Farouk Garali How many poor people in Tunisia and what regions in our country are experiencing the highest poverty index before and after Tunisian revolution, or if there is a progression or a decrease? Is there a universal definition of poverty? In this article I will try to answer all these questions and draw a [...]
Andreas Canvin Sometimes, it's the small things that make you the most happy. Just ask Catarina. In the summer of 16', Portugese Catarina Cerqueira volunteered in the ELEONAS refugee camp in Athens, Greece. Here, she worked as a volunteer for the Elea Project, which helps improving the living conditions for the refugees and migrants [...]
The special initiative on Public-Private Cooperation in Economic Development and Job Creation took place in Rome from 22 to 24 of February 2017. The event explored a variety of issues in PPC, reflected on the major critical features of cooperation, and offered a platform to exchange best practices in the field amongst participants. The event was [...]
The Migration Path, led by SOS Malta, has been following the implementation of migration policies at EU level, bearing always in mind Human Rights and the European values. Advocacy actions are permanently carried out to raise citizens’ and stakeholders’ awareness on the role and importance of migration. In June 2016, the Migration Path members [...]
Get funded to implement your grass root project on development education, awareness raising and engagement for development: submit your ideas to LADDER project! *** The re-granting scheme of the project LADDER is now open for 2017! We invite you to send your project ideas on development education, awareness raising and engagement for development. 13 projects [...]
Alexandra Pihet Started in the 1960s after the Independence, building development has transformed the Mediterranean island of Malta into a permanent building site full of concrete blocks. Known for its unique architectural mix of narrow streets and historical buildings from different eras, the tiny country, one of the smallest and most densely populated in [...]
Anna Elena Maria Ferrari Juana Lahousse has been in charge of the communication of the European Parliament since 2007. In February 2017 she left the office to former Parliament’s spokeperson Jaume Duch Guillot. I had the chance to interview her when she was still in charge, in occasion of the European Youth Event 2016 at [...]
Annamária Lehoczky The icy wind was blowing insistently through the narrow valley of Kresna, surrounded by the steep slopes of the Gorge. The landscape seemed suspiciously tranquil, hiding the story of a 20-year battle. Kresna Gorge, the gorgeous natural conservation area in Bulgaria, providing home for eagles, turtles, butterflies and more, is threatened by an [...]
On 1-2 February, Mr. Nikos Gamouras, Project Manager of LADDER, participated to the first Annual General Assembly of the alliance SDG Watch Europe. The assembly gathered all the members of the alliance together and it was the occasion to plan and discuss about the actions foreseen for 2017. Specifically, the first day was characterised by [...]
Hasan Haj Time flew. The 6 months since April passed quickly and I needed to get ready to fly to Romania. The second phase training of the global education program was about to start (in October). The world is becoming smaller and smaller and each one of us has an impact that can affect [...]
