News and reflexions about change for good
Tobacco companies continue to heavily promote traditional tobacco products such as cigarettes and smokeless tobacco (also called chewing or spit tobacco). As cigarette smoking has declined, they also have introduced a new generation of tobacco products that put kids at risk, including cheap, sweet small cigars and novel forms of smokeless tobacco, some of which look and are packaged like candy.
Este Programa de la Fundación de Ayuda contra la Drogadicción (FAD) reúne diversas actuaciones dirigidas a prevenir los problemas vinculados al consumo de drogas y las conductas de riesgo en el ámbito escolar. Su desarrollo y aplicación ha sido posible gracias al apoyo de la Fundación Reina Sofía.
Smartphone adoption among American teens has increased substantially and mobile access to the internet is pervasive. One in four teens are “cell-mostly” internet users, who say they mostly go online using their phone and not using some other device such as a desktop or laptop computer.
An interesting overview of the reasons and ways that games can be effective tools for pedagogy, followed by a summary of some of the Games for Learning Institute* current research projects.
Kidekom ha realizado para Ecoembes un kit pedagógico sobre la separación y el reciclaje de los envases dirigido a niños de entre 6 y 12 años.
PlayBrave is a massively multiplayer online social game about playing together to build a kinder, braver world throw missions. Some of the missions will be simple like "Take a picture of the bravest outfit you can and post it on Instagram", while others might be more complex like "Shoot a video of you and your friends making a mural about bravery and post it on YouTube".
To mark International Women’s Day, the UNESCO Institute for Statistics will release an interactive tool to highlight the progress and pitfalls in girls’ and women’s education. This tool uses a game approach to engage a general audience of a wide age range (including teachers, students, activists, pupils, etc) concerning gender disparities in enrolment and transition rates from primary to secondary and tertiary education. Users put themselves into the game by creating their own characters and then compare their situation with those of other characters around the world. They can also explore the data further by using a ‘time machine’ to change the settings of their characters. 
There are many benefits to children eating a healthy breakfast. School breakfast positively impacts: