Scambio di buone pratiche in materia di accessibilità delle piattaforme elettroniche
Lo scorso dicembre abbiamo intrapreso un nuovo percorso con l’avvio del progetto “Scambio di buone pratiche in materia di accessibilità delle piattaforme elettroniche tra giovani con disabilità” di cui H.R.Y.O. è il partner italiano. Il progetto, della durata di quattordici mesi, è coordinato dall’organizzazione spagnola ASPAYM Castilla y León e vede coinvolti quattro paesi europei: […]
16 reasons why the climate is changing (for worse!)
Global temperatures are high and will continue to rise for decades. Carbon emissions and climate change have major impacts on our ecosystems including air pollution; temperature extremes resulting in droughts and heatwaves; and rise in sea levels resulting in floods. Climate change also poses a major threat to human life causing threats to physical health […]
The importance of rethinking our economy
In today’s world, everything – from global warming to global financial crisis – is telling us that we need fundamental changes in society. Based on the discourse of Helena Norberg-Hodge, a pioneer of the ‘new economy’ movement, producer and co-director of the award-winning documentary The Economics of Happiness, and the author of several books, including […]
Let’s meet FCV
Small but ongoing! Fundació Catalunya Voluntària has been working for more than 14 years in youth work, competence development and non-formal education. But the work goes a bit further, starting with a youth-led association created in 1999, called Barcelona Voluntària, which believed in the importance of international mobility and the power of youth in having […]
7 good reasons to buy your products from cooperatives
The numbers of cooperative business models are increasing daily. These business models are especially successful in the food sector, as well as many others, like housing. The difference between a cooperative and traditional business models are really clear. In a cooperative, the partners agree with local or nearby producers to buy products according to a […]
Less water, no soil: welcome to the world of vertical farming
Did you know that agriculture makes up even 70% of global sweet water consumption? That is an astonishing number, especially given the fact that we use water every day in our taps, market shelves are full of various drinks and industry needs it as well. However, all other water designations account for barely one third. […]
Cultivating a sustainable life with Permaculture
What is permaculture?It is not easy to describe in a few words the concept of permaculture as it involves a lot of activities and several processes. Permaculture is often related to eco agriculture, but it is definitely more than that, as it also involves aspects such as economy, bio construction and renewable energy, water treatment, […]
Anima Franca: our fight for a greener future
Natural environment has already been under attack for centuries. Since humans have discovered agriculture, they have massively transformed the globe through the expansion of modern civilization, to the detriment of Earth’s biodiversity. Nowadays changes of climate are happening very quickly, therefore, ordinary ways of adapting (such as migration) are impossible for many species. A strong […]
Routes Roulette. No more bets
Routes Roulette. No more bets Da ormai un mese la situazione dei migranti in Bosnia-Erzegovina riempie i giornali e le televisioni del nostro paese. Dopo l’incendio del campo di accoglienza di Lipa, a pochi km dalla località di Bihać, migliaia di migranti si trovano per strada, sotto la neve e con temperature abbondantemente al di […]
The hidden element: searching for gamification in Slovenia
Not much research can be found in Slovenia on the subject of gamification, but something is obvious; gamification is present in many fields. In fact, one of the first Slovenian works on gamification is a diploma thesis titled “The Gamification of Advertising in Slovenia” written by Pavlič in 2016. In her work, Pavlič states that […]