Tag: Africa

Our Primary Challenge: Defeat Hunger and Achieve Food Security For All (1)

Hunger is directly linked to poverty and their extremes are interwoven. It's not a coincidence that the first goal set in the MDGs' framework back in 2000 was to eradicate this two-faced damnation of mankind. As recently stated by the World Bank - for the first time in history - humanity has the means to … Continue reading Our Primary Challenge: Defeat Hunger and Achieve Food Security For All (1) →

Random links # 3

1 - Should Southern Europe Really Be More German? 2 - Can China Give BRICS Their Own Bank? 3 - China-Africa Trade: The Oriental Allure 4 - Confucianism as a World Religion 5 - Africa's Cowboy Capitalists 6 -  Obama Launches Action Plan To Address Emissions and Battle Climate Change 7 - Mediobanca to Sell Stakes in Big … Continue reading Random links # 3 →

Random links #2

1 - Hire Economics: Why Applying to Jobs Is a Waste of Time 2 - How to Get From Distraction to Satisfaction 3 - Try Africapitalism 4 - Forget Poverty. Let's Talk About Business 5 - Tesla: Electric Cars Are The Future 6 - China's Great Uprooting: Moving 250 Millions Into Cities 7 - Why … Continue reading Random links #2 →

Random links #1

A mix of global insight, power shifts, and cultural change. From China’s geopolitical moves to the rise of African women, from regeneration beyond sustainability to NBA conspiracies—this collection connects dots others miss. Pick one, read with intent, and see what it triggers.

The Vision of Wangari Maathai

Who's an inspirational leader? I'd say somebody like her, Prof. Wangari Maathai, founder of the Green Belt Movement. An activist and a thinker who was able to explain the linkages between poverty, lack of democracy and environment degradation. The video that follows can serve as an introduction to this fascinating personality, her fight and life:

RASSEGNA 05/09/12 – Bici, sikh e neri presagi

Tanto per iniziare v'invito a compiere un piccolo atto "di buona volontà". Si tratta di mandare un semplice messaggio vuoto e sostenere così la campagna di Oxfam "Per un mondo senza fame". I soldi andranno ai contadini di Haiti, Repubblica Democratica del Congo, Ecuador, Sudafrica, Sri Lanka, Palestina, Bosnia Erzegovina, Albania, Marocco e Repubblica Dominicana... Tra … Continue reading RASSEGNA 05/09/12 – Bici, sikh e neri presagi →

Heart of Darkness – A portrait of decay and oppression

Un mio brevissimo saggio su "Cuore di tenebra"  di Joseph Conrad, studiato durante un corso di Culture dei paesi di lingua inglese: During this class we’ve had the opportunity to focus on the psychological and literary features of Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. From my point view, instead, there are several sections in the book where “class” … Continue reading Heart of Darkness – A portrait of decay and oppression →