Joshua Garcia-Barrios, MSc student in the School of Public Health Sciences

Joshua visited Guatemala as part of his master’s thesis project to investigate water security and health in rural communities. Joshua partnered with Pastoral de La Tierra, Mennonite Central Committee, and the University of Waterloo’s School of Public Health Sciences to conduct field work. He performed semi-structured interviews and focus groups with small-scale farming households and relevant stakeholders.

Laura Robinson, MA student in Global Governance

Laura travelled to Guatemala as a Human Rights Co-operant volunteer with Breaking the Silence Maritimes. She supported the Rabinal Legal Clinic, a group working on a case representing 36 Indigenous women who experienced sexual violence during the genocide. Laura gained experience in an area that she has been studying: post-genocidal political systems and society.

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