Tramundi and the Snowball
“I love you Mum. You are the best of the world” How does it affect you as a mother when you read a message from your child like that? You…
Nurture Through Nature
Cicero once said “If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need”. The term ‘paradise’ itself derives from the Persian words for a walled garden, so…
Some Tales in Mozambique
The Valencian NGO AHUIM (Asociación Humanitaria Internacional de Mislata) has Published a book of children’s stories entitled ‘Cuentos de los Niños del Mañana’ (Tales of Tomorrow’s Children’), written by Lara Ripoll…
Water, Hens and Rock and Roll
The life of a rock and roller isn’t all sex and drugs and a nice cup of tea and biscuits. There are some groups that still believe that music can…
Valencian Biologist Fights Snake Bite Deaths
As far as I know nobody has ever died of a snake bite in Valencia, where the snakes, like the people, tend to be really relaxed and more likely to…
Valencian Scientists Turn on the Tap Water
‘Aquapot’ is the name of a project that is the brainchild of Valencia Polytechnic Professor José Miguel Arnal; a project whose purpose is to provide safe drinking water for people…
Jarit Brings Africa to Valencia
It’s always nice to learn something new and recently I learnt how to say ‘friendship’ in the Wolof language of Senegal. The word is ‘jarit’ and Jarit is a Valencian…
The Foundation for Justice
“The Foundation for Justice is a non profit making organisation that works in the field of Human Rights through our involvement in projects on three main areas: awareness raising, training…
The Caring Road from Oxford to Valencia
There are still a few people who don’t know that Oxfam got its name because it was set up by students at OXford University to fight against FAMine. Since those…
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