International reporting on Latin America has long relied on an oversimplified trifecta of storylines: drugs, poverty, and violence. In 2015, the IWMF created the Adelante reporting initiative to move the narrative in Latin America forward, or, Adelante. Made possible by a generous five-year, $5 million grant from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, Adelante supported more, improved and sustained coverage of Latin America by women journalists around the globe.

Beginning in 2016, the IWMF brought small groups of international women journalists to six countries and border zones in Latin America. More than 170 international fellowships were awarded, along with 85 local fellowships for regional reporters. Together, our fellows produced 380 stories – tackling topics like corruption, reproductive rights policies, community organizing, and new technologies – painting a more robust picture of this diverse region. Learn more about the program’s influence in our Adelante Impact Report.

Photo by Almudena Toral

Adelante: “The Other Side”

Exhibit Launch Event

View the IWMF’s conversation launching El Otro Lado (The Other Side), a virtual photo exhibition hosted by the Photographic Museum of Humanity, showcasing the outstanding work of Adelante-supported photographers who have documented migration stories from Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and the U.S.-Mexico Border. Moderated by María Elena Salinas, the event featured a presentation by exhibit curator Danielle Villasana as well as a panel discussion with Adelante fellows Verónica G. Cárdenas, Tamara Merino and Melissa Lyttle.