Policy Briefing No. 1: Pollution victims in China: Strategies to mitigate chemical pollution and protect human health

In China one source of harm to human health and the environment is the continuous visible and invisible pollution by heavy metals, persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and other chemicals that results from weak laws, lax enforcement, and the strong voice of the...

Documentary on 2014 Twinning Participant Beijing Farmer’s Market

During Cornelia Kirchner’s stay with their partner organization Bejing Farmer’s Market in Beijing, they were interviewed by German TV channel ARD. Here’s their documentary on food scandals, consumer concerns and the alternatives the Farmer’s...

Tackling Common Issues – Reports from Chinese and European NGOs

Twinning seminar on 22.10.2014, Berlin On 22nd of October, the seminar “Tackling common issues: Chinese and European NGOs working on bank monitoring, zero-waste, agriculture, chemical safety, climate change, and NGO-training” was organized by the Stiftung Asienhaus in...

Environmental Advocacy and Citizens’ Self-Organization in Europe and China – Capacity Building Seminar for Chinese Twinners in Berlin

    On the 20th of October 2014 the Chinese NGO Twinners gathered in a conference room at the newspaper die tageszeitung (taz) to hear presentations on developments and challenges European NGO’s are confronted with. Providing the participating organizations...

Chinese NGOs’ Advocacy Work – Report on Capacity Building Seminar for EU Twinners

On October 25th, the 2014 NGO exchange capacity building side seminars started off with a seminar on advocacy in Chinese civil society in the Beijing NGO café “Swanport”. Providing the participating organizations with information on environmental and social topics in...

A Visit in London, a Theatre Performance in Changcha and More

  Theatre performace in Changcha Chickenshed (London, UK) & Hunan Aimier (Changsha, China) – In July 2014 Chickenshed’s Dave Carey and Charlie Kemp visited Hunan Aimer again, staging a performance resulting from the Chickenshed/Aimier...