New York 25 July Jul 2017 1629 25 July 2017 Phone booths in Times Square tell the stories of immigrants Cristina Barbetta It’s called “Once Upon a Place” and it is the last installation from Afghan-American artist Aman Mojadidi, who has rewired 3 phone booths and has put them in Times Square. Picking up the phone visitors can listen to stories of immigrants living in New York: oral stories, presented in form of phone calls. In total the project gathers 70 interviews to people coming from countries from all over the world, from Sierra Leone to Tibet.
France 18 July Jul 2017 1540 18 July 2017 HopHopFood, the platform fighting food waste Cristina Barbetta HopHopFood is an association that will launch in mid October the first C2C platform in France fighting food waste. The project puts into contact those who have too much food with those who don’t have enough.
Europe 30 June Jun 2017 1553 30 June 2017 European Commission to work on social enterprises Cristina Barbetta The European Economic and Social Committee (Eesc) has organised the 2nd European day of Social Economy Enterprises (SEEs) in its headquarters in Brussels. The day has gathered actors of the sector and policy makers to create synergies and explore needed measures.
Projects 22 June Jun 2017 1213 22 June 2017 In somebody else’s shoes through virtual reality Cristina Barbetta It’s called The Machine to Be Another and it is a machine allowing couples of people, like Europeans and migrants, to experiment the world from the perspective of the other. The aim? To promote empathy between individuals of different social, cultural and ideological backgrounds.
Experiences 16 June Jun 2017 1414 16 June 2017 Adie, microcredit specialist in France Cristina Barbetta Adie is the pioneering association for microcredit in France and the largest in the country. Born in 1989, it creates more than 200 new jobs a week and counts 450 employees and 13,000 volunteers.
New York 25 July Jul 2017 1629 25 July 2017 Phone booths in Times Square tell the stories of immigrants Cristina Barbetta It’s called “Once Upon a Place” and it is the last installation from Afghan-American artist Aman Mojadidi, who has rewired 3 phone booths and has put them in Times Square. Picking up the phone visitors can listen to stories of immigrants living in New York: oral stories, presented in form of phone calls. In total the project gathers 70 interviews to people coming from countries from all over the world, from Sierra Leone to Tibet.
France 18 July Jul 2017 1540 18 July 2017 HopHopFood, the platform fighting food waste Cristina Barbetta HopHopFood is an association that will launch in mid October the first C2C platform in France fighting food waste. The project puts into contact those who have too much food with those who don’t have enough.
Europe 30 June Jun 2017 1553 30 June 2017 European Commission to work on social enterprises Cristina Barbetta The European Economic and Social Committee (Eesc) has organised the 2nd European day of Social Economy Enterprises (SEEs) in its headquarters in Brussels. The day has gathered actors of the sector and policy makers to create synergies and explore needed measures.
Projects 22 June Jun 2017 1213 22 June 2017 In somebody else’s shoes through virtual reality Cristina Barbetta It’s called The Machine to Be Another and it is a machine allowing couples of people, like Europeans and migrants, to experiment the world from the perspective of the other. The aim? To promote empathy between individuals of different social, cultural and ideological backgrounds.
Experiences 16 June Jun 2017 1414 16 June 2017 Adie, microcredit specialist in France Cristina Barbetta Adie is the pioneering association for microcredit in France and the largest in the country. Born in 1989, it creates more than 200 new jobs a week and counts 450 employees and 13,000 volunteers.
Sustainable lifestyle 12 June Jun 2017 1101 12 June 2017 CIDSE: Change the Planet through your Daily Life Staff CIDSE in partnership with the European Economic and Social Committee, Broederlijk Delen, Entraide et Fraternité and Vita organises today a roundtable discussion on the power of citizens to move society towards fairer and more sustainable systems through their own innovative and local initiatives. During the event, CIDSE will release the awards of its first international photo competition “Inspire Change Through Your Lens”.
Projects 9 June Jun 2017 1521 09 June 2017 A social enterprise to make New Zealand 100% accessible Cristina Barbetta It’s called Be.Accessible and it has the vision to make the world a place where every person has the opportunity to reach their true potential. Since its foundation, in 2011, the social enterprise has mobilized hundreds of businesses, public spaces, infrastructures, workers and employees.
