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Hospisonrisas: Turning Young Patients Into Children

Hannah Flint spends an uplfting day with the clowns of Hospi Sonrisas, a volunteer group with the mission of bringing smiles and fun to young hospital patients.

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Silent Victims: Inside Buenos Aires’ Unregulated Nursing Homes

Megan Cassidy exposes the bleak reality inside nursing homes in Buenos Aires, and the capacity constraints that give rise to dangerous unregistered and unchecked establishments known as 'truchos'.

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VIDEO: The Cartoneros of Buenos Aires

Robin Minchom spends a day with Rosa and Chavez, two of thousands of urban recyclyers - known locally as cartoneros - working on the streets of Buenos Aires.

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Mediated Women: Female Representation in the Argentine Media

In a country where gender violence is a growing concern, Jess Cotton analyses how the representation of women in Argentine media perpetuates negative stereotypes.

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Top 5 Investigations

In our ‘going to print’ campaign, we are reminding readers of the good times, highlighting the best parts of the last six years’ coverage, from articles, to series, to videos. This week, our favourite...

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VIDEO: Papelnonos

Hannah Flint heads out with the Papelnonos - network of retirees who make musical instruments out of paper mache and give weekly performances at schools across the country.

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Bursting at the Seams: Where Can Buenos Aires Put Its Rubbish?

As the dispute over rubbish disposal between the city and the province of Buenos Aires heats up, Allendria Brunjes looks at the bigger picture of waste management in and around the capital.

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Top 5 Socially Aware Articles

In our ‘going to print’ campaign, we are reminding readers of the good times, highlighting the best parts of the last six years’ coverage, from articles, to series, to videos. This week, some of our...

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The Protest That Changed History

Ten years ago, the murder of two piqueteros by police during a protest in Avellaneda changed the course of Argentine politics. Celina Andreassi reflects on this dark chapter in Argentina's history.

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The Un-Enchanted Forest: The Fight for Bosque Alegre

Kate Beioley tells the story of group of San Isidro residents who have got together to stop the destruction of the area's native woodland and the privatisation of public land.

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VIDEO: Vets in the Villas

Brit Weaver spends a day with Fundaco, a foundation that sets up and operates free veterinary clinics in the villas in and around Buenos Aires.

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It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad World

This year, World Mental Health Day falls on 10th October. Patricia di Filippo investigates the mental health system in Argentina, where a recent law means that de-institutionalisation is now the norm.

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Todos Juntos: Dental Clinics for Kids in the Slums

'Todos Juntos' is an NGO that has set up dental clinics in Buenos Aires' slums. Brit Weaver talks to its founder, Fiona Ambrosi, about changing the world one tooth at a time.

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Buenos Aires’ Youth Orchestras: Social Change through Music

Orquestas Infantiles y Juveniles is a programme offering children in the villas of Buenos Aires an opportunity to develop through free music training with professionals. Chris Barrett reports.

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Project of the Week: Por Una Navidad Diferente

IdeaMe is an online platform, which helps creators, be they inventors, artists, or designers, among others, to finance their projects through crowd funding. The Indy features and promotes one project...

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La Poderosa: Anonymous Activism in the Villas

Founded on the idea of anonymity, La Poderosa is a grass roots movement seeking to empower and support communities in Argentina's urban shantytowns. Taylor Dolven reports.

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Subte Conflict: From National to City Hands

As the Buenos Aires city legislature debates the subte transfer today, Anna Johansson revisits the year-long conflict over the underground and explains why a solution may still be far off.

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Inside Looking Out: Argentina’s Gated Community Generation

Twenty-eight teenagers will graduate from Cardenal Pironio school in Nordelta this year, the first class to have completed their entire education inside a gated community. Sociologist Soledad Vega...

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Sala Alberdi: Defending Public Art to the End

Cultural space Sala Alberdi has been taken over in protest since 2010. However the conflict, a symbol of the struggle against the privatisation of culture, has intensified this year. Aigul Safiullina...

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Once: Demanding Justice One Year After the Tragedy

A large demonstration was held in Plaza de Mayo last Friday demanding justice for the victims of the Once train crash. Kari Paul analyses what has been done so far, and why it is still not enough.

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