Written by Santi, our long term ESC Volunteer Colombia has made it to worldwide media this month with clashes between citizens and PM Iván Duque’s government, sparked by proposed tax increases for people already highly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. This is the story of Matheo Dávila Castaño, a Colombian national […]
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Katrin Huber – Global Perspectives during COVID-19
At the WCIA, we understand that the outbreak of COVID-19 has been difficult for so many people across the world. At the beginning of the pandemic, we reached out to people worldwide to share global perspectives on COVID-19, recognising the global nature of the issue, and some of the similarities and […]
Danilo Napoli – Global Perspectives during COVID-19
At the WCIA, we understand that the outbreak of COVID-19 has been difficult for so many people across the world. At the beginning of the pandemic, we reached out to people worldwide to share global perspectives on COVID-19, recognising the global nature of the issue, and some of the similarities and […]
Luis López – Global Perspectives during COVID-19
At the WCIA, we understand that the outbreak of COVID-19 has been difficult for so many people across the world. At the beginning of the pandemic, we reached out to people worldwide to share global perspectives on COVID-19, recognising the global nature of the issue, and some of the similarities and […]
How global is English? – Celebrating multilingualism
Written by Santi, our long term ESC Volunteer “It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences”―Audre Lorde, 1986 “Ethnic identity is twin skin to linguistic identity – I am my language. Until I can take pride in my language, I […]
Susy Vezzoli – Global Perspectives during COVID-19
At the WCIA, we understand that the outbreak of COVID-19 has been difficult for so many people across the world. At the beginning of the pandemic, we reached out to people worldwide to share global perspectives on COVID-19, recognising the global nature of the issue, and some of the similarities and […]
Tari Belani – Global Perspectives during COVID-19
At the WCIA, we understand that the outbreak of COVID-19 has been difficult for so many people across the world. At the beginning of the pandemic, we reached out to people worldwide to share global perspectives on COVID-19, recognising the global nature of the issue, and some of the similarities and […]
“My Spanish grandmothers got water from the public fountain. Today, I just open the tap”—World Water Day 2021
Written by Santi, our long term ESC Volunteer Both my Spanish grandmothers had the arduous daily task of collecting water from public fountains in their hometowns. Washing clothes or dishes meant recurrent back-and-forth visits to the local river, where women would gather while doing their chores. I can’t even picture the […]