Zoom sur : EQUATEUR : project Sumak Kawsay, the better living (2011-2013)

Promotion of the project "Sumak Kawsay", an alternative to the local developement of the Quechuas communities Place of the project : Chimborazo province Time Period : 3 years (2011-2013) Goal : Support the "Sumak Kawsay" (the better-living) politics and the autonomy government of the Chimborazo. Issues : Contribute the "buen vivir" thanks the agriculture and formation of leaders. Beneficiaries : 14 753 habitants (45 communities of the parish Flores and 25 of the parish Tixan) including 89.9% are quechuas, of the Puruha nation, and live principaly from activities agropastoral with small scale in rural area. Leading actions : Improve the... (Suite)

Zoom sur : INDIA : a march for land access (2012)

Jansatyagraha 2012: a march for land access In India, in 2007, 25,000 people were mobilized during the Janadesh march (watch the video) in order to put pressure on the Indian government to take into consideration the problems of land access, the violation of Human Rights and the environmental degradation (land, water, forest) in India. The promises made by the Indian government have not been respected. Therefore, to continue their fight, Ekta Parishad has organized the first year-long march, starting on the 2nd of October 2011, which will culminate in the Jansatyagraha, the march for Justice. A total of 100 000 farmers without land who will march as they did in 2007 through the streets... (Suite)

Zoom sur : 8 of March, international Women's day

70% of the poorest in the World are Women ; they own less than 2% of lands and receive less than 5% of loans. These figures are alarming and show that Women' situation is a real concern nowadays. Yet, these figures don't reflect Women's leading role in society. International Women's day, on 8th of March, is a good occasion to pursue the fight for equality, as well as to remind Women's role in the development field. Women, development's main protagonists The official theme chosen for the international Women's day 2012 is "Recognizing the critical role and contribution of rural women / Empower Rural Women – End Hunger and Poverty." Women play a main role in rural... (Suite)

Zoom sur : A world without languageS ?

«We don’t live in a country, we live in a language» E. M. Cioran UNESCO, Atlas of the World's Languages in danger (2011) Today, half of the world 6900 spoken languages are endangered; which means only spoken by parents or grand-parents of a household, without passing down to the next generations. Here is the sad assessment of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in danger published in 2010, which lists the vitality of spoken languages in the world regarding nine indicators (of which the absolute number of speakers or the material availability of learning and education). At the hands of this critical situation, the international day of mother tongue, on the 21st... (Suite)