The problem: plastic waste pollution With the increasing production of disposable plastic products, the Earth is faced with a major problem: plastic waste pollution. Plastic items and particles accumulate in the environment posing a serious risk to ecosystems, animals, and humans. Even though plastic was discovered to be revolutionary and convenient, indeed it has been…
The beauty and the problems of Africa Despite global and national recognition of children’s rights, Africa is still dealing with many problems such as poverty, lack of drinkable water, and brutal violence against children, old people, and women. I was 19 years old when I went to Kenya for the first time, with the association…
In 2019, Elena, a 24-year-old Italian student, started doing a Master’s degree in African Studies at the University of Copenhagen. She had always been curious about the roots of inequalities displayed on the African Continent, but, in 2017, she had a revelation when, before writing her bachelor’s thesis, she decided to join a volunteer project…
Despite global and national recognition of children’s rights, Kenya still faces many challenges such as poverty, limited access to drinking water and healthcare, violence against children, child marriage, and female genital mutilation. Unfortunately, Kenya is also scourged by one of the world’s worst HIV and AIDS epidemics. The knowledge and tools for preventing HIV transmission are available worldwide, but…
Beatrice is 21 years old today, and she attends the second year of psychology in Milan. She loves this university and is particularly interested in developmental psychology because she thinks that the environment in which kids are educated, and in which they grow up is fundamental to understand the pattern of their behaviour in the…
Albinism is a rare, stable, non-contagious, genetic condition characterized by lack of pigment in a person’s hair, skin, and eyes, causing vulnerability to sun exposure. In Sub-Saharan Africa people with albinism face profound social stigma and isolation, due to the negative myths that surround the condition. Being affected by albinism means undergoing superstition, amputation and…
In the world, and in particular, in Africa, women are the core engine of social progress and ameliorate day by day the living conditions of the whole population. They work in the fields, carry on the house, and grow up the children. Therefore, it is mandatory for them to have the possibility of having access…
As soon as it became clear that the Covid-19 virus would have spread globally, several celebrities and organizations have expressed their concern for the tragic effects that the pandemic would have had on the African continent. Of course, we are all aware that Africa is the world’s poorest continent, that’s the first thing that comes…
In 2012, after 30 years of work in the pharmaceutical industry in the developing world, Dr Faber founded an organization named One Family Health. This ambitious project was born out of the realisation that the problem of a lack of quality entry-level healthcare facilities in the rural areas of the developing world was the major…
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…
