“No one visits me. Fuel is expensive. They probably have no way to come,” explains the 80-year-old. She very much wants to believe that this is the only reason. She hesitates for a moment. Finally, she shakes her head and pushes away unwanted thoughts. She smiles again. Laudie holds a shoebox in her hand. When […]

At the Good Factory Foundation, we believe that defending independence and one’s own territory must not involve putting thousands of civilians in the crossfire. The fight against a terrorist group must not turn into a bloody revenge with civilians as victims. As a result of the current armed conflict in the Middle East, the need […]

“We make coffins. Universal size. Basic, but respectable,” says Walid. “Do you know of another foundation that funds funerals? That’s the type I run, because the Lebanese can’t even afford it anymore. We drive through Beirut at night. It’s dark. This is how we drove through Kiev during the air raids. A concrete jungle. Nothing […]

“This is a much older person in this picture.” “And what, his hair colour just changed from grey to black?” “Photoshopped or colours redone by artificial intelligence, a child’s hair doesn’t look like that.” Boaze from Ntamugenga hasn’t eaten for days and his hairstyle is the last thing on his mind. In general, we would […]

Most children, like Mugisha, ask for more. Firstly because they are hungry as hell. Secondly, it’s been a long time since they ate something of such excellent quality and so nutritious. Also, they simply love it. And we need to be clear about this – just because someone is in need doesn’t mean they should […]

The unpaved road stretches for kilometres and winds down the mountainous slopes. It cuts through bone-dry pine forests. From here to Mitylena, the island’s capital, it is more than 40 kilometres. To any sign of civilisation – more than 10. Out of sight, out of mind of all outsiders, a gigantic new refugee camp is […]

“Listen, the guy who got hit with a spear came out of hospital. Four holes in his intestines, perforated stomach, and he came out twelve days after the operation. He has a check-up in a month. I was shocked when I saw that.”  says Agnieszka. We look at the photographs of the middle-aged man and […]

Holding a piece of paper in her hand with a vaguely written address on it, ten-year-old Martin feels for the first time that she is losing her grip. She hands it to the driver of the yellow car rapide and is relieved to see him nod. He seems to know where he needs to take […]