Nieuwsberichten
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UN Food Systems Summit – Will the Summit generate real change?
December 18, 2020
According to recent FAO reports, global hunger and food insecurity have continuously risen since 2014.[1] Deforestation, ongoing conflicts, unprecedented biodiversity loss and marginalisation of small farmers and peasants have contributed to a global food system failure.
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Dual threats for indigenous communities in the Philippines
September 29, 2020
The United Nations designated August 9 as the International Day of the World’s Indigenous peoples. This year’s theme is COVID 19 and Indigenous peoples’ Resilience to bring into focus how Indigenous peoples all over the world continue demonstrating resilience and strength in the face of the pandemic while confronting grave threats to their survival.
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How is it going in... the Philippines
April 3, 2020
We are taking you to our various operating areas. Over there, there is no escape from Covid-19 either. What consequences of this pandemic do they see? What is their biggest fear, and where do they find hope? We talk with colleagues and partners. Here, we will share their stories.
Covid-19 and the Philippines
January 30, the first person in the Philippines tests positive for Covid-19. February 1, the second person has died of causes related to the virus. On March 9, a state of emergency has been declared. On March 15 and 16, quarantine measures have been implemented in Manilla and, by extension, the entire island of Luzon. Depending on the number of confirmed infections, local authorities in other areas decide whether quarantine is imposed or not.
You will find the official Philippine figures here , with a daily update via Facebook at 4 p.m., local time (i.e. 10 a.m., Belgian time).
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A comparative look at our approach: rights above all
March 22, 2020
In 2019, together with Viva Salud and KIYO, we made an evaluation of our work in common. Is the approach we use – the right-based approach – properly understood and applied everywhere? How could things be improved? The evaluators’ conclusion was that our approach was implemented in a very coherent and pertinent way.
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Children and climate change: a struggle for a livable future
January 20, 2020
Children comprise 43,33% of the total Philippine population1. 31% of them live below the poverty line and mostly belong to poor peasant and worker families. According to the Task Force Children of the Storm2, these children are the most vulnerable to climate change. Malnutrition and infectious diseases represent the largest share of the burden of childhood disease and death due to climate change. To date, 1 child in every 5 is wasted and 1 child in every 3 is stunted3. Children die of common ailments like measles because of complications secondary to poor nutrition. For this year alone, dengue claimed the lives of more than a thousand children, with a 95% increase in incidence nationwide, attributed to climate-related vector proliferation and the low immunity of malnourished victims. Because of climate change, the worst is yet to come for Filipino children.
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Solidagro and Philippine partners promote agroecology through fair
December 11, 2019
To raise public awareness and understanding of agroecology, Solidagro and its Philippine partners held an agroecology fair last December 1. The event also sought to amplify the calls to support local producers, protect the ecosystems, and attain sustainable food systems.
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The role of art in understanding climate change and its impact (the Philippines)
November 20, 2019
The threats brought about by climate change are arguably more felt in developing countries like the Philippines, and children face the greatest risks of all. Children are more affected by climate change as it is already clear now that disasters bear upon the mental health conditions of victims.
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Let's talk about our rights - A meeting in Senegal between partners
August 27, 2019
In April, Viva Salud, KIYO and Solidagro brought together their partner organizations from Morocco, Mali, Burkina Faso, Senegal, DR Congo and Burundi in Senegal for an exchange on the strategy and good experiences of each in the defence of the rights of all.
We started by exchanging the specificities of our approach, the rights-based approach, by sharing experiences from the field. Each country presented the pillars that seem to be the most important.
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What Palestinian and Filipino partners learn from each other
August 23, 2019
In April, Viva Salud, KIYO and Solidagro organized a partner meeting in Manila for an evaluation of a common programme. It was also an opportunity to invite three representatives from Viva Salud Palestinian partners. This resulted in surprising discoveries, fascinating encounters and warm solidarity.
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Eufemia: First Lumad leader in Philippine Congress
July 25, 2019
Lumad (collective term for indigenous peoples in southern Philippine island of Mindanao) leader Bai Eufemia Cullamat has made history. She is about to become the first-ever Lumad leader from the grassroots to be sworn in as a member of Congress. She is the third nominee of the progressive party list Bayan Muna (People First) that won three seats in the last mid-term elections in the Philippines.
