Libraries have been a core feature of American communities since the 1800s, and years ago, our club’s founding members brought that spirit to Zürich. Thanks to their hard work, the AWCZ’s English-language library has become a fixture in Zürich.
The world of information and technology is ever-evolving, and modernizing a library is...
Biodiversity is the foundation of functioning ecosystems, which involve all the living participants and species from one area. Native fauna depend on native flora for food and shelter, while animals support plants by dispersing seeds and pollination. Trees, fruit, flowers and medicinal plants that support human life stem from this intricate interaction. The global...
The change of the Target Project theme from health to environment necessitates a look at the impact of environmental changes on health. The impact is vast – potentially devastating in many parts of the world. Droughts, flooding, heat waves, water pollution (seas, groundwater and rivers) and air pollution all have outcomes...
The new FAWCO Target Project, Awesome Blossoms, is a part of the Safe Spaces community-based organization and aims to expand on growing vegetables using hydroponics in the Mathare slum area of Nairobi. What is impressive is that this project addresses a great number of the Sustainable Development Goals – SDGs: 1, 3, 4, 5, 8,
The world’s population is predicted to grow to nearly 10 billion people by 2050, and the challenge to feed this growing population is magnified by climate change. The sub-Saharan regions of Africa are particularly vulnerable due to persistent drought and poverty.
As croplands dry, people are migrating from...
The Education Team is very excited to support Target Project 5, Awesome Blossoms. There are many overlaps between Sustainable Development Goal 4, which promotes quality education for all, and this environmental Target Project. Over the course of the next year, the Education Team will support the Target Project with articles on subjects such as...