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Consume responsibly to build a united world
Have you ever thought that when you go shopping at the supermarket you are also carrying out a democratic act? Yes, democratic. It’s really a…
Author: Lourdes Hércules
Journalist and communicator. For more than 4 years she worked in Guatemala as a television journalist for Noticiero Guatevision. She is currently a professor of journalism at the Universidad del Istmo, Guatemala. She works in the area of digital communication and social networks for United World Project and The Economy of Francesco, an initiative of new forms of economy promoted by Pope Francis, for young economists, entrepreneurs and change-makers.
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Entrepreneurship to change the future
We talk all the time about changing the course of the existing system. About changing the economy and forms of consumption. But how often do…
Economy of Communion: 30 years of prophecy and dreams
Are you ready? Let’s go on a journey through time. It’s not just any journey, we’re going back to 1991, a special year, full of…
Dare to discover, connect and activate
The United World Week 2021 is just around the corner and with it, the preparation of many initiatives that seek to give value to the…
“I’m hungry,” the provocation that inspired a wave of collaboration
“Taking care of others is an act of courage,” says Jomery Nery, a young Brazilian tax lawyer and director of the Portuguese National Association of…
Looking at the bright side of the worst year ever
We know this year was hard, “the worst year ever”, said Time magazine. However, many good things have happened this year as well, we just…
“I don’t have the mind of an entrepreneur, but I have the mind of a dreamer”. Spokes, the shop of hope.
When you open the glass door of a small shop located on the edge of the Interamerican Highway in Guatemala, Christmas carols sound and immediately…
The Economy of Francesco: not an endpoint, but the beginning of a process
“Welcome to Assisi and the Economy of Francesco!” These were the words of Catalina Hinojosa from Ecuador, transmitted from the Chapel of the Basilica of…
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…
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…
Philippines: example is stronger than the river’s flow
Swimming against the current is always a challenge. In a polluted river it becomes so much harder. But despite the obstacles, a teacher in the…
Dare to care, beyond the distance
Mexico and Taiwan are separated by the Pacific Ocean and have 13,534 kilometres in between, but they are united by something that goes beyond distance:…