Colombia, an NGO is planting trees against the drug trade

Colombia, an NGO is planting trees against the drug trade

Protecting the environment and people through conservation projects and sustainable development. This is the mission, as simple as revolutionary, of Environomica, an international non-profit organization specializing in nature conservation and sustainable rural development.   Trees against the drug trade Drug traffickers have deforested large areas in Santa Marta, Colombia, for producing drug. But right there, a new

Solar mamas light up their villages

Solar mamas light up their villages

They were simple women, mostly illiterate: after a brief training, they’ve changed the lives of people living in their community and become solar mamas, solar engineers.

Light art and brilliant minds at the e-Luminate Cambridge Festival 2016

Light art and brilliant minds at the e-Luminate Cambridge Festival 2016

Many extremely talented international artists created artworks for the fourth edition of the e-Luminate Cambridge Festival 2016. Amongst them Ross Ashton, Susie Olczac, Mike Stephenson and Jack Beccegatto. This year’s theme was Connecting Light and the goal was to create connections between various parts of the iconic city of Cambridge. Each installation told a specific

Magic exists. The e-Luminate Cambridge Festival brings it to light

Magic exists. The e-Luminate Cambridge Festival brings it to light

Discover the city in a new light. It all started when the founder and director of the festival Alessandra Caggiano was cycling through the iconic city centre of Cambridge, UK, whilst it was pitch black. “How wonderful this could be if it was all lit up,” she thought. Now at its fourth edition, the e-Luminate

Moroccan women hand-weave the magic carpet of sustainable development

Moroccan women hand-weave the magic carpet of sustainable development

The NGO Arte Fatto Onlus was founded in Milan in 2008 to encourage sustainable development through art, design and craftsmanship. It supports crafts men and women around the world to meet the demand for ethical fashion with the objective of improving their life conditions by offering training on design and business skills. The project “L’Oasi