Gonzalo Garcés, an Oxfam Youth Partner from Chile, gives us a brief snap shot of the Mapuche people’s struggle to protect their way of life.
South America
WHAT’S UP WITH COKE? -Part Two
In Part Two of What’s up with Coke? Elisabeth Perham explores the environmental damage the company is doing in India.
WHAT’S UP WITH COKE?
Elisabeth Perham asks why people are boycotting and protesting against one of the worlds most recognisable brands?
¡YA BASTA! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
The Zapatistas in Mexico are part of a global wave of people standing up against a system that values profit over people and nature and striving for a global citizenry of dignity, democracy, freedom and justice.
BEYOND FAIR TRADE - BREWING HOPE
“Brewing Hope” is building relationships between student coffee drinkers and Mexican coffee growers. Just Focus member Grace Leung travelled to Chiapas in Mexico to meet the local coffee farmers. She shares her experience and thoughts.
The Two Faced Land of the Free
Members of the Bush Administration regularly claim that the aim of American foreign policy is to spread ideals of democracy, freedom and liberty around the world. However, the actions of the US Government in its dealings with other nations regularly seem to contradict this.
My Girls
Mariana Gledhill from Wellington, N.Z. spent 7 months, in 2005, in Peru doing voluntary work. She shares her experiences.
Well, no one won the election bigtime. I am sorry I was so hard on New Zealand… it just seems like a world away now. It really does. So do uni strikes and all of that.
Volunteering: an Enriching Experience
Mariana Gledhill from Wellington, N.Z. spent 7 months, in 2005, in Peru doing voluntary work. She shares her experiences. My outlook on the world has changed completely. My country seems better, richer but at the same time, poorer. There is a quote that explains it: Richness comes from appreciating what you have. I think NZ has the richness, but it lacking in the appreciation, thus it might as well not have the richness.
Nostalgic
Mariana Gledhill from Wellington, N.Z spent 7 months, in 2005, in Peru doing voluntary work. She shares her experiences.
Well, my AFS programme is almost at an end, but I am in Peru for roughly seven weeks longer. God, it seems like it was just yesterday when I got the news that I was going to Peru. I am excited about going home. There are some material things here I miss, like hot showers, milk that is not made from condensed milk and hot water, but what I miss the most is all of you…
Travellin around Peru
Mariana Gledhill from Wellington, N.Z. spent 7 months, in 2005, in Peru doing voluntary work. She shares her experiences.
Sorry about the absence of messages. I have been travelling and I have not had much time to write, but I am back in Chincha now, so I have lots of time to write. I had better tell you about Chincha and what it’s like. Chincha is not exactly a city that is going to win beauty contests. Garbage litters all of its roads and there are pot holes everywhere.
