Spreading a different kind of awareness

 The last two weeks, we've been working on an article about NGOs. Sara and I we've chosen a NGO which we think works different to others we know: BRAC; it's the largest non-governamental organization in the world.

<<What makes the difference between other organizations , then?>> you would ask; well, let us tell you that what makes BRAC unique and famous is the method chosen to face poverty. BRAC’s idea has always been simple yet radical: they've tried to bring together the poorest people in the poorest countries and teach them to read, think for themselves, pool their

resources, and start their own businesses.

If you want to know some more about BRAC, read the article by clicking  here

Human population growth

Last month, the growth of the world's population was widely debated in my class; so, we were asked to create a graph to predict future growth and to identify factors that affect that.

I guess that if population has increased hugely in the last years it's because of all the advances they've been made. Over the years, a shorter amount of time was required to double the population and it currently remains the same way: every time the period of time gets shorter. If we continue this way, things will turn the wrong way and we'll be in serious trouble...

(Horizontal access: time / vertical access: number of people in billions)

But what shall we do to prevent this from happening?

Made in...?

Most everyday things are made far away from here and it seems as if we don't care much about where do they come from.

Going "globo" as a trend

Wasn't Starbucks an American thing? Used to; now, even if you haven't a store on hand, you have Starbucks discoveries in your nearest supermarket so that you can have their coffee. Globalization is the new trend.

Our first webpage!

For the new task we have been asked to do, we are trying a new method to do it: we've done a webpage!

We're going to be uploading all the information there and we'll also try to find a film that fits the topic.

You can visit it by clicking here.

By: Sara Insausti and me

Does the EU do something for me?

The European Union does various things for us such as making the mobile phone companies produce the same chargers, protect children from sexual abuses... Today, we are going to focus on the new translation services.

It is always disconcerting to find yourself face to face with the law. However, it's even more disconcerting if you don't understand the language they use for them.

Therefore, the EU has reacted and has decided to do something about it: EU will help foreign people by giving them a translator for free. So, from now on each member state is required to provide with this service.

In our opinion, this new legislation is a great idea and also very useful because more and more Europeans travel, work and study abroad.

Made by: Sara and Ainhoa

English mania

Hey!

I'm posting a really interesting talk about the English mania, which I consider we suffer from.

TED talks is a website where you can watch and listen to any different "speeches" that are given by professional or ordinary people.
We have used this website many times in Lacunza and I think it's useful as you'll always find a talk that really interests you.

For more talks: Ideas worth spreading