F S Inclusive societies I was born and raised in Sierra Leone, in a society where people are judged by their appearance, religion and cultural beliefs and discriminate against people. Attending a public school was no exception. Albert Academy has a lot of rules when it comes to how student should appeared in school, broking […]
In our present time
Chabiba Omar In our present time, climate change is one of the biggest and most serious problems worldwide. More and more people believe that what they use does not cause any problems so they do not pay any attention at all. The consequences of climate change are extreme, putting all the countries of the world […]
Man and his habitat
By Camara Facinet As human species, we’ve always been ambitious and creative, when it comes to making an easier and happier life. To do this, our creativity has brought us a great deal of ease in transforming the matter found in nature to better adapt it to what we perceive to be suitabe for our […]
Sea, a big part of Greek Culture
By Leon Gougoulias From the start of Greek culture sea played a big part in the society. Either fishing or trade cargo with ships, no one can deny that it wasn’t important. We know that Greeks always loved the sea even from the ancient times from myths and through murals we see how they managed […]
Racism, till when?
By Evina Walsh Nowadays, racism remains a daily concern, although there is significant progress for the racial equality. Racism according to Wikipedia is and «ideology based on the belief that there is a hierarchy between human beings regarding their skin color». That discrimination is fueled by many factors such as stereotypes and prejudices. This article […]
Our differences are what unite us
By Charikleia Tsiouma In our time, racism prevails and appears in a variety of situations. Racism has taken quite an active role in our vocabulary and it is now a common phenomenon in our society. The forms of discrimination are religious, ethnic, political and mainly racial. Initially, they were prejudices based on people’s negative perceptions. […]
“P” is for Peace
By Sarah Grace When I think of peace I think of people. I think of our current world and how it lacks peace. There is so much hurt, pain and sadness. It makes me sad to hear about all the devastation, greed and hate that exists. I believe peace begins with people. It΄s up to […]
What does the inclusive society have in common with gender-based violence, child refugees, feminine hygiene, the media in the Cyprus issue and safe online communication?
As part of the EFIVOS II project, funded by the European Commission (CERV), 178 teenagers and young adults discussed EU policies and proposed solutions to issues that concern them. In the 7 implementing countries, 8 different workshops were organised with the following topics: Network for the Rights of the Child (Greece) – Inclusive […]
What do teenagers know about EU policy and Climate Change?
The partners of EFIVOS in Europe (Network for Children’s Rights-Greece, CIP (Cyprus), HESED (Bulgaria), GEYC (Romania), Dedalus (Italy), Pacto Verde (Spain) worked on the topic of Climate Change and EU policies. The 201 participants aged 13-24 were informed, discussed, proposed solutions for climate change. It was emphasised that the individual actions can contribute to primary […]
Series of trainings for young people on Journalism and the Media
Within the framework of the European program CERV, EFIVOS II, a series of trainings were held for young people on the subject of Journalism and Media. 247 teenagers and young people from 7 countries (Greece, Italy, Bulgaria, Denmark, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Spain) participated in the workshops, while young people participated through exchange programs from Germany, India, […]