Tour of conferences about peace in the Middle East with rabbi Jeremy Milgrom
With the presence of Rabbi Jeremy Milgrom in Italy, between 29 October and 8 November, Vento di Terra organizes and promotes a tour of conferences on the resistance of the Bedouin communities for the right to education in Palestine. An important opportunity to deepen the issues of peace in the Middle East and interreligious dialogue […]
The Zeina Women Center selected at the Festival of Peoples
At 11 ° 15 ‘E of the Greenwich Meridian, east, runs Peters’s zero meridian map, the projection of the world representing the dimensions of the countries as directly proportional to their surfaces. That meridian, the longitudinal axis of a card that is intended to reflect fairly the magnitude of the territories, crosses the city of […]
I had never thought on how it could be living in a tent, until I entered in one
There is a small door in the center of Al-Mafraq village, near the suq. It’s hidden between thousands of shops, and you would hardly notice except for the symbol of Vento di Terra which attracts your attention. There are so many children, teachers and hopes coming from that door. They are the hopes of a […]
Appeal for the Rights of Afghan Citizens
Vento di Terra NGO worked in Afghanistan between 2013 and 2015. Vento di Terra started working there agreeing with the Embassy in order to develop the experiences gained in Palestine with the construction of primary schools in bioclimatic architecture. VdT made its first project in the Governorate of Herat, supporting local silk processing and participating […]
Gaza: 16 medical centers close due to lack of electricity
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced the suspension of operations in 16 hospitals and health centres in the Gaza Strip due to a severe lack of electricity and fuel, according to Quds Press. The situation has worsened dramatically in recent months: the UN has affirmed that the current humanitarian situation in the Gaza […]
My father is in jail because he believes in a free Palestine
I was born in an era in which people believed that the Israeli occupation would have soon come to an end. After the signing of the Oslo accords, my father was sure that, before I would’ve begun attending school, there would’ve no longer have been any occupation. Many years have passed. Now I’m 23 and […]
The ‘solidarity travellers’ visit Vento di Terra’s projects
It’s the end of March when Vento di Terra’s office in Amman receives the news: the Italian delegation will visit them in the first week of April! Immediately, we meet and define the itinerary for the week in all its details. Paying close attention to including everything, the activities are organised and each day of […]
Empowering Women of Um Alnasser Village
Vento di Terra’s first priority has always been strengthening the communities they work with; like the Bedouin community of Um Alnasser village, north of Gaza Strip. One major step taken towards the achievement of that is seen in the NGO’s current project funded by the European Union; “PROMOTING THE BEDOUIN CENTRE “CHILDREN’S LAND” AS A […]
Our goodbye to the young student Alaa
We’ve received some sad news from our local coordinator in the Gaza Strip, Mohanad: the young Alaa Yahya Alzamli, a 16-year old student, has been killed by the a sniper of the Israeli army while taking part in the protest for the Right to Return to the border with the Gaza Strip. He’s been hit […]
A wonderful End for an “Eventful” Year
On the 30th of May, 2015, the Children’s Land kindergarten celebrated the graduation of its children and the end of the 2014/2015 school year. This school year has been the hardest on the 4 years old kindergarten managed by the Italian NGO, Vento di Terra. For it had to face total destruction on the events […]