A new approach to humanitarian assistance
NGOs & ASSOCIATIONS
Antoine Richards highlights the work of Peacebuilding Solutions and its new approach in re-stabilizing the livelihoods of people who have become refugees or internally-displaced persons.
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When information flows halfway
HUMAN RIGHTS & JUSTICE
Amaya Alexandra Ramos spoke to OLBIOS from Washington, D.C., on puncturing the barriers preventing the flow of vital information to people like herself who work with human trafficking, forced migration and trauma.
No future?
NATURE & ENVIRONMENT
Environmental extinction and COVID-19: How children and teenagers fight worldwide for a better future and how social structures may prevent this.
Creating a ‘national story’ of solutions
ECONOMY
David Laurent, Head of Climate & Resources department at EpE, tells OLBIOS from France about business issues that weren’t even on the table a year ago.
The fight against common and fundamental diseases
HUMAN STORIES
Nick Sireau, the founder of Orchard, spoke to OLBIOS from London on the lack of funds for OCD research and on how nature reveals its secrets ‘apart from the beaten path’
Giving vulnerable people tools for empowerment
DO TANK
Mahmoud Riyad, Social Innovation Specialist at Jordan River Foundation, spoke to OLBIOS from Jordan on the importance of providing tools that allow people to serve their communities and beyond.
Creating Businesses out of Problems
DO TANK
Julien Verzier, Co-Director at BroadLeaf Group, spoke to OLBIOS from Cape Town, SA, on how the economy can benefit only if its direct environment benefits also.
Adapting to the rules of the Earth’s Ecosystem
ECONOMY - EDUCATION - SOCIAL ISSUES
Alexandre Lemille, Director of Anthesis Group, spoke to OLBIOS from France on the challenge of an economy with the least amount of energy and how linear leaders become circular laggards.
Is it possible to be optimistic about the future of Turkey?
HUMAN RIGHTS & JUSTICE
Human rights activist Baris Bayram, founder of the EPE Movement, talks about unjust hardships, challenges, and minor or major achievements.
Learning from the past how to protect our future
HUMAN STORIES
USA: Stacy Gallin, Founder and Director at MIMEH, presents in her interview with OLBIOS her work and insights on the most pressing issue: the need for a new moral ethos.
Facing the Corona challenges with local power
HUMAN STORIES
Benjamin Wolf, Founder of the Stay Foundation, writes at OLBIOS on why he has not followed the classical approaches in volunteer work and development aid and the two flaws in the fight against the coronavirus in Africa
Meet the Global Voices of a Child
HUMAN STORIES
Rayan Ezzedine, OLBIOS CORRESPONDENT in Lebanon, tells us about her work with Global Voices of a Child.
Food excess is the neglected issue in the hospitality industry
HUMAN STORIES
Thailand: The food waste hacker Benjamin Lephilibert, writes on why food waste is the elephant in the room, especially in the hotel sector.
Saving the lives of the prematurely born
FOUNDATIONS
Tanzania: Doris Mollel, Founder of the Dolis Mollel Foundation, writes at OLBIOS about how she is taking care of thousands of babies
How can we face growing levels of poverty?
CULTURE & SOCIETY
Italy: Davide Carimati reports on his work with the exemplary project Insieme and on how to allow women and men to regain their human worth.
New Zealand’s mental health crisis: what society can do to prevent it
CULTURE & SOCIETY
Oliver Carrington shares his experiences and explains why a thriving mental health charity sector could make a real difference in New Zealand.
Can a bank be based on Christian values?
CULTURE & SOCIETY
Tommy PIemonte presents at OLBIOS the exceptional work of BKC
Taking care of the disabled in Iran
DISABILITY
From Teheran, Samaneh Shabani, OLBIOS Correspondent in Iran, presents the Tavana association
Listening matters: poor people are not mere beneficiaries
CULTURE & SOCIETY
France: Clinical psychologist Adrien Cascarino writes on how empowerment requires a high dose of self-confidence, which is undermined when individuals are regarded as mere beneficiaries.
Defining Oneself and Changing the Narrative
CULTURE & SOCIETY
Australia: In his article for OLBIOS, Mohammed Semra, UN Humanitarian Affairs Peace Ambassador, writes on the challenge of defining oneself as opposed to being defined by others, the importance of role models and opportunity.
We are faced with a climate emergency. Can art help?
ARTS
The artist Kito Mbiango contributed to OLBIOS this interview by Jill Van den Brule, In it, Mbiango points to the crucial role of art in communicating risks, but also motivating people to act.
Churchill’s black dog
CULTURE & SOCIETY
Switzerland: Read this excellent report of Maria Halphen, Founder of Meeting for Minds, on her work on mental illness.
Success in Finland
EDUCATION
Helinä Piik shares her experiences with an outstanding educational system
The youth as active citizens
CULTURE & SOCIETY
Ornella Nana, OLBIOS Correspondent in Ireland, highlights her work at the International Youth Empowerment
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