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Lunettes  dans l’amitiè 

12/06/2024, Nuccia Maldera

Ciò che l’occhio non vede, il cuore non può desiderare. Ma quando gli occhiali rivelano la verità nascosta, il cuore può finalmente comprendere la bellezza del mondo. Ottica amica è il più grande gruppo di negozi di ottica in Piemonte: 130 centri ottici indipendenti distribuiti su tutto il territorio. Toubacouta è una cittadina del Senegal, […]

#Let’s Ask Questions

05/06/2024, Bruna Montorsi

European political parties and immigration, which direction are we going? In the electoral campaign for the European elections of 6-9 June, immigration played a leading role in the party programmes. All European political parties have chosen to put the issue of managing migratory flows towards the European Union among the priorities of their agendas in view of the next legislature.

The Migrant Borders of Abdou Boubacar

04/06/2024, m.armanino

Fourteen useless months in prison for a young man just over twenty are not few. Abdou finds himself surprised, hungry and lost, counting the number of borders he has crossed since he was born who knows where, when, and why.

Echoes of Atlas: One year after the earthquake

03/06/2024, Luca Iotti

A new expedition scheduled for September 2024 aims to deliver educational materials to container schools set up by the government, allowing children to continue their studies despite the difficulties.

The elusive people and the democracy of sand

30/05/2024, m.armanino

Where has the people gone in the Sahel countries? Are they the children, young people, and adults who filled the stadium a couple of times after the coup at the end of July last year?

Sicilian-made Irrigation for Agriculture in Africa

28/05/2024, Luca Iotti

Micro-irrigation represents a significant step forward compared to traditional methods, allowing for more efficient use of water and improving crop productivity while respecting the resources offered by the soil.

A che punto è la Grande Muraglia Verde dell’Africa contro la desertificazione

23/05/2024, Bambini nel Deserto

In the Sahel, where the sand dunes of the Sahara transition into arid savannah, 22 states have joined forces to address recurrent drought and encroaching desertification. Over the past decades, unregulated grazing and changes in precipitation patterns have heightened aridity along the southern edge of the Sahara Desert. According to geographers' analyses, the Sahara now covers 10% more land than it did a century ago when measurements began.

Waiting for Mattei

20/05/2024, Luca Iotti

The recent three-day fair in Rome represented a unique opportunity for the meeting of Italian system actors, whom the Mattei Plan intends to involve, and an incubator of possible collaborations between institutions, enterprises, universities, and the third sector.

Radio Roma and Cinéma du Desert: The Cinema that Brings Hope

17/05/2024, Bambini nel Deserto

A big thank you to Silvia Corsi from Radio Roma, who discussed Cinéma du Desert and Bambini nel Deserto with Luca Iotti at Codeway Expo 2024. We present you with a video report: Cinema brings together both the young and the old, allowing them to travel through time and making even the most realistic individuals […]