Father Giuseppe “Bepi” Berton, an Italian Christian priest who has been living in Sierra Leone for over 40 years, is the founder of Family Homes Movement (FHM), a social Movement aiming to take care and educate children in particular need which, during the civil war, took care of about 3000 children soldiers.
In this interview he claims about the prejudices, stiffening the perception of the difference between “us” and “the others”, which are quite common even with NGOs and experts of Development, and gives his raccomandations in order to overcome them.
Read here his raccomandations, or watch the video of the interview (in Italian language)
People from different cultures took part at an initiative, arranged by the Councillorship for gender equality of the Municipality of Prato (Ms. Rita Pieri) with the contribution of University of Florence (Prof. Anja Baukloh, Conflict mediation tecniques), which was held in Prato on January 29th 2011. The Open Space Technology (OST) was on “how to improve the gender equality in the city of Prato, through the implementation of the European charter on gender equality on local level”. In spite most citizens not having significant experience of this new methodology of discussing, they contributed very actively, with passions, strong motivation and by providing new ideas on how to improve the gender equality in the town
Below is the video of the OST in Prato (in Italian language)
Part 1 – The european charter for gender equality and the Action plan of Prato
Part 2 – Open Space Technology: methodology and proposals suggested by the citizens
Part 3 – Role of men in promoting gender equality and overall impressions
What’s the reason why the common approach of Media in Europe is that of highlighting in the news only the negative events of murders, violence, family destroyed by young boys and girls, instead of good news related to actions focused to build positive and interactive future? In this interview – taken from the backstage of the activities held in Sierra Leone with the Eugad team, related to the Documentary production in support of MDGs – FRANCESCO BRANCATELLA, national RAI television journalist and expert of reportage in Europe, Middle East and Third World, gives his own point of view on this issue. He talks about the unsaid phobias of western people, the collective unconscious repression of their fears of living, and the way how a strong identity culture, built through a true intercultural dialogue, can help overcoming those fears. He also cites the lesson we can learn by Brazil, as vivid example of multicultural cohabitation.
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