One World Institute

Some of my favorite people are mountain climbers. I admire their courage, will and
endurance. And the reason why they climb the mountain: because it’s there.

Imagine a challenge is like the mountain. First you take the decision to join the trip.

Of course making the decision is not enough. That’s just the beginning (which, many
times, can be the most difficult part). Then you have to establish your goals, make a
plan, and take care of the details. Preparing mentally, physically, and practically for
the expedition will teach you things you never imagined. You will learn as much about
yourself as about the people around you and the world far away.

On the mountain, all that matters is who you are, what’s in your heart, what’s in your
mind, you have to be able to count on yourself, and others have to be able to rely on you.

For some, reaching the end is the most important. For others, it’s enough to be part of
the journey. It’s not always necessary to reach the top; sometimes the climb is just as
rewarding. Just because you’ll get the chance to push limits, overcome difficulties, share
struggles and joys with others.

Why take the challenge? Because it’s there.

Cristina – DMM Team

Hello all around there! My name is Edgar and today I want to talk about the food. That’s it- so simple- the food! When we eat, we don’t imagine, that there are places, where the food is an expensive commodity. Neither we do imagine, that the ways of a production of food are so different. There is a huge difference if you eat the food that is grown in your garden, or it comes from the shop. In US and some of Latin America and Asia countries this situation is much worse, as people are consuming a lot of the food that is made out of the genetically modified organisms (GMO). Problem with the GMO is that to grow the genetically modified plants a farmer needs to put over a special fertilizer, that is very toxic to people around, nature and wildlife, and all this happens before it goes to the consumers.

In the laboratory experiments the rats were developing diseases and becoming particularly infertile when fed with the GMO food. Nobody has discovered,what effect exactly it will have on the human body, so people are using food, that is hazardous to their health. Most of GMO food market in US and all around the world is owned by the multinational company Monsanto, that has started its life with producing a food chemistry and continued with the heavy chemical compounds and pesticides, before going in a new field- GMO. Monsanto’s leading persons are rotating from the positions in the US governmental food controlling agency- FDA to Monsanto and in fact many key persons have worked in FDA before joining Monsanto or vice versa. Though, this is a sad picture, when corruption is on a top of such huge state and an immediate profit is the priority before everything else, even the health. Luckily, in EU we have strict control on a food, so the producers have to show on the product marking whether it contains the GMO products in it or not. So, I would like to give a small advice- to look at product ingredients in a shop, when you buy it. Save your health and you will save the health of next generations!