HEALTH SYSTEM STRAINED BY AIDS

Unedited article published on issue 32 of African Woman (www.afrocanwomanmagazine.net)
AIDS epidemic is bringing a lot of pressure on the health sector which is congested and often unable to offer quality assistance. African Woman interviewed Dr Samuel Guma, a Ugandan HIV/AIDS specialist and director of an clinic for HIV positive patients. 
by Claudia Giampietri
 
How does HIV/AIDS affect [...]

LOOKING AT THE FUTURE DESPITE A DREADFUL PAST

Part of the material included in the press folder I prepared on behalf of Horizont3000 – Austrian Organization for Develompent and Cooperation – for the Austrian Foreign Minister Mr Michael Spindelegger and his delegation who came to Uganda in July to evaluate the progress of the projects funded by the Austrian government. 
 
From the interviews with some [...]

DEALING WITH A WOUNDED COMMUNITY: PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT PROGRAMME (PSP) OF CARITAS GULU

Part of the material included in the press folder I prepared on behalf of Horizont3000 – Austrian Organization for Develompent and Cooperation – for the Austrian Foreign Minister Mr Michael Spindelegger and his delegation who came to Uganda in July to evaluate the progress of the projects funded by the Austrian government. 
 
THE PROJECT – PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT [...]

In nome della Pace

Impressioni di Gulu: riflessioni condivise in una mail con un’amica questa mattina.
Mi trovo a Gulu dove sono arrivata lunedi’ sera. Riparto venerdi’ mattina. Tre giorni pieni per capire meglio questa parte di territorio. Tre giorni per incontrare persone. Ascoltare. Intervistare. Raccontare a mia volta.
Non sono abbastanza. C’e’ bisogno di tempo. Tutti quelli che ho incontrato [...]

The sustainable lifestyle of an old couple

 
This is the account of a couple who do not like publicity. But their lifestyle is worth the story. I will call them Rainer and Maria. They are from the north of Italy, on the borders with Austria and live in an utterly sustainable and self-sufficient farm without using money but exchanging products with [...]

Dig local to reduce your carbon footprint

 With the threat of climate change looming ahead, lists of to-do-things aimed to guide people towards ethical living are mushrooming everywhere and sustainable ways of producing and consuming food are filling bookshops’ shelves, newspapers columns and possibly the governmental agenda. The environment secretary, Hilary Benn, has recently confirmed that the government has undertaken a stronger [...]

La Santa Sede promuove un’ ‘economia verde’ per salvare il Creato

 Il portavoce della Santa Sede presso le Nazione Unite a New York, l’arcivescovo Celestino Migliore, esprime la vicinanza del Vaticano alla questione ambientale e la necessità di promuovere stili di vita che rispettino l’ambiente.
Città del Vaticano (AsiaNews) – Lo sviluppo sostenibile è possibile se c’è una comunione di intenti capace di superare l’interesse individuale [...]

Arabia Saudita: il gigante petrolifero investe in energia solare

 Il Ministro Ali al-Nuaimi dichiara che Riyadh sta pianificando investimenti nel campo dell’energia solare per diventare il più importante esportatore di megawatt. 
Parigi (AsiaNews/Agenzie) – L’Arabia Saudita, il  maggiore esportatore di petrolio al mondo, sta mettendo a punto un piano per sviluppare impianti ad energia solare. Contrariamente al petrolio, l’energia ottenuta dal sole non ha emissioni [...]