On 2-3 November 2016, the Special Initiative “Working towards sustainable development: Civil Society, Local Actors and EU Strategies” of the LADDER Project Environmental & Sustainable Development Path was successfully held in Bratislava. The Special Initiative was organised by Foster Europe in cooperation with the partners of the EUSDR Danube Participation Days, the Plenipotentiary for Civil [...]
Gerard Moyne Joining the Red Cross in 1974 was to eventually open a gateway into the all too often uncomfortable topic of Human Rights. For me, at the time it was all about bandages, stretchers and being a part of an organisation based on preparedness for conflict (although no one went so far as to [...]
Kenneth Spiteri It was recently explained to me that the reason for the increase in rent prices in Malta over the past years is due to those 'Klandestini-what-do-you-call-them-Refugees', as they are sometimes referred to here. Rent prices in Malta have increased quite significantly in the past years and the augmentation has now spread from the [...]
Irene Vivas Lalinde Maastricht is located at the south-eastern area of The Netherlands, and is mainly known because of its University, charm and the fact it shares its name with a European Union Treaty. The city is full of life due to the thousands of students that live here and one of its distractions is [...]
Shady Rabhi After the Jasmin Revolution, from December 2010 until February 2011, everything changed in Tunisia: freedom, hardly achieved, enabled many Tunisian citizens to integrate in associations and to develop their willingness to participate and be active citizens. This attitude, which has just started to develop, is increasingly spreading among people, stimulating a sort of [...]
Salome Lemonjava In Georgia minimum wage since 2007 has increased from 6.4% to 10.1%. These figures only extend to registered residents reported by Georgian statistics national service. International Monetary Fund on April 4-th of 2015 issued economic development prognosis of its member countries. According to the research, average annual income for each inhabitant in Georgia [...]
Salome Lemonjava Most people think that sunny weather helps to have ა cheerful mood and motivates them, therefore they feel more energetic. Cold, cloudy or rainy day on the contrary makes them feel gloomy and weak and as a result, their energy level drops and they spend all day daydreaming about their bed, worm blanket [...]
Anna Elena Maria Ferrari The referendum on the UK membership to the EU made me deeply reflect on the tools for democracy and question the referendum as the truly highest democratic tool. It made me think that sometimes direct democracy is not the best solution. Image credit: Martin Deutsch via Flickr. Don’t get [...]
Research is one of the five key dimensions by which the LADDER Project aims to inform, raise awareness and engage citizens, civil society organisations and local authorities in global issues, global interdependency and development education. This essential component was developed during the first two years of the LADDER project assuming a multiple approach and creating 5 different [...]
Ana Maria Ilie What does "Poverty Porn" mean? Is any type of media - written, photography, film - that exploits the state of the poor to generate sympathy, to collect charitable donations or support for a particular cause. It is usually used to highlight poverty in African and the urgency to donate for children in order [...]
