What does “social justice” mean? And how is this goal achieved? February 20 is the world day dedicated to this important goal and this year the United Nations is launching a challenge: “ Closing the gap of inequalities to achieve social justice” .
As we already wrote in the editorial of the latest issue of AMU Notizie:
“Many people today lack a job opportunity that allows them to express their abilities and earn a living. Many lack sufficient knowledge to navigate today’s complex society and live a dignified life. Many women are denied the rights of expression, movement, and participation afforded to men. Many young people who have taken the wrong path—falling victim to addiction to chemicals or gambling—lack the opportunity to learn from their experience and start over on another path. Too many children lack clean water, sufficient food, a clean and safe environment, and adequate education.”
In fact, all AMU projects, from conception to planning and implementation, aim to remove obstacles and constraints to free and strengthen the potential of the protagonists and the local communities to which they belong.
“This is why we talk about ‘development’, literally the process of removing what ‘envelops’, entangles, entangles and forces people to be much less than they really are.”
From population support programs, medical and educational assistance in Syria, to reconstruction programs in Ecuador, development of job opportunities in Brazil and Argentina, social and work inclusion in Italy and Mexico, to global citizenship education projects, this idea of social justice is what we share with our supporters, donors, volunteers and beneficiaries and that we place at the basis of our interventions, every day.