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How Kimberly Williams-Paisley and CARE are helping farmers tackle climate change in Honduras

Kimberly Williams-Paisley visiting with local farmers in Honduras. All photos: CARE

Kimberly Williams-Paisley visiting with local farmers in Honduras. All photos: CARE

"As we planted the banana tree, I felt an incredible sense of connection—like we were truly part of the community’s growth," Kimberly Williams-Paisley said, reflecting on her recent trip to Honduras.

In the spring of 2024, Williams-Paisley traveled to southern Honduras, visiting one of the country’s most vulnerable regions, El Corredor Seco (The Dry Corridor).

Accompanied by her 17-year old son Huck, the group visited participants of CARE’s Farmer Field Business Schools and Mujeres Tejiendo Vidas Libres de Violencia (Women Weaving Lives Free of Violence), learning firsthand how these programs are fostering empowerment, resilience, and hope.

 

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“What really strikes me every time I visit these communities is the pride and dignity people feel in their work,” Williams-Paisley said. “It’s so beautiful to see people feel pride and excitement, having something to show for their hard work.”

During her visit, Williams-Paisley met Teresa, affectionately known as “La Presidenta.”

The CARE team talks with small-scale farmers in Honduras as part of its Farmer Field and Business School.

Teresa is a farmer and women’s rights activist who has played a crucial role in organizing small-scale farmers to build skills, increase production, and adapt to climate change. Her community welcomed Williams-Paisley with a mystical ceremony, honoring the earth and symbolizing the connection between their work and the land.

“Teresa’s leadership and strength inspired me,” Williams-Paisley recalled. “Her village greeted me with such a beautiful, mystical ceremony. It was a moment that really moved me, seeing how CARE is helping these communities not just survive, but thrive in the face of adversity.”

The learning tour also gave Williams-Paisley the opportunity to see how CARE’s work is addressing the root causes of poverty and migration, an issue close to her heart.

“This work is not just about providing aid—it’s about helping people become self-sufficient so they don’t need help forever. It’s about addressing food insecurity and the factors that lead to migration. What’s happening here is important for the future of these communities, but also for all of us.”

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Her journey through Honduras reinforced the importance of global support for CARE’s work in Latin America.

“We can make a difference,” Williams-Paisley said. “Together, we can support these communities in building a better future, one where they can stay in their homes, sustain their families, and pass on that legacy of hope to future generations.”

Before returning home, Williams-Paisley and Huck participated in a local tradition, planting banana trees alongside community members.

“We got our hands dirty,” she said. “We planted trees, and then washed our hands together in a beautiful ritual. It felt like we were truly part of something bigger, helping this village grow, both literally and figuratively.”

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