"Education is the cornerstone of development"
"For me, the most extreme poverty is neither material nor financial; it is mental. And each of us should work to eradicate it. That's what I try to do in the field that interests me the most: education. With five young people under 30 years of age, we work hand in hand...
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In a ritual repeated nearly every weekend for the past decade, Luis Soriano gathered his two donkeys in front of his home (in Colombia). He strapped pouches with the word "Biblioburro" painted in blue letters to the donkey's backs and loaded them with an eclectic cargo of books destined for people living in the small villages...
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In 2010, the 17 October Peace Forum was organised as part of the commemoration of the World Day to Overcoming Poverty. It was prepared in a Family Meeting.
We have been supporting deprived families for many years. Our dialogue based on their lives is enriched by the debate with other people, and leads to construction of peace, respecting...
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Geoffroy, works with children and families in a village near Bangui. In January 2011, he participated in the international meeting of young people "Together for others" in the Central African Republic, as part of the International Youth Year.
This meeting enabled me to understand the meaning of an adventure I launched into quite...
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MATI is an NGO that has been working in the north of Bangladesh since 1997. Their aim is to combine the human forces of energy and love in the universal fight against poverty and for a life in dignity for all human beings. Here's news about their opening of a youth centre.
Development begins at your own front door. It has been a long-...
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A brainstorming was held in New York to develop proposals for the theme for October 17, 2018. The informal working group agreed to propose the following themes...
