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"Speaking with locals and living in a country is the best way to learn about the real lives of citizens, not just the stories in the mainstream media. I will be more critical of what I read as a result of this experience. I also feel even more grateful for my education, and I feel a stronger responsibility to assist others who do not have resources or access to opportunities in their communities."

Maria Skouras (New York University) volunteered in 2011 as a Peace Fellow for eHomemakers in Malaysia.

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Ecuador and Oil

In 2001, AP staffer Peter Lippman visited Ecuador to report on a campaign by indigenous peoples in the Amazon to keep oil companies out of their ancestral land. He visited Ecuador at the invitation of Centro de Derechos Economicos y Sociales - CDES. CDES has supported and assisted Ecuador's indigenous people for years in their battle for a sustainable model of development.

Oil pool

In 2005, AP sent Peace Fellow Christina Fetterhoff to CDES.

Use the menu on the right to view background pages, On the Record - The Fight for the Amazon, and profiles of NGOs fighting for the protection of the Amazon, all written by Peter.


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The Advocacy Project (AP) seeks to empower its partners by encouraging information production. AP is crediting the contents of this section to Centro de Derechos Economicos y Sociales (CDES).

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