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A teenager’s advice - do not suffer in silence
(短篇小说)
1-07-2007
by Jonas Eriksson
I am Christelle and I am 17 years old. My sister is 12 years and my brother is 9 years old. We have lived at the Centre d' Education de Developpement pour les Enfants Mauriciens (CEDEM), a centre for abused children in Mauritius, for three years...
Africa Must Unite!
(意见)
6-07-2007
by Jonas Eriksson
The 9th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly of Heads of State and Government took place in Accra, Ghana on July 1-3. The Summit Meeting was very well attended. In part this was because it served as yet another occasion to celebrate...
An activist at 13
(意见)
1-07-2007
by Jonas Eriksson
My name is Kgomotso Thamae. I am 13 years old and I live with my grandmother in Orange Farm. After I discovered my grandmother’s HIV positive status I felt very sorry for her. I kept asking myself, “Why is this happening to my grandmother?” I am...
Being an empowered and inspired leader
(短篇小说)
1-07-2007
by Jonas Eriksson
My name is Lina Eggemar and I am 31 years old and live in Stockholm, Sweden. Since my teenage years I have been interested in and trained myself in personal growth and leadership. My passion is exploring new possibilities and ways to grow and...
Care for abused children weakens when it is most needed
(短篇小说)
1-07-2007
by Jonas Eriksson
The ongoing migration of Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Units (FCS) out of specialised locations to ordinary police stations is doing nothing to help young survivors of violence. In a country with pervasive problems of...
Chez Josephine
(短篇小说)
1-07-2007
by Jonas Eriksson
It’s one of those rare moments that make a trip extra special. That’s best way that I can describe my first (and second!) visit to the “House of Josephine Baker” in the Fall of 2005. I had actually been to New York a couple of times prior to my...
Congo’s missing girl soldiers
(短篇小说)
1-07-2007
by Jonas Eriksson
The recent election and appointment of a new government in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a landmark event in the country’s post-war future. However, away from the capital Kinshasa, and away from the media focus, the war has not yet...
Cultural Communication 101: No Means Yes
(短篇小说)
1-07-2007
by Jonas Eriksson
Building understanding through inter-cultural experiences is crucial in today’s growing global village. That was high school teacher Shawanda Stockfelt’s idea when it came
to teaching her students about Albanian culture in her Intercultural...
Do all men kill the things they do not love?
(短篇小说)
1-07-2007
by Jonas Eriksson
We have seen it repeatedly throughout history, crimes against humanity, and crimes against our earth. Even the architect of Shakespeare, with the written word, would not have been able to articulate the implications of what it would mean to be;...
Drama and music fight against gender-based violence in all forms
(短篇小说)
1-07-2007
by Jonas Eriksson
Every year, across the globe, thousands of women and girls are being trafficked and sold into virtual slavery.
What if it happened to you or someone in your family?
What will you do about it if it does?
These are some of the questions that...
Editorial: All good stories are starting with a person
(意见)
6-07-2007
by Jonas Eriksson
March 7th 2005. Malin and me are sitting at a fast food stand in Jönköping, Sweden, and are discussing about the media. She’s been engaged in an organization working to promote good projects in Africa and Asia, I listen to her and I agree. The...
Finding Inspiration in the Gambia
(短篇小说)
1-07-2007
by Jonas Eriksson
What does it mean to think globally, but act locally? Joel Andersson, a dedicated volunteer and fundraiser for UNICEF, does just that. Imagine the sense of gratification you might feel investing a few hours a week raising funds and awareness to...
Gay community gives media failing grade
(短篇小说)
1-07-2007
by Jonas Eriksson
A recent radio talk show discussed some of the terms used to describe gay and lesbian people, and, rightfully so, invited a prominent gay presenter to talk about what he thought of the way that media represented non-heterosexual communities....
How do I start to play a role in the (u)niting of (n)ations?
(意见)
4-07-2007
by Jonas Eriksson
This October the 62nd UN General Assembly gathers in New York. Every year some issues involving young people’s lives are discussed by political leaders from all over the world. This year, 2007, the agenda is “Young people in the global economy”....
