As one of Child’s Dream’s higher education partners, Village Focus International (VFI) has been empowering vulnerable girls, young women and communities in Lao PDR since 2000. Their strong determination and focus has led to the success of their programmes and their recognition as the leader … Read more “Village Focus International – Home of Dreams”
Following the military coup earlier this year, the people of Myanmar have experienced a near collapse of the economy and public health system. Many public hospitals have shut down throughout the county and the number of COVID-19 cases have skyrocketed, leaving the people of Myanmar … Read more “Community Partners International COVID-19 SOS Project in Myanmar”
In the border-town of Mae Sot, Thailand, local youth have the possibility to gain professional hands-on experience in innovative ways. What started as a youth employment research project in 2007 turned into the Youth Connect Foundation (YCF): a non-profit aimed at providing Thai and Myanmar … Read more “Youth Connect Foundation”
The event is dedicated to International Cooperation with a specific focus on enterprises. CODEWAY, the Cooperation Development Expo, is the first Italian trade fair fully dedicated to international Development Cooperation. It is organised by FIERA ROMA and developed at two different times: 1 – 3 … Read more “CODEWAY Expo”
International Rivers protects rivers and defends the rights of the communities who depend on them. Join us this year to hear more about our work for Indigenous and tribal groups around the world, the transformative legal concept of rights for nature, and why we need … Read more “International Rivers 2021 Gala”
The Drakensberg Crane Conservation Project’s priority community engagement work is focused on conservation agriculture and capacity building, public awareness and education, and health and environment. International Crane Foundation project communities, such as KwaMkhize, are predominantly unemployed and surviving mainly on social grants and agricultural products. … Read more “Permaculture and Cranes”
A milestone for the environment in South Africa! The country’s first landowner has signed a carbon project development contract. South Africa’s Carbon Tax Act creates a market for those who can sequester or trap carbon, such as those with suitable farmlands – and habitat for … Read more “Farmers lead the way in cultivating solutions to climate change”
Two hydropower giants account for over half of the world’s dams, yet the biodiversity impacts of their projects remained largely unanalyzed and overlooked in planning processes. A new report, Advancing Ecological Civilization?, examines the biodiversity footprint of the world’s two largest dam-builders, PowerChina and … Read more “Chinese hydropower giants and their biodiversity footprints”
Child’s Dream has been supporting the construction of schools in Lao PDR since 2006, and in the province of Xaignabouli (located on the northwest border of Lao PDR) since 2008. While building schools has certainly been a rewarding project, it did not take long to … Read more “Computer Laboratory Programme”
Thryophilus nicefori is an endemic species of Colombia that was discovered in the 1940s and described by Rodolphe Meyer de Schaeunsee (author of “Birds of the Republic of Colombia”) in 1946. All known populations of the species face a progressive loss of habitat caused by the … Read more “Protecting the habitat of Niceforo’s Wren”