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Liberia, a radio for the people

By Mara Randazzo A new local radio station, Radio Paraclete, in the great Bong County offers a reliable voice close to the people. Right in the heart of the pandemic. Gbarnga, Bong County, Liberia. Clementine is 8 years old. She...

The Giving Truck

By Raisa e Renai Jose, Vancouver (Canada) Two young women connect volunteers to those in need. It all started as a small Christmas project back in 2018. My younger sister, Renai, and I thought about giving something to those living...

Myanmar on the brink, and the responsibility of Russia and China

By George Ritinsky The situation in Myanmar is dramatic. Covid infections are high and untreated. The military hunt down citizens by bombing their homes. Eighteen million people are at risk of starvation. What are foreign interests in this country? Whenever...

Small fraternal gestures

By Silvano Roggero- From Lima A sort of logbook of small events that come to us from Lima where an entire community takes care of migrants from Venezuela on a daily basis. It is said that one of the most...

Voices from Oceania. People from the #daretocare campaign speak out

Ever since the beginning of the 2021 United World Week, members of the Focolare Movement from different cities of Oceania have engaged in concrete projects showing their commitment to caring for the environment and its people. During the 2021 United...

Hope and Resilience, the Example of the Olympic Refugee Team

For the second time in history the Olympic Refugee Team participated in the Olympic Games. It was a symbol of hope for migrants and refugees from all over the world. We share some of their stories of hope and resilience...

The Olympic Games: the event that writes history

How did the Olympic Games come about and how is their original purpose actualized today? From ancient Greece, an event that aims to unite peoples and to deepen the values and universality of sports… and that makes history. “This is...

Accessible Environment, Inclusive Society

With Renzo Andrich, engineer from Belluno, we find out more about the “Accessible environment, inclusive society” project, which is part of the #daretocare campaign. Its mission, Renzo explained, is to contribute to the spread of a culture of environmental accessibility,...

United World Institute and the Zumbido Project

Cristina Lira Gameleire and Gilvânia dos Santos tell us about the work of the United World Institute, and in particular of the Zumbido Project for social inclusion in the Zona da Mata, Brazil. Many rural communities in Brazil, made up...

New Humanity partner of UNEP

The NGO New Humanity has been accredited as an observer at the United Nations governing body for the environment, UNEP, namely the United Nations Environment Programme, the United Nations agency that deals with all global environmental issues. In a letter...

Coffee With Peacemakers, a network of young peacebuilders

Can peace be built over a cup of coffee? Coffee With Peacemakers is an international effort by teenagers that offers an informal setting for young people to be actively involved in building peace (#peacebuilders). “It all began very spontaneously with...

A Pandemic of Love: when suffering creates relationships and boosts solidarity

The pandemic in India and some outreach projects promoted by the local Focolare community in Odisha. Two experiences of sickness and shared pain, but also hope, solidarity and concreteness in the service of the neediest. India is the second most...

Making a difference where everything is lacking

The experience of care during civil war, thanks to a “network” of families in Cameroon that is making a difference. #DaretoCare is not only a slogan now known in many parts of the world, but it is a real challenge...

Maria Elizabeth, Felipe and the Braillewriter

The Coronavirus pandemic has brought so many changes and challenges: social distancing, smart working, online education, the need to spend a lot of time at home. These were just some of the effects of the protective measures that much of...

Brazil | Flash news #daretocare

On June 25th the Youth for a United World from the central region of Brazil began an urgent campaign to help indigenous people who are camped in the country’s capital. #daretocare More than 900 indigenous people have been in Brasilia...

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 we talk about the importance of having new entrepreneurs? Or better yet, have you ever...

Chile’s desert, a source of clean energy

By Alberto Barlocci There are several solar power plants in Chile’s Atacama Desert, the driest place on earth. An experience that teaches us to look at the development of a territory in a different way. Economic development also includes the...

Updates about the “A Vaccine for All” campaign

Fundraising continues for the “A Vaccine for All” campaign with a commitment to promote the internationalization of vaccines and care as a fundamental right for all. While in the Amazon people are struggling to emerge from the period of heavy...

Like one family across the sea

By Giovanna Pieroni The commitment of Lorenza and her community in Trentino (Italy) to support the projects of the non-profit organization Azione per Famiglie Nuove (Action for New Families) does not stop despite the pandemic and reaches Lebanon and Syria....

Beyond bars, an experience of mutual care

Marta, a young Law graduate, talks about her career as a Civil Service volunteer at a prison in Prato, Italy. She changed the direction of her gaze from condemnation to caring as she began to establish relationships of deep friendship...

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