This article was published in the November 2007 issue of Resonances, a citizens’ information monthly drawn up by young activists. Congratulations to Piler, Pakistan Institute of Labour, Education and Research, which has successfully reached awareness of the complex situation of workers. This aim was realised last summer thanks to a radio documentary, transmitted throughout the country. In Pakistan, more than 80% of labour is made up of small trades in areas as varied as fishing, small (...) Next ...

This article was published in the December 2007 issue of Resonances, a citizens’ information monthly drawn up by young activists. Today, in order to have its action better known to the public, the Landless Workers Movement (MST) trains its members in audiovisual skills. In fact, the only way for such a popular movement to raise public awareness on their stated causes is to provide efficient media coverage. The main goal is to strengthen the involvement of their members, raise funds, (...) Next ...

This article was published in the May 2008 issue of Resonances, a citizens’ information monthly drawn up by young activists. Putting feet in the forest to know it better ! On the 20th and 21st of this March, 30 youth from southwestern India spent two days in the great outdoors. They were participating in a Nature Study Camp organised by the Ekta Parishad association . As a key component of its struggle against inequalities, Ekta Prishad has, since 2004, organised activities to raise (...) Next ...

Between 9 am and 2 pm and between 4:30 pm and 9 pm every day, the inhabitants of the Central High Plateau of Haiti tune in to Radyo Vya Peyizan, which broadcasts high quality music programmes to people cut off from all other sources of information. The success of this radio channel is undeniable! The programme most popular among the young is the Sunday programme called “Nouvelles rebondies”, which brings a genuine whiff of democracy to Haiti. Not only are there weekly reviews of regional (...) Next ...

The Village of P.R. Puram, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu province, was in a festive mood on November 1st 2008 for the inauguration of CESCI Organics, the new training centre built by the Indian association Ekta Parishad, a partner of Frères des Hommes: inauguration ribbon, plays, awards for the volunteers, tea and sweets were some of the attractions of the day. The centre, meant for the district’s vulnerable populations, is a place for them to meet and train in organic farming (...) Next ...

This article was published in the March 2008 issue of Resonances, a citizens’ information monthly drawn up by young activists. During two days of training, the 25th and 26th of February 2008, the Coordination for the Integration of Economic Organisation of Bolivian peasants (Coordinadora de Integración de Organizaciones Económicas Campesinas, CIOEC) set the goal of enabling peasant communities to benefit from the opportunities that computing science can offer. The training was on (...) Next ...

This article was published in the June 2008 issue of Resonances, a citizens’ information monthly drawn up by young activists. Gather messages and ensure communication between villages and communities. Tusoco, a network of rural associations for community tourism (Red Boliviana de Turismo Solidario Comunitario), took up this challenge in the first issue of their information newsletter, Tusocorreo, in June of 2008. This was not easy: how to report on communities isolated in the Bolivian (...) Next ...

In June 2008, typhoon Frank devastated 15 regions of the Philippines. In July 2008, the Pampanga Disaster Response Network (PDRN) organized visits to the Iloilo province, in the center of the country, to evaluate the damage done. In the village of Maňacabac, the inhabitants, local associations and PDRN listed what they needed the most. For the villagers, the most urgent need was to rebuild the bridge linking the two parts of the village to allow for the transportation of farm products. (...) Next ...