Uruguay faces a serious problem of prison overcrowding . The prison population has tripled since 1999, reaching 14,302 persons deprived of liberty (PPL) in 2022. Incarceration particularly affects young people: almost 1% of children under 29 are detained. 40.4% of...
In the canton of Muisne (province of Esmeraldas) there is a serious problem of deforestation and destruction of mangrove swamps in the coastal area, as well as contamination of both land and water with waste and pesticides. This has had serious consequences for local...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR4FD1lx_D4t=7s In 2015, a group of volunteers from the Focolare Movement in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, joined together to create a savings group according to the rules of AVEC (Association Villageoise D'Epargne Et de Crédit)....
Burundi, the second most densely populated country in Africa, is one of the five countries with the highest poverty rates in the world. Ranked 185th out of 189 countries in the Human Development Index (2019 Report), nearly one in two families suffers from food...
The Syrian crisis began on March 15, 2011; since then, years of war have followed that have tormented the country, bringing with them serious psychological, economic and social repercussions. With no prospect of reconstruction or economic recovery, families have seen...
