Day 8 of the Advice Project Summit (Cocococha Lake; video journal)
Only in recent years have the intersections between conservation and gender been studied. Today we had a workshop exploring how women...
Day 7: 2015 Advice Project Summit (Fishing for Piranhas)
This morning we had a workshop to discuss whether feminism concerns only girls and women (the short answer was a resounding “no”), and we...
Meet some of our 2015 Advice Project Summit Fellows
A few of the youth fellows from our 2015 Advice Project Media Summit introduce themselves. They represent four countries (Peru, Canada,...
Day 6 of the 2015 Advice Project Summit (Planting Trees, Exploring Gender, Art, & Yoga)
Today was another exciting, jam-packed day! We starting off with yoga, art, a volunteer project to help reforest the area, and a workshop...
Day 5 of the 2015 Advice Project Summit (Visit to AMTUSET)
Over the last decade, many ecolodges have cropped up in the Peruvian Amazon. Ecolodges should always focus on conducting research and...
Day 4 of the 2015 Advice Project Summit (The “Women Problem”)
The jungle isn’t a quiet place. Although all of our 2015 Advice Project Summit fellows were safely tucked into our beds last night, our...
Day 3 of the 2015 Advice Project Summit (Welcome to the Jungle)
WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE: Introduction to Rainforest Issues: Gold Mining, Sex Trafficking, Sacred Trees and Conservation, and “The Advice...
Day 2 of the 2015 Advice Project Summit in Peru
WELCOME TO PERU This morning many of our summit fellows met in person for the first time. As most of the group relaxed at the hostel or...
Day 1 of the 2015 Advice Project Summit in Peru
TRAVEL AND PRIVILEGE Today the twelve fellows of the 2015 Advice Project Global Leadership and Empowerment Summit arrived in Lima. Peru...
