“Up here, it is as if the pandemic did not exist”
by Seeing the capital from up here, in the hills high above the rooftops, our perspective changes. The distance is small, but mentally, this is another …
Category: Good health and well-being
The Pandemic Threatens Mental Health in Denmark and in the North
Isolation and loneliness during the lockdown has caused depressions and anxiety, especially among young people – but others with psychiatric diagnoses have experienced less pressure …
“It is a lonely space”
Twenty-year old chef Amina (not real name) is as beautiful as they come. She speaks with melodic intonations and when she smiles, she bears the …
Vulnerable Women Became even more Vulnerable During the Pandemic
Women in Denmark have been more vulnerable than men during the Covid-19 pandemic. It is true for employees at the forefront in the health and …
Sex-workers in Ecuador badly affected by the economic aftermath of COVID-19
Characterized by old, white colonial style buildings, the historical center of Quito is recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and normally well visited by tourists – foreign as well as national. It has also become infamous for insecurity reasons, issues with drug and alcohol use in the streets and theft. And then it is one of the areas where you find sex workers offering their services on the streets.
Mbete Youth Football Project sets the ball rolling in rural Zambia
African footballers have always enthralled the English Premier League fans, but have you ever thought of the hardships that they had to endure to reach …
Fake Nutrition News: How to Counteract Misinformation when Promoting Good Health and Well-Being
In August 2018, the Danish Government presented a new official food and health strategy to oppose bad eating habits and reduce negative effects lifestyle diseases …
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Ethnographic Research: One Man’s Long Journey to PhD
Sulayman Mpisi Babiiha’s PhD experience represents the epitome of perseverance of an academic. His account is touching, but because he speaks with so much calmness, I can take it in with some ease. He has been pursuing his PhD certificate for ten years and he won’t give up the hope yet.
REVIEW: Veronica Velasco’s Nuuk at the Copenhagen Asian Film Festival (CAFF)
Veronica Velasco’s movie ‘Nuuk’ (2019) has been described elsewhere as “The Filipino Take on a Nordic Noir Film”. To what extend this claim plays a role in choosing Nuuk for the Copenhagen Asian Film Festival’s (CAFF) “Closing Gala Film” has not been expounded. However, a picture on Filipino immigrant diaspora in the Danish postcolonial region, is definitely a well-chosen theme to give special attention to.
Mr. ENRECA and the Grant that Lifted Gulu University
In Gulu University’s history of nearly two decades, the story of ENRECA is told and retold with passion. The four-year Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) funded 10 million DKK project was the university’s turning point in many ways: It delivered its first PhD, its first female PhD, 20 master’s degrees, several research collaborations, experience in managing large grants and a lot more.