Youth Education for Sustainability
Sustainability in the youth
Small-scale farming and indigenous practices in the uplands of Asia are not very sustainable and a great majority of the youth wants out. Given the...read more
Cracks in the planet
There are “the cracks in the planet”. As we mark Earth Day today, I am reminded of the startlingly fresh and visionary way Pope Francis...read more
Little big things in Chuuk: Earth Week in February
There are things happening in small and distant places around the world that speak out for a more sustainable world. They go unheard in a...read more
MAGIS “nation” of God’s children
Sogang University undergraduate Sol Jee Ahn was at MAGIS and World Youth Day 2013 with a group of 27 pilgrims from Korea. She shares with...read more
Supporting forests and communities
In a piece of land measuring 5m x 11m, we began building late last year a simple structure of wooden posts and a nylon mesh...read more
Beginning with gratitude
The environment was the focus of the third event in the “Reflections on a Just Society” series organised by Jesuit Social Services to mark its...read more
Youth learn to grow crops sustainably
Abaca, coffee and rubber are three very different crops that can make a difference to the indigenous communities in Mindanao – both economically and socially.In...read more
Learning beyond the classroom in Mindanao
The third Hulas (the Pulangiyen term for training and formation) batch graduated in Bendum on May 28. Led by Fr Pedro Walpole SJ, the Hulas...read more