Globechain.com is an online reuse platform that connects people, charities and businesses to enable them to reuse unwanted items within a global supply chain network creating a waste audit and social impact value for members. From shop fixtures and fittings to coffee grind for growing oyster mushrooms to medical equipment and office furniture, we want […]
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Stigma is a degrading and debasing attitude of the society that discredits a person or a group because of an attribute (such as an illness, deformity, color, nationality, religion, tribe, etc). The resulting coping behavior of affected person results in internalized stigma. This perceived or internalized stigma by the discredited person is equally destructive whether
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Whether at the negotiation table between Palestine and Israel, the living room couch in your home, or on a swing set in a playground, the art of listening is essential in creating a nonviolent world. To be attentive, or alert to the conditions that create the potential for violence, is a necessity for resolving the
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The end of the year 2019 has marked another grim event: the emergence of covid-19, a virus from the coronavirus family. The virus has infected 169,034 people and killed 6,492, evolving into a pandemic. While healthy young people have a good chance of survival when infected, the elderly and people with existing conditions are at
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In Cameroon, the number of teenage pregnancies each year remains high and often exacerbate ill-health and poverty in young women. 12% of all live births are from adolescents. Health outcomes for both mother and baby are much worse for teen mums. Abortion, which is the other side of the coin, also carries risks as girls
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Cameroon, a country in West Africa, had always been considered by many as a peaceful country. The peace that has been on for some time is now endangered. The once peaceful country became plagued by a political crisis which started in November 2016. As we write, the crisis is still ongoing with so many people
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ASCOA’s work to protect the environment by sensitizing communities in Cameroon and organizing regular clean-ups has been recognized by the United Nations. As such, our organization is the only English-speaking one in Cameroon to have been invited to the UN’s Ocean Conference in Lisbon 2-6, June 2020 https://oceanconference.un.org. Five of our volunteers/members will go to
An HIV diagnosis can completely upset someone’s life and be very difficult mentally. However, it needn’t be a death sentence or a shameful experience. You can both protect yourself and your family with simple gestures that are easier than you think. ASCOA can help you while you get used to your diagnosis. But first, you
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The United Nations defines civil society organizations as non-profit voluntary organizations that are separate from the state/market that exist for the betterment of society. Civil society organizations, like ASCOA, are important because they help empower communities to become a stronger and safer society. For us, the community is our primary concern. We believe in fostering
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