Martin Burt
Martin Burt is the founder of Fundacion Paraguaya,a Paraguay based non-profit that has helped to fund,among many other things, the Mbaracayu Forest School. In addition, Burt the visionary leader who…
Nilda Alderete
When fifteen year-old Nilda first arrived at the school, treat she was so shy she was unable to even utter her own name during an introductory 'icebreaker' game, web and instead broke down in…
Claudia Crinagi
Claudia is an indigenous girl from the endangered Aché tribe. The Aché have lived as hunter-gatherers for millennia in the Mbaracayu forest, online but their first contact with ‘civilization’ was not until…
Bianca Caroline Soares
Bianca is a feisty and fearless Brasiguaya (girl born in Brasil but raised in Paraguay) who dreams of becoming the president of Paraguay some day. After meeting her, it's hard…
Numilla Gomez Portillo
Numilla is a young Ava Guarani girl who faces her deepest fears and even risks her life for her education.