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26.07.2018

Ethiopia and Eritrea Are Reconciling

Written by Armand Djoualeu. Is peace breaking out between the two neighbors who have been at war since 1998? Hopefully. The pledge made by Ethiopian PM Abiy, during his trip to Asmara, seems to be for real. After 20 years...

24.07.2018

Ambassadors for a United World at the Genfest in Manila

The first summit of the Ambassadors for a United World, at the Genfest in Manila. The Manila Genfest was an opportunity for new and important synergies among the young Ambassadors for a United World. As you likely recall, last April...

20.07.2018

The last harvest: 2017 EoC Report

At last! The 2017 EoC Report is now available. Discover how the profits shared by the companies adhering to the project of the Economy of Communion during the last year have been transformed. What is the EoC? The Economy of...

19.07.2018

Solidarity Is Not a Crime

By Silvano Gianti. The French Constitutional Court recognized that people providing “disinterested help” to “irregular residents” do not “face legal consequences”, in the name of the “principle of fraternity” which is one of the cornerstones of the Republic. A historic...

17.07.2018

When we Guatemalans are united, we are stronger than a volcano

A month has passed since Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire first erupted; nonetheless, some situations still feel like the first day. One of them is uncertainty. To date, we still do not know the exact number of victims who were buried...

11.07.2018

Changing the world one note at a time: Clotilde’s commitment

Clotilde Gaborit, a young French musician, recently spent two weeks in Madagascar, where she taught choral singing to children from two local primary schools. The experience left a mark on both her pupils and herself, and it confirmed her personal...

09.07.2018

Genfest 2018: to be women and men of unity to give hope to the world

The eleventh edition of the Genfest has just come to its end. The 6,000 young people present, who came from Focolare communities in more than 100 countries worldwide, launched their project: “Pathways to Fraternity”: ways and means that aim at...

28.06.2018

Genfest: Barriers and rejections are not the final word

The main topic for the world meeting of Focolare Youth will be personal, social and political borders. This event which will take place in Manila, the Philippines from 6-8 July 2018 will be broadcast through live streaming. Defending borders, enforcing...

25.06.2018

Project Lia: Repurposing Lives by Repurposing Waste Material

It is called “Project Lia”, it started in Indianapolis (USA) and it teaches formerly incarcerated women how to turn waste material into furniture and home accessories. In doing so, the project aims to reduce recidivism, by opening new paths to...

21.06.2018

Progetto #FameZero

600 ragazzi del Movimento dei Focolari dei cinque continenti alla FAO, coinvolti nel progetto “Fame Zero”. Segui lo streaming il 22 giugno 2018, ore 11 (Rome). I ragazzi e i giovani possono diventare la prima generazione che riuscirà a sradicare...

18.06.2018

Prophetic Economy: an initiative to create a network of “Change makers”

Seven organizations from different countries have created “Prophetic Economy,” a project aimed at collecting and giving visibility to ideas and good economic practices oriented towards integral human development and sustainability. Aware of the ecological and social crisis facing our planet,...

14.06.2018

Bombs on Yemen and peace journalism

What is going on in Sardinia, between bombs, an arms factory and a peace-loving community. Sulcis-Iglesiente, this is the name of one of Sardinia’s historical regions, is characterized not only by its impressive natural beauty, but also by its history,...

12.06.2018

“Bus TV” – creative journalism for all in Venezuela

As a reaction to the complex crisis and the censorship that are affecting Venezuela, a group of young independent journalists from Caracas decided to get on its city buses to tell the passengers the news of the day. There is...

07.06.2018

Sukhi: weaving patterns of fraternity

Textile art, love of the world and respect for people and traditions: those are the ingredients of a very special project with roots in the Netherlands and Spain. We caught up with Nasia Burnet, the founder of Sukhi, a business...

04.06.2018

Sophia University: a new proposal to understand the project of European unity

A new proposal to understand the project of European unity, today challenged by complex scenarios. This is the theme of the short course, “The Europe of Cities and Citizens” to be held from Thursday, June 14 to Saturday, June 16, ...

31.05.2018

United World Week in Burundi

Youth for a United World in Burundi have vowed to use their cultural differences, the media and talents as a tool towards fraternity. During an annual national musical event held on May 12th 2018 with the theme “Beyond borders”, young...

28.05.2018

Making peace in children natural

The story of Victoria Romero and Esteban Bongiovanni who, together with their two children, decided to leave everything and go to live in San Marcos Sierras, in the Province of Cordoba, Argentina, to run a home for children involved in...

21.05.2018

Coffee: an opportunity to go beyond

Go Beyond Coffee, the initiative relaunched by the youth of the Focolare Movement in Milan: having obtained a special price from a wholesale distributor, they designed and produced the labels with the guidelines of the activity and the logo of...

14.05.2018

Mexico City: alliances to generate the greatest impact

In the capital city of Mexico several activities will be held to celebrate the United World Week. In addition to Run4Unity on May 20, we are going to know the many activities that Teens for Unity, together with different associations,...

09.05.2018

Lebanon, teens at the forefront of the #ZeroHunger project

Under the sun of 1st May, Lebanon welcomed the United World Week with a sports day and with the commitment of young people towards a bold objective: eradicating hunger worldwide. The Fouad Chehab stadium, not far from Beirut, was the...