by Abriel | Jun 30, 2019 | 2019, Sustainable Cities & Communities
Gustavo is happy that he has been able to “reset his life.” In 2007, he suffered an outbreak of schizophrenia, followed by severe depression. When he was hospitalised for psychiatric treatment at the Agudo Ávila Regional Centre for Mental Health, in the...
by Abriel | Jun 30, 2019 | 2019, Sustainable Cities & Communities
Despite the efforts of the Public Centre for Social Welfare and the Brussels-Capital Region Employment Office, 25-year-old Rozy-Khan Shinwari, a young refugee who arrived in Belgium at the end of 2015, found himself at a loss. It was thanks to Afghan friends that he...
by Abriel | Jun 26, 2019 | 2019, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Madam Rosie Wong, 70, whips up dinner for herself and her husband almost every night – and she is blind. Whether her induction hob, kitchen weighing scale or timer, all of them give her audio feedback so she can cook safely. The induction hob, for example,...
by Abriel | Jun 26, 2019 | 2019, Climate Action
Fighting climate change needs to be a consolidated effort, and the Government cannot tackle the pressing issue alone, Senior Minister of State for the Environment and Water Resources Amy Khor said yesterday at a four-day conference on ethical investing....
by Abriel | Jun 25, 2019 | 2019, Sustainable Cities & Communities
Five-year-old Eden Eyok looks forward to Tuesday afternoons at Playeum, a children’s centre for creativity. Tuesday afternoons at Playeum are free entry for children with special needs. More important is that these afternoons allow those children to interact on...