What is the "Hemispheres" action-training ?
Hemisphere refers to the two halves, North and South, of the globe. It also refers to the two sides of the human brain. Supported by associations from both the North and the South; using both the creative and cognitive capacities of participants, we found it natural to call our three-year training-action programme by this name Together with 6 (...)Gender issues & social economy
july 2011
july 2011
Women’s role and position in the fight for the respect of economic and social rights
From 3 to 23 July 2011, with Fedina (India) and APEF (Democratic republic of Congo) Globalisation has changed the international division of work, and increasingly affects women, both in the North and the South. The world’s economy is powered by gender inequality : Female workers exploited by multinationals companies in free trade zones, illegal (...)Gender issues & social economy
july 2011
july 2011
What happened during Hemispheres?
For those who still don’t know about Hemispheres, it’s a three weeks training action organized by Frères des Hommes, shared with twenty great European participants. The training objective is to help young people to understand a bit better how this world works, what are the interconnections between North and South and also to offer them many (...)Peasant agriculture
The apple game
Which apple do you prefer? The Golden? The Gala? The Pink Lady? The Granny Smith? But are there only four types of apples? There are 20.000 types of apples but in the supermarket we can only find 4 types :. Apples are not only colours or brands they have their own history: production, transport, distribution… Let’s try to discover it through (...)Lithuania
When Lithuanian participants are getting involved in a huge solidarity project!
23 - 25 September 2011 - Kaunas
Something is going to happen in Kaunas this September! Artists from all over the world, musicians, and performers will animate the streets of the Lithuanian city. What a good occasion to organise a big event of sensitization! Take your flight ticket now and go come to participate: Lithuanian Hemispheres participants are waiting for you!
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