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ague (Czech Republic), Dec 2 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Martin Divisek).- The Haenke initiative, based in Prague, along with the Foundation Beauty of Help have launched a campaign to raise funds to bring second-hand plants to nursing homes across the country amid the pandemic. Multiple studies have shown the positive effect of plants on well-being and mental health, as they help reduce stress and improve mood. FOOTAGE OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF PLANTS IN NURSING HOMES IN PRAGUE.
Lisbon (Portugal), 6 Apr, EFE, (Camera: Carlos Garcia).- The "Adopt a Grandparent" project is increasingly in demand among Portuguese seniors. psychologist Teresa Valente, 23, spoke to EFE about how she launched the "Adopt a Grandparent" project among the Christian community in Abrantes, in central Portugal, to serve others in times of confinement. The initial objective, to pair young people with elderly people through telephone contact to help them overcome their loneliness while in confinement.FOOTAGE OF AND SOUNDBITES BY TERESA VALENTE, A PSYCHOLOGIST WHO HAS LAUNCHED IN PORTUGAL THE PROJECT: ADOPT A GRANDFATHER. TRANSLATION TERESA VALENTE:1.- "So, I'm in a scout group in Abrantes, Portugal, and during this quarantine our group is sending challenges to keep the "scout" spirit. One of those challenges was to do a good deed. And I began to think how I could be at the service of the community from home. And this idea came up of supporting older people, who are one of the groups at risk during this quarantine and who feel very lonely. I contacted Sister Fernanda Luz and we created a project in the Youth Ministry. The next day we contacted young people to adopt grandparents."2.- "We already have 9 pairs of grandparents and grandchildren and 6 young people waiting to adopt grandparents".3.- "With this project we want to bring a little joy to the elderly who are at home and show them that, in spite of their isolation, they are not alone and that they are part of a community that cares about them".
Firefighters from the ICMBio (Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation), Brazil's federal protected areas agency, use helicopters and make firebreaks to combat a blaze in the Amazon rainforest. Nearly 3,000 forest fires were registered in the Brazilian Amazon in February 2024, the highest for any February since records began in 1999, and made more likely by climate change, according to experts. IMAGES
Firefighters and police use hoses and rakes in an attempt to put out a fire in Nemocon, 60 kilometers north of Colombia's capital Bogota. The South American country has appealed for international aid as it continues to battle dozens of forest fires burning vast swathes of land and encroaching on homes in the capital. IMAGES
Le combat d'un homme homme âgé pour sauver son fils et de sa femme pour faire libérer son mari : Julian Assange, fondateur de WikiLeaks et prisonnier politique.
Smoke billows on the horizon of the northern Gaza Strip, as heavy combat can be heard in the streets of Gaza City. IMAGES
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