Transparency explained (with a pencil and a glass of water)

par Katarzyna Nowicka | Juin, 2021 | Blog, L’éducation, La société

15 – 18 yo What does a pencil in a glass of water have to do with public institutions?  BASIC TERMS YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE WE START:Public institution – an organization serving the public and set up for a specific purpose. If you attend a public school,...

Reducing plastic waste: Bye-bye single-use plastics

par Lilia Prelević | Juin, 2021 | Blog, La nature et le climat, La société, MakeAPledge

Hey everyone, thanks for checking in on my journey again! I hope you’ve all been doing well – has anyone tried making some plastic-free changes in the bathroom or kitchen yet? If you have, please tell me how you’ve been getting on, I’d love to know ☺ – and also feel...

“Doposcuola Quarticciolo”: What pedagogy works in what context?

par Laura Mentini | Juin, 2021 | Blog, L’éducation, MakeAPledge

Part 3 In this third blog post about the “Doposcuola Quarticciolo” and my involvement in it, I’d like to talk about the pedagogical approach used, and the differences between education in a formal and informal setting. In Italy, schools are considered to adopt a...

Diary of a no-meat life – Chapter 2

par Elionor Ferrer | Juin, 2021 | Blog, La santé et le bien-être, La société, MakeAPledge

37 days without eating meat and … that’s okay! In today’s chapter I am going to tell you about my first 37 days without eating meat, the difficult challenges or struggles that I have faced, and how I have overcome them. So, let’s get started! The...

No Poverty, No War: The Reasons Why SDGs Are Essential For Our Physical Integrity

par Europeanfootprints | Juin, 2021 | Blog, La société, Peace, justice and human rights, Poverty and inequality

SDGs are not only extremely important for the way we live our lives: SDGs are essential for our physical integrity! Don’t believe me? Well, bear with me for a little longer… in this article, we’ll discover SDGs 1, 2, 6, 3 and 16, and will see why they’re so...

“Doposcuola Quarticciolo”: people and activities

par Laura Mentini | Juin, 2021 | Blog, L’éducation, MakeAPledge

Part 2. A little bit more about us and what we do How does the project “Doposcuola Quarticciolo” organize itself? What do we do? How?  As “Doposcuola Quarticciolo” we are an informal group of young university students; each with a unique background and all under 30...