The Forest Knows
Asháninka people, one of South America’s largest
tribes, have designed a way of life centered around cultural empowerment,
indigenous spirituality, and resistance to external encroachment of the land.
Having focus on agroforestry and reforestation, they have planted over 2
million trees and have gained support from NGOs and Hollywood stars. Asháninka
people are accustomed to silence, to waiting, to observation; they listen to
dreams, the spirit world, and immerse themselves in unconsciousness to seek
answers of the deeper questions. Sounds interesting? Learn more on how they
connect with the forest here.
Bronze Away
Remnants dating back to early Shang Dynasty have been
found in Northern China and archeologists are recovering more and more bronze.
Drinking vessels, painted pottery, and ornaments from 3,000 years ago. Xu
Lianggao, a researcher from the China Institute of Archaeology stated that
they’ve found all the necessary elements of a civilization, tombs, large-scale
structures, and settlement structures. Town centers in the bronze age were made
using a building technique called rammed-earth, incorporating functioning
structures, artisan workshops, and pottery kilns. It is exciting to see history
lessons surface during our times. Learn more about it here.
Global Education Outlook
Post COVID-19, life has not only become challenged due
to rising levels of global inflation but also left many repercussions for the
future. It is estimated that a total of 1.6 billion children from around the
world have permanently disrupted their education in under-resourced
communities. That amounts to one-third of the global children population. This
puts a total of 10 million additional girls at risk of child marriage over the
next decade. While regulatory bodies sense the urgency of the matter, rehabilitating
such a large number of children towards educational institutions might be a
challenge due to the prevailing socio-economic conditions. Hence, it is
recommended by “Room To Read” to support educational resource development
projects and lend a hand in the cause however we can. To learn more about the
situation, click here.
Social Media and Mental Health
As much as social media helps us to stay connected
with our friends and family, multiple research studies have found a direct
correlation between social media use and feelings of addiction, anxiety,
depression, isolation, and FOMO. If you know someone in this scenario, here’s
how you can help them; Reduce social media time to 30 minutes per day or do a
complete detox, if possible, switch off devices when not in use at certain
times of the day, disable social media notifications, and spend more time with
offline friends doing activities or simply being around them. To learn more
about how to regulate mental health and social media use, click here.
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