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8 January Jan 2019 1145 08 January 2019 Canada, doctors can prescribe art visits as therapy
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, together with the Francophone Association of Doctors in Canada, has launched a pilot project lasting one year. Associated doctors will be able to issue up to 50 prescriptions to guarantee patients and their families a free visit to the Museum of Fine Arts, as complementary therapy to traditional medical treatments
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12 December Dec 2018 1634 12 December 2018 Berlin, the foundation contributing to the development of the city
Born in Pfefferberg, an area that has become an important cultural and social centre, the Pfefferwerk Foundation has contributed to the regeneration of the site. It carries out and supports projects to help disadvantaged people enter the job market, in all areas of Berlin. Its experience has been selected by the European Economic and Social Committee as a story of innovative and successful social enterprise at European level
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14 November Nov 2018 1124 14 November 2018 Ankara, garbage collectors open library with discarded books
Dustmen of the Turkish capital have rescued books left on the streets and in rubbish bins, creating a big library, open to the public, which collects more than 6000 books
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31 October Oct 2018 1250 31 October 2018 Volunteering in Turkey: Be the best version of yourself
The experience of Anna Romanin, a student at Ca’ Foscari University in Venice, who left to Eskişehir, Turkey, to participate in AIESEC’s Global Volunteer project
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24 October Oct 2018 1319 24 October 2018 Tokyo, the restaurant where you pay the bill by doing the dishes
You don’t have enough money to pay yourself a meal out? There is no problem: at the Mirai Shokudo restaurant you can pay by doing the dishes or cleaning the kitchen, for 50 minutes
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19 October Oct 2018 1614 19 October 2018 A small step forward for human rights
Today ends the week of negotiations at the UN in Geneva for the Binding Treaty on Business and Human Rights, an instrument that could protect the rights and the environment of many communities around the world.
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25 September Sep 2018 1636 25 September 2018 Cultural projects: Italy in the lead
The European Economic and Social Committee has received 150 applications from 27 EU Member States for its Civil Society Prize 2018, that this year focuses on culture. Italy, that has presented 24 projects, is in the first place for number of applications sent, followed by Germany and Belgium, both on 13, nearly half of the Italian applications, and by Greece, with 11 applications.
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19 September Sep 2018 1544 19 September 2018 The sky over Kibera: the Divine Comedy in the slum of Nairobi
Dante brought on stage by the students of the schools of one of the largest African slums. A unique project, designed by Marco Martinelli, founder of the Teatro delle Albe and promoted by AVSI.
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30 August Aug 2018 1735 30 August 2018 Social Enterprise World Forum underway
SEWF 2018 returns to Edinburgh, where it began 10 years ago. From the 12th to the 14th of September over 1000 delegates coming from tens of countries around the world will gather to share insights and learn from the example of Scotland, that has a vibrant social enterprise scene