub for the highlands.  There are plenty of things to do in and around the city, such as visiting the most colorful church you are likely to see.  The Catholic Church at San [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fronteras</title>
		<link>http://rootsandwingsintl.org/blog/2011/07/fronteras/</link>
		<comments>http://rootsandwingsintl.org/blog/2011/07/fronteras/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 15:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jazmine Rodriguez</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://rootsandwingsintl.org/blog/?p=1285</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mention the U.S. border debate and most people will have a very strong emotional reaction. It’s a topic that we take very seriously and is hotly debated by both sides.. Arizona has been at the forefront of the debate this year, and the controversy continues to unfold as Arizona is revisiting plans to fund building [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts on Giving</title>
		<link>http://rootsandwingsintl.org/blog/2011/07/thoughts-on-giving/</link>
		<comments>http://rootsandwingsintl.org/blog/2011/07/thoughts-on-giving/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 20:32:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristen Keller</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[donations]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://rootsandwingsintl.org/blog/?p=1272</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been listening to a recording of Beloved, a reading by the author herself. Morrison’s intimate knowledge of the moods of the lines and her gorgeous voice have won me over to the audio book. But what recently struck me, more than the reading, were three words of dialogue: “cold as charity.” The phrase isn’t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Raising the Bar: College Education in the US and Guatemala</title>
		<link>http://rootsandwingsintl.org/blog/2011/06/raising-the-bar-college-education-in-the-us-and-guatemala/</link>
		<comments>http://rootsandwingsintl.org/blog/2011/06/raising-the-bar-college-education-in-the-us-and-guatemala/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 22:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jazmine Rodriguez</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[College]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://rootsandwingsintl.org/blog/?p=1162</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I came across an article in the New York Times that discussed how lower-income and minority students still make up only a small part of the student bodies at elite universities. As a Latina, I can also attest from personal experience that there were only a few other students at my private liberal arts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Soul of the Earth</title>
		<link>http://rootsandwingsintl.org/blog/2011/05/soul-of-the-earth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 14:49:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick McGrady</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Guatemala]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://rootsandwingsintl.org/blog/?p=989</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; There are countless reasons to visit Guatemala, which is often marketed as “The Soul of the Earth.”  I’m not much for taglines, especially for describing a country, but as you walk the Mayan pyramids or take a hike around the volcanoes of Lake Atitlan, you can almost feel the Earth breathing beneath your feet.  [...]]]></description>
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