The Civil Association Haciendo Camino works with mothers of malnourished children in multiple care areas, focusing on health and play. Far from focusing only on food, they provide a comprehensive process for raising children with more tools. By David Flier A weary rhythm marks the hours over the humble dwellings on the dirt streets in… Continue reading A town in northwestern Argentina fights malnutrition with much more than food

With “green corridors” that mimic the natural forest, Medellín is driving down temperatures — and could become five degrees cooler over the next few decades. By Peter Yeung It’s mid-afternoon along Medellín’s Avenida Oriental, a traffic-clogged road that scythes through the heart of the second-largest Colombian city. Nicolas Pineda is crouched on his haunches as… Continue reading How a Colombian City Cooled Dramatically in Just Three Years

Generally a taboo topic, sex and sexuality are constitutive areas of women’s lives, even in traditional communities like the Druze. A project is working to support them in their access to information. By Alia Chebbab Sex education is still a widely controversial topic: while some people believe it’s essential to teach young people about sex… Continue reading Sex education, a crucial tool for Druze women to balance health and tradition

Rizo Libre, a local venture that provides information, workshops, and debates, and where the Black community gathers to debunk myths By Rachel Pereda Afro-hair is not just a matter of aesthetics and fashion. Enslaved people used to create paths and maps in their curly hair to guide themselves when escaping their oppressors. Additionally, they would… Continue reading In Cuba, Afro Hair Care Opens Conversations About Blackness

The country with the highest bullying rates is trying out an unorthodox approach to mobbing: the “no-blame” one. By Michaela Haas When Ben was 11, his parents noticed his grades had dropped. He stopped talking about school. On Sunday evenings, he often complained about stomach aches and begged his mom to keep him home the… Continue reading In Switzerland, a counterintuitive method is helping schools tackle bullying

Although there were obstacles along the way, and the far-right now threatens consensus, Spain is a European pioneer in adopting comprehensive legislation or collecting data, and its system is now regularly consulted by other countries. By Marta Borraz When it seemed that gender violence did not exist for most of society or that it was… Continue reading How Spain became a pioneer in the fight against gender-based violence

Local initiatives in French cities Roubaix and Nouvelle-Aquitaine try different strategies for waste reduction — and behavior change. By Joseph Winters Andrée Nieuwjaer, a 67-year-old resident of Roubaix, France, is what one might call a frugal shopper. Her fridge is full of produce that she got for free. Over the summer, she ate peaches, plums,… Continue reading In France, zero-waste experiments tackle a tough problem: People’s habits

Sociologist Agustín Teglia has organized chess workshops for over a decade to help children and young people socialize, concentrate, manage time, and regulate their emotions. They make boards and pieces in class using bottle caps and other recycled materials. By Eva Marabotto Agustín Teglia, a sociologist by profession, learned to play chess as a child,… Continue reading In Argentina, Chess Serves as Support for Kids in Vulnerable Neighborhoods and Detention Centers

Tailored specifically for members of the Fulani community, living under displacement and poverty, the institution is giving 500 children an opportunity no one in their families had before. By Abubakar Muktar Abba In 2016, when the terrorist organization Boko Haram seized control of Abadam, a local government area in Borno State, North East Nigeria, Aisha’s… Continue reading A school in Nigeria is providing education to nomadic herder families for the first time in generations

While wild animals took back the moorlands, human actions continue to jeopardize the well-being of the land By Emilia Paz y Miño “When I first came here, I was sad to see all these irrigation ditches. They were used to drain the water so sheep and cows could survive. It was a shame not to see… Continue reading People are the only real threat in the Ecuadorian natural reserves