Experiences 31 May May 2017 1523 31 May 2017 Sailing as a means to forget illness Cristina Barbetta The initiative Les Voiles de l’Espoir comes to its ninth edition. It is a charity week on a sailing boat in Côte d'Azur dedicated to children with tumours and leukemia.
Projects 26 May May 2017 1118 26 May 2017 MuMo: art that children can enjoy Cristina Barbetta It’s the first travelling contemporary art museum for children. Launched in 2011, it has travelled to France, Africa, Belgium, Switzerland and Spain. It is for free and it is especially targeted to children who don’t have access to culture.
Projects 18 May May 2017 1615 18 May 2017 The Freebird Club, sharing economy tailored to the needs of elderly people Cristina Barbetta Social isolation and loneliness can be a problem for elderly people, but a new platform allows the elderly to travel, as guests in houses of hosts selected on the basis of common interests.
Mobility 17 May May 2017 1247 17 May 2017 France, a help to youth tourism Cristina Barbetta France has put at disposal 700,000 euros to favour the mobility of about 2500 young people who come from disadvantaged areas, in 32 departments. Associations of disadvantaged areas can apply.
The case 11 May May 2017 1203 11 May 2017 Italian NGOs under attack, unfortunately not an isolated case Staff Italian NGOs have come under attack on efforts to save migrants’ lives in the Mediterranean. The Italian case is unfortunately not isolated, and we witness worrying cases across Europe.
Projects 9 May May 2017 1451 09 May 2017 Concerts de Poche, the greatest performers suitable for all Cristina Barbetta The association Concerts de Poche brings great performers where music normally doesn’t arrive: in schools, in rural areas, in outskirts, involving all types of public, particularly young people, isolated or disadvantaged people.
Projects 4 May May 2017 1515 04 May 2017 Singa, the association making refugees feel at home Cristina Barbetta Singa is an association, that was born as citizen movement in France in 2012, promoting the meeting between refugees and the hosting country, thanks to their passions and to different projects.
Africa 2 May May 2017 1523 02 May 2017 South Sudan: Intense fighting around Kodok forces up to 25,000 people to flee without humanitarian support Staff Over the last few days, close to 25,000 people have been displaced by intense fighting between Government and Agwelek opposition forces around the town of Kodok.
Migration 28 April Apr 2017 1339 28 April 2017 NGOs saving lives in the Mediterranean are under attack Ottavia Spaggiari This week Italian Deputy Lower House Speaker, Luigi Di Maio, defined NGOs saving lives at sea as “taxis for migrants". This was only the last of a long series of attacks to non-governmental organisations rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean, after Frontex’ accusations of being “a pull factor” for traffickers and the allegations of colluding with smugglers made by Catania chief prosecutor, Carmelo Zuccaro
Projects 26 April Apr 2017 1537 26 April 2017 The photo and video contest promoting human rights Cristina Barbetta It’s called Global Campus Visual Contest and it is open to photographers and video-makers, professionals and amateurs, from any part of the world. The visual contest will be open from 1 May and will accept submissions through 30 June. The theme for 2017 is “Memory and Reconciliation”. The aim? Encourage the diffusion of themes related to human rights through photography and video.
France 20 April Apr 2017 1609 20 April 2017 Paris, record of tourists Cristina Barbetta Following a promotion plan launched by the City of Paris and the State there has been an important increase in tourists in Paris. Today the record level can be compared to that of 2014, before the 2015 terrorist attacks.
Job creation 19 April Apr 2017 1550 19 April 2017 Commission proposes €2.6 million from Globalisation Fund to support former Nokia workers in Finland Staff Finland applied for support from the European Globalisation Fund following the dismissal of 945 workers in Nokia and three of its suppliers and downstream producers
Conflicts 18 April Apr 2017 1525 18 April 2017 Central African Republic: Civilians pay the price of renewed, brutal fighting Staff In the past weeks, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams have witnessed summary executions and terror among civilians
