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Would you have liked a bicycle?

23/05/2023, Bambini nel Deserto

The "Pedaling towards a better tomorrow" project came to life in Burkina Faso and involves the local purchase of bicycles for children and adolescents who attend schools several kilometers away from their homes.

March or die; the desperate situation of migrants expelled from Algeria

10/05/2023, Luca Iotti

Sahara, in the tiny village of Assamaka in Niger, a humanitarian tragedy of devastating proportions takes place. In recent months, more than 7,000 sub-Saharan migrants have been brutally expelled from Algeria, stripped of what little they owned and subjected to unspeakable abuse.

Why do we always make ourselves feel sorry for ourselves?

01/05/2023, Bambini nel Deserto

Only 5 out of 30 countries have reached or exceeded the target of 0.70% of gross national income (GNI) allocated to ODA. And Italy is not among them

The sad scenario of education in Burkina Faso: a future stolen from children

10/04/2023, Bambini nel Deserto

In Burkina Faso, a country hit by jihadist violence since 2015, the education situation is increasingly dire.