The new Dutch government wants to cut development aid by 1 billion euros. A disaster for many development projects around the world. But not if we let Maarten jump in and make up for this gap! November 3 2012

December is the month of ‘peace on earth’. From (nearly) every country of the world, find at least one person to contribute to a communal piece of artwork (e.g. a painting, mosaic, sculpture or video clip) that reflects their dreams and actions for a peaceful, united world. November 3 2012

Why think small? Find out which of the Millennium Development Goals are lacking behind on schedule (my gosh, 2 years and 2 months left until 2015!). Then try to give one of those goals a big boost! Invent your own creative and fun solution to this particular global challenge, and 'test' this on a tiny scale, here or elsewhere. October 15 2012