Civil society calls for Catalonia to become a land of welcome
The campaign “Casa nostra, casa vostra” (Our home is your home) aims at encouraging Catalan institutions to take action in light of the migration crisis.
A new label to identify child labour free clothing
Child Labor Free wants to make sure that big fashion brands and their suppliers do not work with children along the production chain.
1st International Conference on childhood, poverty and educational success: social and educational networking
On 19 and 20 December CaixaForum in Madrid will be hosting the Conference.
Mexico 2016: Volunteering for Social Change
The World Volunteer Conference 2016 will take place in Mexico City from 7 to 10 November.
Supermarkets tackling food waste, a new trend in Europe
According to the UNEP, a third of the food produced in the world is thrown away.
Which are the most peaceful countries in the world?
Iceland, Denmark, Austria, New Zealand and Portugal are at the top of rank in the 2016 Global Peace Index.
A report by UNICEF estimated some 50 million children are uprooted worldwide
Over half of them have been forced from their homes by conflicts and threats. The report recalls that a large number of children are seeking a better quality of life and improved social and economic conditions out of their homes.
35 armed conflicts and 60 million displaced people in 2015
The Alert 2016! report from the School for a Culture of Peace (Escola de Cultura de Pau), analyzes the World in terms of conflict and the possibilities of building peace. The report highlights the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war, as well as five possible scenarios for the building of peace.
Andanças festival: building community and sustainability through dance
The festival, organised by the PédeXumbo association and where volunteering plays an important role, has been articulating cultural and generational exchanges through folk dances for two decades now.
From Lesvos to Petra, changes without solutions
Olga Margalef was in Lesvos when scores of refugees were arriving. Anna Sorio visited Petra, after the makeshift camps were being dismantled and the official military camps set up. What has changed?
10 ideas to improve visual communication
Graphs, infographics, flyers or tag clouds can help non-profit organizations get their message across more clearly.
Discussing new opportunities and challenges of volunteering
Researchers, policy makers and practitioners will meet in Nottingham at the 2016 Voluntary Sector and Volunteering Research Conference on 8-9th September.