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Jun 21, 20215 min read
how are you? – high-quality mental health information and accessible psychological help in Croatia
It was March 2020, and the COVID-19 pandemic was taking over the world, one country at a time. While the whole world tried to stop the...
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Tímea Varga
Apr 24, 20186 min read
Waste-hunter, the tiniest volunteer!
Did you ever feel like you should do something for your environment, but you have no idea what to do? Maybe you do not have time to do...
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Sara Conesa
Nov 13, 20172 min read
Refugees Welcome Porto
If you missed the presentation event of Refugees Welcome Porto on the 26th of October, here is some information about this organization...
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Ilaria Arena
Jul 24, 20175 min read
CreativeMornings/Porto
Are you a morning person? At least one day a month it could be worthy! CreativeMornings is a breakfast lecture series which takes place...
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Dòra Kelemen
Jul 11, 20172 min read
Association of Albergues Noturnos – Porto (AANP)
The Association of Albergues Noturnos- Porto has over one hundred years of history, in which they have helped a countless homeless people...
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Laura Ferrarini
Jun 1, 20175 min read
Via Fondazza Social Street
Do you know the saying which states «The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence»? There is a place, actually, several...
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Marta Barreiro
Aug 19, 20161 min read
Time Banks: Banking as if Time Mattered
In The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde wrote: “Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing”. More than a...
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Marta Barreiro
Aug 11, 20162 min read
Haste Makes Waste: Slow Down, Please!
“Dress me slower, please, I am in a hurry”, that was the advice that King Fernando VII told to his assistant, as he did not succeed in...
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Marta Barreiro/Matthew
Aug 5, 20162 min read
The Minimalists: how to get rid of your stuff while improving our world
In More’s Utopia, Raphael Hythloday is asked to become a king’s adviser, a position that would, supposedly, make him richer and happier....
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Marta Barreiro
Jul 28, 20162 min read
Utopian economics: Christian Felber and the Economy for the Common Good
Have you ever dreamt of an economy for all? Do you think that an economic system which could contribute to both society and the...
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Anna Sikora / Matthew Palackzy (Proofreader)
May 31, 20163 min read
Billions in Change
In a world where most people can’t imagine living without the internet, more than half the human population still does not have power. In...
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Anna Sikora / Matthew Palaczky
May 10, 20163 min read
Emmaus
After the Second World War, Europe needed more than ever people of good will. In 1949, one of the world’s most important initiatives...
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Anna Sikora / Alex von Doorn
Apr 18, 20162 min read
Szlachetna Paczka
Christmas is, for the huge majority of us, an exciting time of the year. We generally associate the festive season with family, good...
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Matthew Palaczky
Apr 15, 20165 min read
Les Restos du Cœur – The French institution fighting food waste and hunger
Thanks to throwaway culture and consumer trends and practises, it is evident that food waste is more of an issue in industrialised...
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Artur Domanski/Matthew Palaczki
Apr 4, 20162 min read
The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity
The second Sunday of January has become very special for the people of Poland. This is the day when the biggest non-governmental charity...
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Artur Domanski/Matthew Palaczki
Mar 29, 20162 min read
St. Andrew's Society
The Society of St. Andrew is one of the most unique non-profit organisations in the world. The society is fighting against food waste in...
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Evangelos Tsirmpas
Mar 18, 20163 min read
KIFA Drama: Solidarity, the key to a healthy society
When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty During the last weeks, we have been presenting a number of organizations that have...
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Artur Domanski/ Matthew Palaczky
Mar 11, 20162 min read
Working Weekends on Organic Farms
Would you like to be hosted by people from different parts of the world, enjoy their hospitality and gain the possibility to learn about...
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Evangelos Tsirmpas
Mar 11, 20165 min read
The Starfish Foundation: Solidarity without borders!
During the last weeks, we observe a rapidly increasing expression of institutionalized xenophobia and racism against the immigrants and...
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Evangelos Tsirmpas
Mar 4, 20164 min read
Notara 26: The compass of self-organization will make the refugee’s Odyssey of survival, a journey o
Squats are attempts of reclaiming the public space away from the meaningless dipole of state-private property. Those self-organized...
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