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Colombia – War of fireworks at the Perse

The night of the candles, la noche de las velas, has a long tradition in Colombia. Same night, in underdog neighbourhood La Perseverancia, young people divert themselves with firing fireworks at each other. Police doesnt interfere. Its as chaotic as […]


Colombia – Trying hard to make a living

Most FARC guerrilla fighters who signed the peace accord with the government still live in the camps they moved while their leaders sat the negotiation table. A Finnish journalist and me, we visited the camp in Icononzo, Tolima, and observed […]


Peru – Virtual Workshop about Journalistic Writing

Last three days, I held a workshop about Journalistic Writing with colleagues from different cooperation projects of German cooperation agency GIZ in Perú. I am sharing my work experience of 20 years in different workshops.


Venezuela – Everything but going back to Caracas

Read complete article for Zeit Online here.


Costa Rica – Innovation Lab

https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/374491184


Colombia – Embracing Peace

For the first time, pupils in Colombian schools learn about the bloody past of their country, the armed conflict.


Venezuela – A day in the life of… Deanna Albano

Deanna Albano is a Venezuelan psychologist. She receives a monthly pension of 10 US-Dollar. How does she survive? An interview published by Swiss magazine Das Magazin.


Venezuela – A nation goes dark

Since the 7th of March 2019, various nationwide blackouts sent Venezuela back into the Stone Age. The first blackout took me and the country by surprise. For almost a week, I was completely disconnected from the outside world, without electricity, water, internet and phone. A photo diary published by the Swiss magazine NZZ am Sonntag.


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