Lorenza and Simonetta: Volunteers in Ngaoundal, Cameroon 28 January – 20 February 2026 Hello everyone. I’m Lorenza and this year, somewhat unexpectedly, the opportunity has arisen to return to Ngaoundal in Cameroon. This is the village where I spent so much time and which has been ‘the substance of my days’, as
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: A STEP TOWARDS THE FUTURE Recently, the circular economy has become a hot topic in a world facing serious problems such as environmental pollution, climate change, and resource depletion. Instead of generating waste, this model allows resources to circulate more continuously within the economy, reducing the negative
LA RIVOLUZIONE MONDIALE L’AMERICA IN CRISI 7 February 2026. In the introduction to this second meeting, Fr Giulio Albanese explored Isaiah's vision of the kingdom of Judah and Jerusalem, highlighting utopia and hegemony. The vision begins with the concept of “the end of days”, which represents hegemony as the end of history,
Letters from Schools Good morning dear Thouret Foundation team,I am writing to you on behalf of Regina Coeli School. I want to thank you for for sharing the foundation's newsletter. And finally, to share with you the highlights of our recent Advent celebration. This year is particularly significant, as we have the
FOYER NAZARETH-VIENTIANE Empowering young Laotian Women: Training in dressmaking and hairdressing Since 2017, we have welcomed between 20 and 25 girls each year to our foyer. Most of them come from poor families and ethnic minorities. The girls or their families heard about the course through word of mouth, as the Sisters
Women's Training Centre in Kinshasa, The Democratic Republic of Congo Present in Kinshasa for just over a decade, the Sisters of Charity live in a neighbourhood inhabited by numerous religious congregations and churches. In 2019, with the help of the Thouret Foundation, they expanded the building to provide more
Camille and Elise in Laos Four nuns in our community run the DaoArun nursery and primary school and a shelter for twelve children aged three to twelve in Savannakhet, Laos. As the school principal, I often got questions from teachers about child psychology. The congregation gave me the opportunity to welcome volunteers
International Women's Day Every year on 8 March, International Women's Day is celebrated around the world. It is an opportunity to recognise the progress made in gender equality and, in doing so, highlight the challenges that still lie ahead. This celebration therefore aims to reinforce the importance of the
Santa Yohana Antida Thouret Student Residence in Sintang West Kalimantan Indonesia Sintang is a city in West Kalimantan and a popular destination for young people from surrounding villages and towns who want to continue their studies, whether at secondary school, sixth form or university. It is not surprising, therefore,
St Agostina Health Center in Shire, Tigray—Etiopia St. Agostina Health Centre has developed and expanded since the beginning of the Mission of the Sisters of Charity in Shire Endaselassie in Tigray, starting as a small dispensary, enlarging to a clinic with consultation rooms and a laboratory, and finally becoming
