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Who is the primary responsible of COVID19? agosto 3, 2020

In the last decades, consumerism promoted by the states and the liberal economic system has contributed to the abuse of resources provoking contamination, deforestation, and miserable lives. So, who is the primary responsibility of this pandemic? In the past, pathogenic bacteria were contented by ecosystems; however, the massive extinction and the illegal trade of species help to the pathogenic leap: in the last 40 years, 75% of these new human diseases have an animal origin. Thus, the virus presented in…

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COVID19: is this the final blow to the economy in Africa? julio 31, 2020

While COVID19 keeps spreading fast -2million infected people in the world and almost 19,000 people in Africa-, economies are collapsing, ending in a sure and inevitable global deep recession. The WHO president said that Africa should be ready for the worse: famine and malnutrition. Several large families live hand to mouth, meaning more than a dozen people per family. More than 80% of the African population supports their families thanks to the casual labor, job positions that are not regulated…

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3 keys to eradicate food insecurity julio 23, 2020

Since 2015, one of the primary goals of the global community to support sustainable development is to eradicate food insecurity before 2030. Is this possible? We tell you which the keys are, according to experts. Improving the lives of vulnerable people whose lifestyle has been disturbed by conflicts, extreme climatic phenomena, and other disasters is necessary in order to avoid involuntary immigration, to end with the violence, and to guarantee fundamental rights. Due to the pandemic, controlling global restriction circulation and…

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What is Food Sovereignty and why it is going to save the planet? julio 2, 2020

One of the consequences of the Information Age is how fast the formulation of concepts invades media and social media. Some of those concepts are brand new, such as gender, feminism, sustainability, adaptability, and food sovereignty. We are familiarized with these concepts but we do not always understand clearly their true meaning. For instance, in the case of food sovereignty, we easily relate it to the idea that people have control over what they consume, meaning produce to consume….

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One water pump bike means an opportunity but 25 water pump bikes are 25 opportunities abril 4, 2020

Despite the disadvantages brought by Covid19, we don’t lose our hope. We’re increasing our effort and working on (more) new water pump bikes. A promise is a debt – therefore, we don’t give up – we already have new water pump bikes for the farmers in Mozambique, being able to start the growing season, fighting against hunger in the dry season. Getting a bike is a great joy, isn’t it? Anyone can do sport or have a ride… Yet, in…

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