France, Spain, Germany, Italy, and the UK, after the lockdowns and the slowdown in the number of contagions, are dealing with a new rise of the curve. New measures are being adopted, from the shutdown of discos in Italy to the compulsory use of masks in France, to mass testing for travelers. However, there’s still…
The indie group “Eugenio in Via di Gioia”, through its unusual and deep lyrics, casts a glance on the world and on our society, investigating and uncovering its issues. Is it possible to use music for spreading and sharing philosophical contents, values, and care towards nature? Definitely! The musical production by “Eugenio in Via di…
Save Africa is an orphanage in Usa River, near Arusha, Tanzania, founded ten years ago by Francis Raimond with Vaileth Urassa and Mery Leonard. Currently, it gives a home, education, and cures to more than 60 children, and the other 40 attend classes at Save Africa during the day. This association provides education and supports…
“Seek discomfort”: an original and active attitude to embrace life, learning to live it at its fullest. We tend to spend our daily lives within our bubble of securities and comfort. Sometimes we react negatively to change, maybe because we don’t see it as a chance. We rather prefer to settle down and continue with…
In Rwanda, most of the population lives in rural areas, where it is difficult to reach hospitals and comprehensive clinics. One Family Health is an organisation founded by Dr. Gunther L. Faber. The organisation aim is to open nurse run entry-level primary healthcare clinics in rural communities aimed at increasing health access to people who…
From the beginning of 2020, we are dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, which has caused many deaths due to the lack of precautions. Volunteering is an act of giving: time, money, and help but it is important to consider one’s own health before anything else. Our suggestions to our volunteers are, to research well the destination…
Daoud Nassar’s Christian-Palestinian family owns a farm, called “Tent of Nations”, situated 9 km southwest of Bethlehem, in the occupied region of West Bank. Despite the continuous threats and the many difficulties of living in such a dangerous environment, the family resiliently continues to live and work there. They resist injustice, violence, and hate, spreading…
The common purpose of nursing home visits is to raise the morale of the people staying in these institutions and to prevent them from feeling abandoned. Old-aged homes need volunteers. The visit by volunteers prevents them from being deprived of the attention. During the nursing home visit, the only thing that elderly people expect from…
In a natural reserve near Bologna (Monte Adone), there is a Wildlife Rescue Center. It was initially founded in 1989 as a center for autochthonous wildlife but after few months it started to host exotic wildlife too. It has an emergency service for recovery, active 24h every day, for animals found in need. After the…
One of the noblest ways to become a volunteer can be found in hospitals and in their transfusion centers. Thousands of people, between 18 and 65 years of age, choose every day to go and donate a little quantity of their blood, which will be given to those in need, especially those undergoing surgical operations.…
