At Pappadavada, a famous food joint in Kochi, in the southwest Indian state of Kerala, everybody can bring food for those in need. Its manager, 28-year old Minu Pauline, kicked the initiative off with food provided by the restaurant. She installed a free-standing fridge outside its premises, packing it with fifty meals a day destined for homeless people, available
Alle Olimpiadi di Rio ci sarà, per la prima volta, una squadra composta da dieci rifugiati. Così i giochi olimpici brasiliani sono già entrati nella storia.
The circular economy is a rather hot topic nowadays, so it’s important to shed light on what the fundamentals are behind this new approach to business. What is the circular economy Before the Industrial Revolution, agricultural economies reused or recycled anything that could be repurposed. Imagine grandmothers reusing old clothing to make new things, useful
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a new budget in March that pledges over 8 billion Canadian dollars for policies aimed at improving the lives of Aboriginal Canadians. This marks a significant increase in government funding focused on the country’s indigenous peoples, with the intent of reversing centuries of discrimination. Aboriginal Canadians Currently, the aboriginal community in
Why are the fabrics of the south of the world so colourful and showy? Let’s discover together the colours and patterns used by indigenous peoples for realising fabrics.
Protected areas to safeguard the Kawahiva people – one of the uncontacted indigenous tribes of Brazil’s Mato Grosso state – from the risk of extinction. These will be created according to a decree issued last month by Brazil’s recently appointed Minister of Justice Eugênio Aragão. Survival International’s campaign This decision came after months of campaigning
A new report published by the European Commission reveals that the ongoing refugee crisis has exacerbated the phenomenon of human trafficking across EU Member States. The problem of human trafficking in the European Union Human trafficking is widespread in Europe, and it isn’t a new phenomenon. Taking advantage of loopholes in relevant legislation, organised crime
Indigenous peoples usually depend on natural resources to survive. Society, in turn, depends on its role in safeguarding those resources for our wellbeing. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) published a map that highlights how governments and environmental organisations would benefit from an increased cooperation with Central America’s indigenous peoples. The
Alexander Van der Bellen took his revenge in a sense on the 22nd of May. Indeed, Van der Bellen ran for the vice-presidential elections of the National Assembly, the Austrian Parliament, in 2008. His aim was curbing the growth of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPO), the right-wing, anti-European and anti-migrant Party. However, nationalist Martin Graf
The UN denounced 44 cases of sexual abuse by the blue helmets so far this year. Only few of them have been punished.
