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01.12.2020

The children of the Tagpuro shelter

Maria Liza is the chief prosecutor of Tacloban, Philippines, the city that in 2013 was severely affected by one of the most devastating storms in history, typhoon Haiyan. It is here that she and her lawyer colleagues, in cooperation with...

27.11.2020

“We can save ourselves only if we stick together”

This year’s annual meeting of the Friends of ‘Together for Europe’ (TfE)* was held on November 14, 2020. Due to the pandemic, it was held online and about 300 persons from almost all countries of Europe took part, ranging from...

25.11.2020

Gen Verde. ‘Turn Around’ to save the Earth

An interview with the performers of Gen Verde about their new single, ‘Turn Around’, a song that aims to encourage concrete and collective action to heal and save the planet. The full interview Here you can watch the full interview...

23.11.2020

‘Child citizens’

‘Child citizens’ is the name of the #daretocare campaign tailored for children. Our website hosts the video launch of the ‘Child citizens’ project, which seeks to promote kids’ involvement and active participation in the life of their cities, giving them...

18.11.2020

Colombia: The cocoa community that is against violence

By Maria Gaglione – published in Avvenire on 23/05/2020 #EoF: the Stories – In Colombia a group of farmers decided to oppose the drug wars and the exploitation of the land. For ten years they have been forced to live...

16.11.2020

Amazonia. “A lesson from indigenous peoples to change the economy.”

By Maria Gaglione – published in Avvenire on 16/05/2020 #EoF: The Stories – Joel Thompson is an engineer who lives in Guyana and helps the natives learn the language. “The Encyclical Laudato Si’ was a strong inspiration for my commitment...

16.11.2020

Japan – Smart glasses so no one is excluded

By Maria Gaglione – published in Avvenire on 21/06/2020 #EoF: the stories – Keisuke Shimakage is a young Japanese entrepreneur who founded Oton Glass in 2014 to help his father. The device helps blind and visually impaired or dyslexic people....

12.11.2020

The Inkiri Community flourishes with local banks and currency

By Maria Gaglione – Published in Avvenire on 14/12/2019 EoF: Stories – The currency has increased demand for local products and services and strengthened the intensity of social relations. Meeting Diego is a chance for us to feel contagious joy...

10.11.2020

A school the size of a city

The educational experience of a high school in Prato, Tuscany, where students are involved in activities of “care” to heal the wounds of the city. Her father defined her as a ‘non-profit entrepreneur’, and this definition suits her perfectly. In...

06.11.2020

Gen Rosso: Shock of the World

The international performing arts group Gen Rosso has joined our #daretocare campaign by releasing a new song, Shock of the World, about the pressing issue of global pollution. Gen Rosso International Performing Arts Group has released Shock of the World,...

06.11.2020

Australia. Aid for health and education from the profits by Waterjars

By Maria Gaglione – Published in Avvenire on 22/02/2020 EoF: Stories – The Australian experience of Natalia Teguhputri who founded a movement to ensure that part of the profits of the company where she works are allocated to projects for...

03.11.2020

A new economy: the youth’s proposal

“The economy of Francesco”. A year ago, it would probably have been described as an event called by Pope Francis. Today, however, after a year of journeying and working in groups, it is more than that; it is an active...

29.10.2020

Lebanon. A platform for barrier-free employment

By Maria Gaglione – Avvenire 07/02/2020 EoF: Stories – Samer Sfeir, Lebanese entrepreneur, created a networking site for employment supply and demand An economy that does not exclude and leaves no one behind. We have repeated it a thousand times...

27.10.2020

Buddy System for President

Conleth Burns Ahead of the November 3rd election, we speak with Prof. Amy Uelmen from Georgetown University, Washington DC who proposed the “Buddy system[1]” to help voters and communities overcome political polarisation, and Rebecca and Diane, two buddies. The battle...

23.10.2020

Global Compact on Education: Together to look beyond

The “Together to look beyond” event on Thursday 15 October at the Pontifical Lateran University showcased the Global Compact on Education. Organized by the Congregation for Catholic University, the meeting highlighted the need for worldwide change in the field of...

22.10.2020

Indonesia. Agriculture Friendly Drones

By Maria Gaglione #EoF: the Stories – The story of Albertus Gian Dessayes Adriano, Indonesian engineer and founder of Beehive Drones, a start-up that aims to improve the efficiency of natural resources in agriculture through the technology of agricultural drones....

20.10.2020

New ways towards integral ecology: five years after Laudato Si’

From 23 to 25 October, Focolare’s Ecology initiative EcoOne is offering a meeting to examine the impact of “Laudato si’”, the Pope’s encyclical letter on the contemporary world and new ways towards integral ecology. From Castel Gandolfo near Rome, the...

16.10.2020

Building roads to build community

For this #DareToCare story we go to the Central American country of El Salvador, where huge socio-economic disparities are reflected in the abandonment of urban and rural villages. But even where everything seems to be disappearing, something is beginning to...

14.10.2020

Acts of fraternity – Part 2

We go to Australia, Brazil, Germany, the United States and Vietnam, to see and listen to some “small” actions of different people who take care of those close to them....

12.10.2020

Economy of Francesco, the event: where two or more are gathered, nobody alone

by Maria Gaglione -Staff EoF The Economy of Francesco is fast approaching. The gathering in November will be a momentous step within an ongoing process to announce and describe the experience, work, proposals and considerations developed in recent months in...