Opinion

3 out of 10 children and adolescents grow up at risk of poverty and/or social exclusion in our home. The fight against childhood poverty is not only a matter of social justice and guaranteeing the recognized rights of children. It is also a challenge of collective intelligence. 

Trans people continue to face disproportionate rates of unemployment and job insecurity due to deep-rooted social prejudices and stigmas.

It is more necessary than ever to commit to multilateralism, dialogue, and the reduction of global military spending in order to address the escalation of global conflict.

Adolescence is often viewed by adults as a stage of vulnerability, rebellion, emotional instability, and lack of control. But what if we change the perspective?

It is evident that war or violence is not a fatality or an external fact; it is the result of human actions. For this very reason, peace depends on personal and collective behaviour, which is our responsibility, the result of our freedom.

Although last June transsexualism stopped being considered a mental disease, the levels of transphobia around the world are alarming and worrying.

Francesca from Italy and Uliana from Ukraine are two EVS Volunteers working in the Aarhus 2018. They invite you to participate in the event.

In Italy, Spain and other countries we see racist and xenophobic speeches and policies rising, aggressions and violence against migrant people and activists being normalized… just like we are back to our darkest times.

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