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LATEST ARTICLES ( 72 )

• Make a House a Home (if You Can Afford To)

  Housing is one of our basic rights, under Article 25 (1) of the UNDHR “Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2014 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Scandal: (noun) An Action Or Event Regarded as Morally Or Legally Wrong and...

  

  It seems like barely a day goes by without more news of 'celebrities' caught up in sexual abuse accusations. Where has this come from? Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Who I Am? Complaining About Having Nothing to Complain About and Other Stories b...

  

  A woman I went to university with has the unenviable challenge of being a walking advertisement for minorities. She has it all covered: Asian, Muslim, Female,... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Volunteering: The Experience of a Lifetime

  

  (L-R) Thea, Alice and I at Alba's FarmPhoto by Maddie DicksSadly, I've finished my amazing 10 weeks in Honduras; I had such an exciting, eye-opening and... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2013 TRAVEL

• 'True Charity is the Desire to Be Useful to Others with No Thought of...

  

  I've been living in Honduras for 7 weeks now and am still finding things that shock and surprise me about the local culture here in Marcala. Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2013 CHARITY, SOCIETY

• Alba's Farm: Progressio Honduras

  

  Alba, her mother and some of the Progressio VolunteersOne of the intentions of Progressio and the partner organisation COMUCAP is to give local women the... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2013 SOCIETY

• COMUCAP: Empowering Rural Women

  Gender inequality is a big problem in Honduras; the conservative, Catholic social structure introduced by Spanish colonialism has created a misogynistic... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 'They Kill Us Because We Are a Woman'

  

  Buenos día desde Honduras!I'm going to follow on from my last post, it was getting a bit long so I'll continue here with a brief description of femicide and... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• El Problema De La Violencia De Género y El Feminicidio En Honduras

  Hola from Honduras! I have been in this beautiful and intense country for just 4 days now. My group and I are staying about half an hour away from the capital... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• "Women Who Seek to Be Equal with Men Lack Ambition" Timothy Leary

  A fantastic article about how women are hated, not just through Africa and the Middle East but also worldwide. As the article points out, the USA is yet to elec... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• "Travel Can Be One of the Most Rewarding Forms of Introspection" Lawrence Durrell

  

  Long time and no post from me. Apologies, but it turns out preparing to travel 5,000 miles for 10 weeks is a lot of effort! I've nearly raised all my fundraisin... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 'There's No Evidence That I'm Aware of That Guns Protect Liberty.' Alan...

  

  We should always be saddened when we hear about the deaths of children. They are innocent and defenceless, their is never any justification for times like the... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Days to Celebrate!

  Yesterday, December 5th was International Volunteering Day for Economic and Social Development and December 10th is Human Rights day, in recognition of the... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Honduras Adventure

  

  I'm going to Honduras in March next year, volunteering for Progressio, a charity which sends young people (like me!) out to some of the poorest countries in... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2012 CHARITY, SOCIETY

• What Election?

  Has everyone forgotten last week's election already?The first of possibly many elections no one has ever heard of and (more importantly) no one cares about:... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Fundraising for Charity - I'm Going Abroad!

  

  Dear Blog Readers,I have just found out that I am going abroad next year to do volunteering for 10 weeks! It is very exciting, as yet I don't know where I am... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• "Research Has Shown That People Who Volunteer Often Live Longer." Allen Klein

  Today I went to a selection day for a volunteering project abroad for young people. It was so exciting, just to be involved in something that is aimed at... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Can Unpeaceful Protest Ever Be Justifiable?

  

  See this letter below (found on facebook, so sorry I have no reference):It's not exactly what I would have said, but overall clarifies a very good point.So... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Big Fight - Can There Only Be One Winner?

  I've finally chosen a subject for my PHD proposal, it's all very exciting (if you're a political nerd, or human rights law geek or cultural and religious... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• I Probably Won't Finish Writing This Blog Post.

  Anyone who actually follows my blog (this blog) will realize that I am a procrastinator. I procrastinate to Olympic standards, putting off blog posts, phd... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY