In the first of this two-part series, we bring you a story of what happens when an environmental crisis and a health crisis are stacked on top of one another, affecting one of the most vulnerable populations in one of the world's most vulnerable regions.

When COVID-19 hit Ecuador, its indigenous communities fled to their ancestral homes in the Amazon. But more trouble awaited them in the rainforest.

In this episode: 

Kim Brown(@KimberleyJBrown), a freelance journalist based in Ecuador.

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Coronavirus pandemic exposes inequality in Ecuador's Guayaquil

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In the first of this two-part series, we bring you a story of what happens when an environmental crisis and a health crisis are stacked on top of one another, affecting one of the most vulnerable populations in one of the world's most vulnerable regions.When COVID-19 hit Ecuador, its indigenous communities fled to their ancestral homes in the Amazon. But more trouble awaited them in the rainforest.In this episode: Kim Brown (<a href="https://twitter.com/KimberleyJBrown" target="_blank">@KimberleyJBrown</a>), a freelance journalist based in Ecuador.For more:<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/coronavirus-pandemic-exposes-inequality-ecuador-guayaquil-200527151935203.html" target="_blank">Coronavirus pandemic exposes inequality in Ecuador's Guayaquil</a>Connect with The Take:&nbsp;Twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/AJTheTake" target="_blank">@ajthetake</a>), Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajthetake/" target="_blank">@ajthetake</a>) and Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheTakePod/" target="_blank">@TheTakePod</a>).

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The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

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