Reports

Access to education for a nomadic life

Iria Regueira — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:13:00 GMT

In India, Intervida runs schools for the children of construction workers. The nomadic lives of their parents, who move from work site to work site depending on the availability of work, leaves them outside of the educational system.

Women, the engine of economic change

Iria Regueira — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 10:12:00 GMT

Women’s role in various social strata has undergone significant changes. They have become involved in political and professional activities and have performed their role as the head of household.

Birth Certificates: The right to exist

Lourdes Sanchez — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 12:14:00 GMT

Each day, thousands of children born around the world go unregistered. They remain without basic protection due to a lack of an official identity, name and nationality.

Shradha Balangan, a safe haven for 'the children of the street'

Iria Regueira — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 11:52:00 GMT

Among Intervida’s projects in India is one dedicated to the so-called “children of the street”, girls and boys without a home or family who wander the streets of Nashik.

Child sex tourism, the silence of shame

Iria Regueira — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 15:24:00 GMT

Child sex tourism is a practice which is growing at an alarming rate in the most disadvantaged countries.

Being a woman in Bangladesh

Iria Regueira — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 15:42:00 GMT

Being born a woman is not an easy role to face in countries like Bangladesh. Gender equality exists on paper, protected by laws and government measures.

Back to Guatemala. To start again

Iria Regueira — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 15:35:00 GMT

More than a million Guatemalans had to flee their country during the years of armed conflict between the guerrillas and the army from 1962 to 1996.

Child marriages, a permitted blight

Iria Regueira — Wed, 01 Sep 2004 15:48:00 GMT

Childhood marriage is a widely spread practice in several countries of southern Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.