Since 2018, we celebrate World Education Day on the 24th of January. Nevertheless, according to UNESCO, that same year, 258 million children and young people were out of school worldwide. In South Africa, primary education is compulsory for all children, yet thousands of them are denied access to quality education. According to UNICEF, many face […]
According to the IPCC, in order to limit the risks associated with global warming, an increase of 1.5 degrees in 2030 should not be exceeded. Since 2010, the Foundation Insolite Bâtisseur Philippe Romero, in partnership with the Livelihoods Carbon Fund, has been involved in large-scale reforestation projects in India, Indonesia, Senegal and Peru. Each project […]
In Cambodia, more than 10% of children are not enrolled in school. To address this issue, the SEP du Bayon organization provides education from primary school to high school and then to vocational training. At the Bayon primary school, in the Angkor temple region, 250 orphans and children from a very precarious background benefit from […]
Faced with the cold spell in Paris, La Gamelle de Jaurès launched its “Operation Winter”. In partnership with the association Utopia 56 and the Wardrobe of Saint Bernard Church, the association has committed to finance hotel nights and to collect and distribute warm clothing and hygiene equipment to exiles in the street. In Paris, it […]
At the end of November, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) alerted public opinion to “the latest developments in Libya where, within 48 hours, at least nine boats carrying more than 600 migrants were discovered in the central Mediterranean route”. In the following hours, more people left by sea, bringing the number of people reportedly […]
Planète Enfants & Développement (PED) celebrates its 35th anniversary. Since 1983, the association has been working to protect and integrate vulnerable women and children who are victims of violence. Present in Burkina Faso, Vietnam, Cambodia and Nepal, PED works alongside local organisations to set up sustainable projects that promote self-sufficiency. In Nepal, for example, a […]
After the emotion of public opinion last summer following the fires in the Amazon, France has also had to face a phenomenon of industrialization of its forests over the past thirty years. Intensive tree exploitation contributes to the loss of biodiversity. Forests are becoming standardized to make way for the monoculture of fast-growing species. The […]
Intensive agriculture is at the heart of today’s climate and social challenges. On the one hand, its systematic use of chemicals causes soil deterioration and contributes to deforestation. In the Amazon, for example, according to Green Peace, “Just over 65% of the cleared land is now occupied by pastures”. On the other hand, the population […]
Madagascar is one of the poorest countries in the world. 75% of the population lives below the poverty line. Children are the first to be affected by this plague. In order to support themselves, children are often forced to work. According to UNICEF, a quarter of Malagasy children aged 5 to 17 work to help […]
In the isolated Gorno-Badakshan (GBAO) region of Tajikistan, called the Pamir region, economic opportunities are limited. Men are forced to move to Russia in search of work and women alone manage the households without being able to work. However, the Russian economic crisis, caused by the fall in oil prices and Western sanctions against Moscow […]