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Ikigai
Ikigai is a Japanese concept that means “a reason for being”. The word refers to purpose in life, that which makes one’s life worthwhile, and towards which an individual takes spontaneous and willing actions giving them satisfaction and a sense of meaning to life. Ikigai, consist of 4 questions and their intersection. The questions are…
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How I will change society: Capucine Chandon
Capucine Chandon (26, based in Denmark) considers herself a European citizen, as she has lived in a few different countries already. With a background in Communication and Photojournalism, she has put all her focus on her passion for bringing people together in nature. Capucine was selected for the project “European Youth at the frontlines of…
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Fiction or reality?
When we travel, we are searching for different locations, with spectacular views, good food, and beautiful places to visit. In the countries we are going to, we can discover a deep history related to the places we see. Today’s article is focused on Romania’s landscape and buildings between fiction and reality. I suppose the whole…
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The absurdity of the marriage proposal and of what follows it
Times are changing. People are on the streets, all over the world, protesting in huge numbers against a racist structure that unfairly gives people different life opportunities and life threats according to their skin color. Since 2017, the #MeToo movement connected millions of people across the globe against sexual harassment and assault, leading them to…
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How I will change society: Lidia Fernandes Rodriguez
Lidia is a 27 years old girl from Spain. Currently she works as a social integrator and studies social work. She is also educated and have experience in the health sector. Lidia always wanted to work in sectors in direct contact with people, accompanied with a significant emotional burden. She has gone looking for different…
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Admit it – you are a fish!
Did you know that our true ancestor is an amphibian? What amphibian you may ask? Well, it is the Diplocaulus. Of course, it predates the dinosaurs and is thought to be their ancestor even closer than birds. It is thought to be the ancestor of 63% of modern life on Earth. Crazy, right? Wrong. It…
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How I will change society: Laia Cuadro Segarra
As a good integrator, Laia brings together years of experience and dealings with a large number of people. Since their adolescence they have been involved as a monitor and a leader in recreational centres geared towards children, which clearly highlighted their career goals, so they ended up studying social integration. During their academic placement carried…
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VCS – TEHV – EU AID VOLUNTEERS
Volunteers Centre Skopje is part of the EU project “Towards Effective Humanitarian Volunteering”. The main objective of the project is training for certification of organizations for the EU Aid Volunteers program, which is aimed at providing practical support to the humanitarian aid efforts, and at contributing towards strengthening the local capacities in countries affected by…
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How I will change society: Elena Ramírez
Elena’s project consists of creating a drag king workshop, addressed to any person regardless of their sex, gender identity or sexual orientation. It is a drag king workshop because inside drag practice it is still invisible and today there are a lack of spaces where you can find it. The goal of the project, from…
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How I will change society: Dídac Espí Vallvé
The idea of the Didi’s project called: “Hand made Sound System” came about together with his mate, in a mental all night rave in a squat in Sant Andreu del Palomar during the summer. The aim is to create a youth movement in the city. All the same, the essence and main objectives of the…
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Voices August 2020
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts.” Sir Winston Churchill So here we are, once again in the process of publishing a brand new Voices! This month, our fellowship of writers has strived to enjoyably offer you both insightful and diversified content. Noises might be quite…
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