Have you ever thought about taking advantage of the summer to give your contribution to a socially useful project?
Emergency
Layal, a stubborn little girl
A lack of oxygen at birth had caused the little girl to have a slight brain atrophy. This resulted in difficulties in movement and speech. The Seeds of Hope project took care of her
Chronicles of a cheerful school camp
What you are about to read is a very special holiday diary, which makes us particularly happy
Emilia-Romagna Flood: Hope Resists the Mud
After almost a month and a half since the floods that hit the regions of Marche and Emilia-Romagna (Italy), the story of the personal experience of Maria Chiara Campodoni, a married focolarina, teacher and former municipal councilor of the Municipality of Faenza, strongly affected by this disaster
After the earthquake in Syria. New support actions
Jeans for orphans, tool kits for artisans, assistance for the elderly. There are many targeted interventions of the RISE – Response in Syria Emergency program in this phase of post-earthquake recovery
Two wars, two rebirths. And the discovery of reciprocity
Maksym has escaped the war twice, in 2014 and 2022. Each time he had to reinvent his life. In Kiev he turned to the Caritas-Spes center, where he found assistance and hospitality. To give back he does everything he can
From difficult child to responsible student
It is at the Piccoli Sogni center in Baniyas – supported by the project Semi di Speranza – that the very young Syrian boys encounter opportunities that they would not otherwise have. This is the story of one of them: Yazan Al-Helou
Hanin started walking again
Guillain-Barré Syndrome, this was the diagnosis for the little Syrian girl who could no longer stand. A course of targeted physiotherapy was therefore necessary, which in Syria, however, is very difficult to do. Yet thanks to the support of Semi di Speranza, Hanin has started walking again
Three days of shoveling mud. Diary from Romagna
A group of 15 volunteers from Turin to Faenza and Solarolo to help the flood victims
Svitlana’s new glasses
The war in Ukraine has abruptly interrupted the life of this math teacher, forced to live far from her city and her students. But even an eye exam can become a moment of hope to look more clearly to the future
Syria, generosity after the earthquake
Syria is a country already devastated by war and international sanctions. Yet many Syrians have built a solidarity network to be close to those displaced by the earthquake, supported by RISE, the program in which the Emergency Coordination of the Focolare Movement, AMU and AFN participate
Pakistan, a day in a medical camp
The medical camp – set up with funds raised by the Emergency Coordination of the Focolare Movement, AMU and AFN – carried out visits in a village heavily affected by floods. The flow of patients was non-stop throughout the day











