The “informal” refugee camps
About 20% of refugees reside in camps, where they receive a card for food, water, medical care and education; the rest of them are scattered in so called “informal” camps, located between the Syrian border and the Jordan Valley. The largest refugee camp is Zaatari, in the Mafraq province, in northern Jordan, administered by a government […]
Vento di Terra in Jordan for Syrian refugees
Over 97% of Syrian refugees are hosted by neighboring countries and this involves a significant burden on the infrastructure, the economy and the society of the countries themselves. In Jordan there are about 550,000 Syrian refugees, including more than 291,000 children. About 20% live in the Zaatari refugee camp, in the province of Mafraq, in […]
How afghan silk scarves are produced
“The Women of the Silk Road” is the new line of afghan silk scarves, born from a project by Vento di Terra with the local NGO Raada (Rehabilitation Association for Afghanistan and Agriculture Development), involving more than 1,000 silk manufacturers in the Zinda Jan district (Herat), which follow the entire chain from the cultivation of mulberry trees, […]
The eggs arrived also in Herat
Massimo Annibale Rossi, President of Vento di Terra, attended the delivery of the silkworm eggs to a thousand women of the Zinda Jan district, selected for the project “The Women of the Silk Road.” The first step in the development of the project is done! Here is the witness of Massimo Annibale: “Yesterday I had the […]
Afghanistan and the Herat Province
CONTEXT The country in fact has never stopped the war and is still occupied by the NATO armies. The central government is weak and unpopular, considered by many as a US puppet. Very active in the country are the new islamic mujiaddin, that blend in many areas with clan militias. In the northwest of the country there […]
Vento di Terra for the afghan women rights
Vento di Terra NGO meets in Kabul Hawca, Afghan Association committed to the defense of women. In Afghanistan in 2012 there were 120 cases of self-immolation by women who reached the endurance limit. Vento di Terra joins the “Dark Flowers” campaign to protect Afghan women, launched by HAWCA.
#Italy4Palestine: l’appello di Vento di Terra al Governo Italiano
di Ilaria Brusadelli Ora che il nuovo Presidente della Repubblica è stato eletto, i deputati italiani dovranno riprendere in esame la questione, e nelle prossime settimane, dopo i Parlamenti di ormai buona parte dell’UE, anche l’Italia dovrà scegliere se mantenere lo status quo o intraprendere quel percorso di giustizia ed equilibrio che, pur con difficoltà […]
Netanyahu orders demolition of mobile structures set up by the EU in Jerusalem
The decision comes after Israel’s Channel 2 revealed that the EU had distributed a number of mobile structures in the E1 area of East Jerusalem in addition to areas in Essawiyeh. The Israeli civil administration has said it would not allow any illegal structures in these territories, including those distributed by the EU. One EU […]
The Children’s Land destroyed by the Israeli army
Um al Nasser, Gaza Strip, 20th July Israeli tanks and infantry occupied the village of Um Al Nasser on the night of July,17th forcing the entire community to leave their homes. Around 5000 people, the majority women and children, began fleeing rapidly their homes in the dark, amidst bombardments directed to Jabalia refugee camp. The majority of the […]
The strength and courage of the women of Gaza
Fatima, the director of the Children’s Land center, tells us how the population of Um al Nasser lived during the 50 days of the military operation “Protective Edge”. A unique and detailed witness, especially on the night in which the inhabitants had to leave the village, without being able to take anything with them except […]