The messages that the children of an Italian school wrote for their Syrian peers were delivered directly, and with great emotion, by Carlos Palma, coordinator and founder of Living Peace International
Her hands are capable of transforming simple solid-colored fabrics into beautiful decorated sheets. With community microcredit she has transformed this talent into a profitable job. Her dream? To be able to grow further, hand in hand with her community
Water is an essential resource that must be protected. Because water is life, but it should also be a right for everyone. AMU and New Humanity have organized a side event to the UN Conference 2023 that will take place with a YouTube live broadcast on Saturday, March 25.
The “Refugio de la Esperanza”, in Mexico, is a special place. Here men – adults and young – are welcomed to escape the nightmare of addictions. Sharing, spirituality and work are the pillars of the project
The teachers of the after-school program supported by the “Seeds of Hope” project have started a psychological first aid program for children, which includes listening, dialogue and training on the behaviors to adopt in the event of new tremors.
The Emergency Coordination of the Focolare Movement together with AMU and AFN onlus has collected about 370 thousand euros so far. A first installment of 100 thousand euros has already been sent to some Syrian areas hit by the earthquake
“Illnesses can knock at any time,” says the father of five. When he himself fell ill, he was able to pay for essential care thanks to the health insurance provided by the AMU program.
One year after the outbreak of the war, we take stock of the actions undertaken by AMU and AFN representing the Emergency Coordination of the Focolare Movement, in collaboration with Caritas-Spes Ukraine.
The earthquake of magnitude 7.8 that struck Turkey and Syria on the night of February 6 has caused almost 41,000 victims. This is a rough estimate, but the toll is already dramatic. In this first phase of the emergency, there is a need above all to distribute basic necessities. The Emergency Coordination of the Focolare Movement has launched an extraordinary fundraiser through AMU and AFN
Distribution of relief items and medical assistance continues in flood-affected areas of Pakistan.
A heartfelt and strong appeal for an immediate end to the embargo in Syria
Domingos Dirceu Franco is a Brazilian economist and focolarino who has lived in Aleppo since 2019. We talked with him about the complicated situation that Syria is experiencing, a country where AMU is present with two programs: Seeds of Hope (emergency projects in the health field, education and professional training for women) and RestarT (income-generating activities), essential – according to Domingos – to “restore dignity to those who lost everything during the war”.
