Stories & Impact

Betsy Hale, chair of Pangea’s Latin America Pod, shares her experiences and insights gained from a site visit conducted in October 2025. This past October, I had the opportunity to conduct a site visit to our grant partner UNOSJO which is in the Sierra Norte region of Oaxaca. Deep Roots in Guelatao I spent a wonderful day in Guelatao , a town famous as the birthplace of the revolutionary leader Benito Juarez who was President of Mexico for multiple terms beginning in 1858. Th

Summary prepared by Janet Pearson on behalf of the site visit team that also included Betsy Hale and Diane Logan. Pangea site visits are unique opportunities to further a core element of our mission, which is to engage in trust-based partnerships with grassroots organizations. Our recent visit to Guatemala provided the opportunity for careful listening and deep conversations. As with most Pangea site visits, there were three elements to our time in Guatemala: 1) educating our

FORTUNE site visit, 2024, Thailand. Photo: Emily Ho Each year, Pangea Giving evaluates current and potential grant partners for new funding to be provided. In March of 2024, Pangea awarded 17 grant partners a combined total of $118,100! The grant pool is divided into regions including East Africa, Latin America, and SE Asia. Pangea members cultivate relationships with grant partners over several months, or more often over years of continuous partnership. Often, partners are