Biodiversity is the foundation of functioning ecosystems, which involve all the living participants and species from one area. Native fauna depend on native flora for food and shelter, while animals support plants by dispersing seeds and pollination. Trees, fruit, flowers and medicinal plants that support human life stem from this intricate interaction. The global...
The change of the Target Project theme from health to environment necessitates a look at the impact of environmental changes on health. The impact is vast – potentially devastating in many parts of the world. Droughts, flooding, heat waves, water pollution (seas, groundwater and rivers) and air pollution all have outcomes...
How Beautiful We Were, by Imbolo Mbue, is a story mainly about environmental degradation, but education plays an important role. Set in the fictional African village of Kosawa, it tells us of the catastrophic effects of oil spills and river pollution on the land and on the people of Kosawa. Children die from poisoned...
The new FAWCO Target Project, Awesome Blossoms, is a part of the Safe Spaces community-based organization and aims to expand on growing vegetables using hydroponics in the Mathare slum area of Nairobi. What is impressive is that this project addresses a great number of the Sustainable Development Goals – SDGs: 1, 3, 4, 5, 8,
The world’s population is predicted to grow to nearly 10 billion people by 2050, and the challenge to feed this growing population is magnified by climate change. The sub-Saharan regions of Africa are particularly vulnerable due to persistent drought and poverty.
As croplands dry, people are migrating from...
The Education Team is very excited to support Target Project 5, Awesome Blossoms. There are many overlaps between Sustainable Development Goal 4, which promotes quality education for all, and this environmental Target Project. Over the course of the next year, the Education Team will support the Target Project with articles on subjects such as...
One of the most catastrophic economic crises globally in 150 years, exacerbated by the pandemic and the Beirut Port explosion of August 2020, has had a devastating impact on the Lebanese education sector. During the pandemic, as schools switched to online learning, many students could not participate because they had no...
We can dream of seas more blue and a greener earth… but instead let’s do something about it: we must take action now!
AIWC of Genoa, in collaboration with ISG (International School of Genoa) and UNESCO, have begun promoting the UN 2030 Agenda Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by cleaning up our city...
As your Education Team pivots to a focus on continuing education, here are some tips for you!
Continuing education refers to a variety of post-secondary learning options, including degree programs, online courses, career training and more. Some people may pursue continuing education to learn new skills or to fulfill personal interests. There are multiple...
AWC The Hague member Barbara Brookman was interviewed about her experience as a continuing education* student. In 2018, Barbara returned to the Netherlands with her husband and daughter after almost 30 years in the US. At the age of 52, she retired from a career in the engineering and construction sector (E&C) as a...
