On the 26th of May 2021, India has been recording a total of more than 27 million positive cases, more than 24 million recoveries, and 311,421 deaths. The second half of April and the month of May 2021 have been particularly devastating in India with more than 200,000 new cases (up to 414,433 on the…
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…
Since the explosion of the Covid19 pandemic, our news and media have obviously been totally dedicated to the coverage of issues connected to it. However today there are other problems that the world is seeing, and here we will briefly highlight some of them. 1. Lebanon: 100 days since Beirut’s port explosion It has…
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…
This year the Digital Economic and Society Index (DESI) of the European Commission put Italy at the last position in the EU regarding the diffusion of digital skills among people. While it is second to last for the use of the internet and activities carried on there. 42% of Italians between 16 and 74 years…
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…
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…
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…
“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…
