A SHOPPING that foments solidarity! At the beginning of the global pandemic, we have launched a gathering of funds, to which many of you have answered with great generosity. We have collected more than 15000 euros. This money has been distributed in the production of face masks for Italian realities, organisation of

Fondazione Thouret starts a new fund-raiser The emergency is not only an Italian or European reality, but is something that involves many other countries in the world, in many of which the sisters of Charity work. In the majority of these nations, there is a lack of facilities, equipment and qualified staff

Nias: The sisters of Charity arrived in Indonesia in 1980, and they are still present nowadays in Pontianak, precisely on the Borneo island. At the Franciscan University of Theology, and also at a diocesan kindergarten, the sisters offer a pastoral and educational service to lots of youths. In the Sintang zone, in

PAKISTAN: Educational priorities Lahore: Officially, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is the fifth most densely populated country in the world. It is an ethnically and linguistically diverse country, but unified by the common membership to the Islamic religion. Christians continue to be the poorest part of the country, they are given the

LAOS: House accomodation Pakse: The presence of the Sisters of Charity in Laos dates back to 1934, the year of the canonization of st. Giovanna Antida. The purpose of the arrival was to offer support and charitable works in the most needy areas: teaching and education of youth, opening of nursery schools

DRC: House for students Kinshasa: It is aimed at the numerous girls from Kinshasa who leave their village and move to the big city in order to access their studies. Often families are unable to support and accompany them, and the dangers of a heavily populated city like Kinshasa are numerous. The

Ngaoundal: The hospital, in Ngaoundal in Cameroun, has been recognized as a district hospital but still lacks some services, which they would like to start as soon as possible. The St. Giovanna Antida Hospital, built in 2006, is now taking its first steps and is gradually expanding offering services to a catchment

Puerto Triunfo: Puerto Triunfo: The After School Center, in Puerto Triunfo in Paraguay, acts in a very dangerous area for children and adolescents, where underworld and street violence are widespread. For this they wishe to intervene in the educational field, with a global gaze on the person. The most accessible tool is

Shire Endaselassie: From the beginning, the kindergarten welcomes a number of orphans or children from very poor families for free and in many cases also offers them the necessary nutrition; since 2014 a house has been opened which welcomes 20 girls from rocky and isolated areas on the border with Eritrea every

Shire Endaselassie: Expanded in 2014, the St. Agostina hospital welcomes around 260-280 patients from distant cities and villages every day and offers specialized services in many sectors, in particular maternity and pediatrics. It treats the poorest, the disabled, the blind, the orphans and AIDS patients free of charge and also offers moral