‘Castellers del Poblesec’: a second family for migrants and expats
They exist since 1999 and they are a good example of integrating association, especially for migrants and expats.
Single-use plastics won't be a choice in 2030's Europe
A European law is going to ban single-use plastics with the aim to have 55% of recycled or reusable packing by 2030.
The 12th European Congress for Mental Health in Intellectual Disability will be in Barcelona
The European Association for Mental Health in Intellectual Disability (EAMHID) chooses Barcelona as host city for a Congress that will take place from the 23rd to the 25th of May in 2019.
The International Adifolk gathering arrives in Washington
This yearly gathering is an expression of Catalan folk culture around Europe, and also the USA this 2018.
'DebtHub' allows accessing data on how development is funded
This web application makes it possible to check, visualize and export updated macroeconomic data on countries’ debt.
Engaging armed groups to achieve peace: can empathy do any good?
Conciliation Resources and ceia have collaborated to produce a guide on the role of empathy while dealing with armed groups and conflict solving.
The School of Nature wins the European Citizens' Award
This educational project brings local community closer to their unique natural heritage through field activities and teachers' trainings.
6 #InstaAwesome tricks for nonprofits
Instagram is the new Facebook, the new hype. Social networks change and substitute each other fastly, so everyone has to adapt, nonprofits, NGOs and associations included.
7 European projects on the reuse of materials for social benefit
Circular economy supports managing resources more sustainably. Extending the life of products and recycling are just two proposals to achieve this.
AI blames the Nigerian Army for human rights violations against civilians fleeing Boko Haram
Amnesty International denounces that the 276 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram in Chibok on 2014 have been sexually abused by their ‘ rescuers’, mainly soldiers from the Nigerian Army. Last March, 110 more schoolgirls were abducted .
The EWWR Awards recognise projects committed to waste reduction
The winners were revealed in the EWWR Awards Ceremony which took place on 22 May in Brussels.
'Experiences of reconciliation': how can we build peace after violence?
The last 9th of May the Catalan Institute for Peace (ICIP) organized ‘Experiencies of reconciliation’, a seminary on sociopolitical reconstruction after violent conflicts.