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Wednesday, 07 March 2018 - No. 22
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ISSN 2696-9734
News & Interviews
Joc de taula Fronteres Invisibles.
Guillem Castelló: "We thought reflecting on migration difficulties through a board game could be very dynamic"

Fronteres Invisibles ("Invisible Borders" in Catalan) is the name of a board game which consists in triggering players' empathy for the migrants and refugees who try to reach Europe.

Mar Estartús, co-founder of LivingNepal. Font: LivingNepal
Mar Estartús: "We work in Nepal full of enthusiasm and with the desire to help in a heartfelt way, using our hands"

We interview Mar Estartús, the co-founder of Living NEPAL, a non-profit association that was established in Barcelona on 12 May 2015, after the earthquake that shook Nepal, when two of the association’s founders survived.

Lupe, farmer and co-funder of Fortaleza del Valle Corporation
Invest your savings in projects that empower the South (rather than in stock markets)

Oikocredit Catalunya promotes ethical finances and gets people and entities' savings to invest them in projects related to global development and self-employment in the South, particularly those involving women who live in rural areas. 

Access to the Internet may help more vulnerable children to develop their potential and find references. Source:UNICEF
Internet can promote children’s rights, says UNICEF

The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund highlights that access to the Internet may help more vulnerable children to develop their potential and find references, while also warning of the risks entailed.

The app Abouit scanning a barcode to obtain product information. Source: Etselquemenges.cat
‘Abouit’, the first ethical product comparator

The application allows consumers to study and compare the impact of products on the environment, society and health.

Front image of the i am a migrant platform's website
"I am a migrant", the platform where migrant personal stories are shared

These are some of the stories shared through UN Migration Agency's platform i am a migrant, a space that aims to fight xenophobia and antiimmigration narratives

Opinion
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Women’s days, also at non-profit organizations

Unity to commemorate 8th March must necessarily entail a deep reflexion and understanding the inequalities that persist and make tools available to transform this situation.

How to help your nonprofit: powerful messages and online funding

Jonathan Levitt has a long story of volunteering with homeless people and with children. He emphasizes how important powerful causes and messages are to attract donors. 

Non-profit organizations and rare diseases

The importance of the associative movement and volunteering when dealing with these diseases.

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