My Journey To Be A Global Citizen

My Journey To Be A Global Citizen

A global citizen. I was often curious about what it really meant. I am from that era when we lived without wifi – so it took a long time for the world to become a global village for me. As a teenager, I wondered how a person could be a citizen of the world. After all,...
Extinction: Rescue Audu Bako Zoological garden

Extinction: Rescue Audu Bako Zoological garden

Audu Bako Zoological garden is a 50-year-old garden which has been a hotspot for conserving millions of biological species. However, it’s rich biodiversity is currently undergoing drastic changes, evidenced by the lingering destruction of the biophysical structure of...
Machina: The dry land

Machina: The dry land

Water is the most essential part of human lives. Machina’s water scarcity is historical; older members of the community recount not having seen a drop of water from a drilled borehole for over 50 years. The UN states: “Clean water is a basic human need, and one...
The Sleeping Giant

The Sleeping Giant

On the border between Chile and Argentina stands the Lanín volcano. A jewel of the Andean Mountain Range. For the Mapuche indigenous community that has traditionally inhabited the area, its name means “sleeping giant”. While today the volcano is dormant,...
A Memory of a Farmer

A Memory of a Farmer

– “Tenés que sentir la tierra”. You must feel the earth, he said. He took my hands in his and scooped up a pile of dirt. It was moist and lumpy from the previous night’s dew, and it slid heavily through our fingers. He pinched the freshly turned soil and turned...
Opinion: A Renewal of Politics

Opinion: A Renewal of Politics

There was a time when I believed politics was a place for aspirations. A space for bold ideas and searches for progress. As a young student within a democratic system looking to make her contribution to society, becoming involved in politics was the noblest thing I...