Impact Story
(采访)
18-07-2008
by Jonas Eriksson
Jonas Eriksson (Joney)
Male, 26 from Stockholm, Sweden
Joined TIG: October 25, 2005
My name is Jonas. I grew up in Avesta, Sweden, which is a small town of about 25000 people. Like in most small towns, you need to find your own amusement on...
Intercultural conflict in Turkey. No, no...actually; Turkey in intercultural conflict
(短篇小说)
1-07-2007
by Jonas Eriksson
The word “conflict” leads us to refer to other words, namely; miscommunication, misunderstanding, misattributions, disagreement and so on... When we observe conflict issues in cultures, we get to know that there are other concepts in culture...
Lesotho elections: SADC Chair needs to live up to gender commitment
(短篇小说)
1-07-2007
by Jonas Eriksson
When Lesotho went to the polls on 17 February, voter turn out was high. Women’s participation increased significantly since the last election, yet is still far from the 50% target set by the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
In...
Married women at risk
(短篇小说)
1-07-2007
by Jonas Eriksson
Marriage may be putting Sub-Saharan Africa’s women in a risky situation when it comes to HIV/AIDS, challenging perceptions about what is sacred, what is “safe” and what should be constituting prevention methods.
What makes marriage dangerous...
Millennium Development Goals – Young People are in for a change
(短篇小说)
1-07-2007
by Jonas Eriksson
MDGs seem to be one the latest buzzwords – along with climate change and many others – but it is so for a reason.
Increasing partnerships for development, ensuring that any child attend school, and eradicating the worst forms of poverty do...
Support organisation for health and development (SOHED)
(短篇小说)
1-07-2007
by Jonas Eriksson
Uganda has gone through economic, social and political turmoil especially during the period of 1978 -1990, resulting in loss of human lives and property thus rendering children vulnerable to various calamities, some were orphaned by HIV/ AIDS...
Teachers Never Intervened - homophobia in South African schools
(短篇小说)
1-07-2007
by Jonas Eriksson
AJ is a white lesbian now in her 20’s; she remembers during her school days, “I’ve always had crushes on girls. One day a friend of mine asked me, ‘Who do you like?’ So I told her. The next day I got beaten up at school. They kicked me and threw...
Ten months in China
(短篇小说)
2-07-2007
by Jonas Eriksson
Last year as I was about to graduate from university, I felt that I still hadn’t figured out what to do with my life. At university, I walked past an advert on the TV-monitors several times, stating that graduates were needed in China to teach...
Violence and poverty fuels HIV/AIDS in young women
(短篇小说)
1-07-2007
by Jonas Eriksson
For many young women, protecting themselves from HIV/AIDS is not a choice. As we mark both World AIDS day and 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence, it’s important to look at just how closely the two are linked.
If governments are serious...
Virginity – everyone should have the right to choose.
(短篇小说)
1-07-2007
by Jonas Eriksson
In Zimbabwe, a recent front-page story reported on the case of a 34-year-old Harare man who allegedly raped his 11-year-old sister-in-law because of a long-standing dispute with his wife, the girl’s sister, for not having been a virgin at...
Where prisons serve the purpose
(短篇小说)
1-07-2007
by Jonas Eriksson
A prison is a rehabilitation institution meant to make convicts know that once their jail tem is over, the society expects a lot from them. Some come out as complete reformed ex-convicts as others are hardcore that nothing under the sun makes them...
Who are you to tell me who I am?
(短篇小说)
1-07-2007
by Jonas Eriksson
On the 7 March 2004 when I was 17 years old I started hating all men. It took one man to make me hate all men. I hated him so much. The only thing I could think of was killing him. On that night I made a promise to myself that I’d never associate...
Young women taking over the reign
(短篇小说)
1-07-2007
by Jonas Eriksson
They say, “Today’s children are tomorrow’s future.” Simply meaning that if empowered and well nurtured at a tender age, people we consider as young today, tomorrow will be leaders of the nation in different aspects of life. To ensure that women...
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