Interest groups in Europe… what are they working on? A survey conducted by INTEREURO provides an overview of the structures and activities of different non-government organisations in Europe. There were 43% respondents who participated, out of the 2038 selected interest organisations registered in Transparency Register. The large part of the sample are focused on European […]
GIVING and SHARING
GIVING and SHARING For it is in giving that we receive. St. Francis di Assisi Fr. Isabelo A. Carloman Jr., OSA is from Lanao, Pilar, Camotes Island, Cebu, Philippines. He is one of the two Filipino Augustinian priests who volunteered to work as missionaries in Prague. Historically, Czechs were Christians and majority were Catholics until the […]
ENFID – SWISS IN THE MIDDLE OF IT ALL
ENFID – SWISS IN THE MIDDLE OF IT ALL By Joanna Wennström As 2017 is about to end, we look back at what we have achieved. Since the planning of the 60th Anniversary of the Diplomatic relations between Philippines and Switzerland, ENFiD Swiss has been at the core planning together with other Filcom Leaders and […]
Back to the roots – an interview with Carl Hansen
Back to the roots – an interview with Carl Hansen Did you know that out of the 7,600+ islands in the Philippines only 2,000 are inhabited? My goal is to visit half of them especially the remote ones. Some of these islands are inhabited by entrepreneurial Euro-Pinoys, a German – Filipino in Palawan, French – […]
Can horizontal inequalities be overcome?
Can horizontal inequalities be overcome? In this article, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) emphasizes on the need to correct persistent horizontal inequalities. Such inequalities among different cultural groups are not only unjust, but can also oftentimes result in violent conflict, and thus should be eliminated. By using case studies of selected countries, the UNDP […]
Youngest YENFIDer
Youngest YENFIDer By Jessy Stassen from YENFiD NL My grandma used to say, ‘you know you’ve prepared a good meal when you’ve satisfied the youngest client.’ So, it was important for me to get the opinion of Jessy, our 13 year old YENFiD participant from The Netherlands. Being the youngest of the conference participants, I wanted to know […]