The Global Goals were launched in September last year. These successors of the Millennium Development Goals try to give a complete picture of how we can improve our world. The goals are based on extensive consultation of stakeholders. The most important outcome is the realization that poverty reduction and a sustainable society are two sides …
New Year’s Revolutions
Our Christmas holidays were great and full of visitors. The last days of 2014 were sunny, with the moon as a white watermark on the bright blue sky. We celebrated Christmas at church and at home with crackers and ‘boughs of holly’. We have been to Rochester and London. In the Victoria & Albert museum …
Thoughts on plastic
Just this week we have again picked up our habit of taking a shopping bag instead of leaving every shop with a fresh plastic carrier bag. In a strange way, this issue seems to be less important here than it is in Europe. Of course, once you think about it, that does not make sense. …