Argentina: development programs in Santo Tomé
For the past 16 years, a group of volunteers have been carrying out various programs of nutrition, hygiene and literacy in Santo Tomé, a city of 43,000 where 65% of the people are living under the poverty line.
ReachOut! in inner city Manchester
University Students have been working for ten years now, in one of the most disadvantaged areas of Manchester. The project consists of several educational programmes of a voluntary nature.
A medical clinic in Mexico
Every Sunday at the crack of dawn, scores of indigenous Mazahuas and Otomíes gather at the old hacienda of San José de Toshi to receive medical treatment, participate in a training workshop, pick up a food ration or attend a Christian doctrine class.
Dagatan Family Farm School
Dagatan opened in 1988 with 35 students. As of 2003, there were five more family farm schools in the Philippines, offering children of farmers the possibility of alternating studies and field work to help their families improve their economic situation.
“Harambee 2002” funds 18 educational projects in Africa
Project Harambee announced its grant awards on June 23, including a program of social reintegration for former child-soldiers in Sierra Leone, a new library for a Ugandan school, and a farm for families taking in Rwandan orphans. Its press release follows.
Harambee 2002: All for one
From a Verona theater to a Hong Kong school, people all around the world have been finding creative ways of raising money for the African educational projects fund established at the canonization of St. Josemaría.
Kinal, a technical training center in Guatemala
Kinal began in 1961 with a group of bricklayers and carpenters in a poor area of Guatemala City. Today 700 young men are receiving technical training in the school to help them find work that will improve the economic situation of their family.
Jacarandá Community Development Center
The Jacarandá Center, which includes a school and four other social programs, is a project in Guayaquil, the main port of Ecuador. This social initiative was inspired by the life and teachings of St. Josemaría Escrivá, the founder of Opus Dei.
The Centennial Medical Unit
On the occasion of the centennial of the birth of St. Josemaría, the Centennial Medical Unit has been launched in Monterrey, Mexico, to offer free medical care to people with limited means.
Social cohesion in a multicultural neighborhood
Braval, a social project inspired by the teachings of St. Josemaría, seeks to help young immigrants in Barcelona, Spain, integrate into society and overcome employment difficulties and marginalization. An account of Braval's inaugural year follows.