Stories at Bangladesh

The Tangail brothel

by Renato Rossetti

In Tangail's hidden brothel, young women, trapped in poverty, face exploitation and significant health risks in a tolerated yet unregulated system
Prostitution, Woman
Journals at Chile

Strade – Guanacos at Christmas

by Elena Casolaro

He resumes his solitary journey along the Carretera Austral, rediscovering the freedom of exploration. The Patagonian sun illuminates the pampas and the guanacos while his thoughts run to the San Rafael lagoon, imagining majestic icebergs and the encounter with the seals
Testimonials, Travelogue
Journals at Bolivia

Strade – Dying in Sajama

by Elena Casolaro

In Sajama, Benigna welcomes travellers to her mud house, sharing ancestral traditions and preparing chuño. The funeral of Maria Maldonado reveals ancient rituals and community life
Testimonials, Travelogue
Short Stories at Madagascar

Makorelle in Nosy Be

by Alida Vanni

In Madagascar, it is quite common to find tacitly accepted transactional relationships, involving young girls and local tradition amidst the backdrop of white beaches and promises unfulfilled
Prostitution, Woman
Block Notes at Italy

The beauty of our world

by Lisa Zillio

If the beauty of our world seems to have vanished, let us try to change our point of view. And there she immediately reappears, more beautiful than ever.
Art
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Identity 

From roots to transformations, in search of our identity

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thailandia

Alida Vanni

Monks by the sea

On the island of Koh Phayam, there lives a group of Buddhist monks, some 30 souls known as the Sea Monks.
  • Stories
  • Identity
  • Thailand
thailandia

Carmine Rubicco

The Golden Horse Monastery

Phra Kru Ba Neua Chai founded the Golden Horse Monastery, transforming a piece of forest north of Chiang Rai into a thriving community and a refuge for orphaned children
  • Stories
  • Identity
  • Thailand
thailandia

Marco Barbieri

As a man, you become a warrior

Neighbourhood boys in the Kanchai Chang-ngoen gymnasium in Chiang Mai learn Muay Thai from an early age to one day become warriors.
  • Stories
  • Identity
  • Thailand
thailandia

Alida Vanni

The longest-lived Moken

At 93, Kaiky's world has shrunk to a pink box of medicines, an echo of a life once governed by the sea and its rhythms.
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  • Identity
  • Thailand
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