The coronavirus pandemic has had an unprecedented impact in Latin America, particularly for low-income households and working women. Considered to be the worst recession in Latin America in the last 100 years with a rise of unemployment by 12 million, declining incomes, and growth of school dropouts, massive consequences in social inequalities are expected to…
Every October 16th, since 1979, is celebrated the “World Food Day”, founded by the member countries of the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations). This year, in the occasion of this day, the Ong CEFA (that deals with promoting people’s self-development), together with the Caritas of Bologna and the Bologna City’s patronage,…
September 29th, 2020 was the first International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, instituted by FAO and UNEP with other associations. In total, about 1/3 of the world’s food is lost or wasted every year; and with it, the resources and the energy used to produce it too. The food loss (between harvest…
2020 has been estimated to be the worst year for the most dramatic natural disasters due to the worsening of climate change. Noteworthy are Cyclone Amphan, said to be the Bay of Bengal’s fiercest storm this century, which hit the coasts of eastern India and Bangladesh in May 2020 rendering an estimated 500,000 people homeless…
The Braida Institute, a middle school in Verona, Italy, thanks to the support given by Volunteer In The World, carried out a volunteering project involving its students. It consisted of a unique school trip of five days to Athens, Greece. There, the students had the possibility to work as young volunteers at the Love and…
At the beginning of September, many students were finally able to go back to school, meet their classmates, and enjoy their company. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for children who live in countries where income differences persist. The UNESCO’s 2020 Global Education Monitoring Report: Inclusion and education estimated that during the COVID-19 pandemic about…
Have you ever thought about changing your look? Have you had long hair for a long time and want to cut it? Did you know that there are charities that look to make wigs and offer them for free to those patients who are bald due to invasive treatments? Wigs are awfully expensive, unfortunately. For…
We are living in a world that is constantly facing difficulties, wars, violence, and fights between different populations. For instance, in 2017 a total of 378 conflicts across the world has been registered, 186 of which represented by violent crises and 20 high-intensity wars. And it looks like it is getting worse and worse every…
Can ancient philosophy still improve our approach to life? If we read the works by one of the most famous ancient philosophers, Seneca, we will discover many modern teachings. In his 124 “Moral Letters to Lucilius”, we can find different topics of discussion about life, seen from the point of view of the “wise man”.…
“Empori solidali”: a direct experience of volunteering deeply rooted in the territory. The reality of “Empori solidali”, “Solidarity stores”, is widely spread. They are a sort of special grocery store, managed by volunteers and different associations. People living in difficult situations can come and take, through a peculiar system of payment, whatever they need, especially…
