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  1. Social initiatives

Be Do Care 2024

Social initiatives 10/12/2024

From 10 to 12 October 2024, São Paulo, Brazil, is hosting BeDoCare 2024, focusing on the legacy for future generations. Key conferences are being livestreamed (in Spanish and Portuguese) and will be available on YouTube.

Educational and social initiatives which receive assistance from the Opus Dei Prelature

Social initiatives 06/20/2024

This article gives an overview of the educational and social initiatives which have formational and spiritual assistance agreements with Opus Dei. The data was compiled from public information about these initiatives and was updated in June 2024.

Pause: A Digital Platform for Families

Social initiatives 04/19/2024

"Stop and think about your family," is the tagline for a new digital platform from IFFD (International Federation for Family Development) with content on education and family life.

Catwalks that Change Lives: Fashion can educate African women

Social initiatives 03/07/2024
Catwalks that change lives: fashion for African women’s education

Harambee and the COSO (Community and Society) Foundation, based in Valencia (Spain) held a design and fashion contest inspired by Africa, that highlights the culture of the continent and raises funds for scholarships to provide education for African girls.

From Asturias to Kinshasa: the work of a dentist in Congo

Social initiatives 06/22/2023

Dr. Ignacio Martínez, a stomatologist, who lives in Oviedo and has his practice in Avilés, has been collaborating with Monkole Hospital in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, since August 2016. He usually stays in Kinshasa for a month, during his holiday leave, to do a social work that has been awarded by the Asturias Dentists Association.

Living the Faith in a Post-Pandemic World

Social initiatives 12/07/2022

On 8 December, PAREF will hold the 3rd Jesus-Centered Life International Conference (JCL 2022), which will revolve around the theme, “Holy and Heroic: The Courage to be Catholic”

Ten Years of Volunteering in Puente Vallecas under Blessed Álvaro's Patronage

Social initiatives 09/27/2024

This social initiative, born around the beatification of Álvaro del Portillo, has involved the help of 3,500 volunteers and served 22,500 meals. But what really matter are the people behind the numbers. Each of them has a story of suffering and hardship.

Teaching Children to Adore Jesus in the Eucharist

Social initiatives 06/11/2024

This initiative began in Vigo (Galicia, Spain) to help little children approach Eucharistic adoration in order to pray and form a relationship with God from a young age. Little by little, it spread to other parishes in the city.

"If we didn't do our small bit..."

Social initiatives 04/18/2024

An elementary school teacher and her former students reach out to the less fortunate in Antique province, central Philippines.

"They need someone willing to sit beside them"

Social initiatives 09/16/2023

Jennifer, Francine, and Princess talk about their experience visiting the Philippine National School for the Blind in Pasay City. They went with a group of 40 women from Linang Center and Punlaan School (Manila, Philippines).

What is a balanced life?: Season Two of LoveTalks

Social initiatives 04/09/2023

On 22 April, the second season of LoveTalks, a digital series from the IFFD (International Federation for Family Development), premieres under the slogan "Balanced Life" where experts from around the world will offer ideas and experiences on how to integrate all aspects of life.

"Red dirt, deadly animals and desolate landscapes"

Social initiatives 10/15/2022

"It was surreal experience to travel to the heart of the country." Francis Gonzaga, a student from Warrane College in Sydney, reflects on his experience at a volunteer work camp in Alice Springs, Australia.

Common Works and Auxiliary Societies of Opus Dei: What were they, and why did they cease to exist?

Social initiatives 09/16/2024

From the foundational years, St. Josemaría said that Opus Dei would have personal and collective ways of communicating the Christian faith and the spirit of the Work. This article describes the evolution of its collective apostolate.

Young People Increasingly Interested in Spirituality

Social initiatives 05/02/2024

An international research group presented their findings on youth, values, and religion in Rome last month. The study is being carried out by the “Footprints” research group from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (Rome) and seven other universities around the world.

The Pope to UNIV: "We contemplate Christ crucified"

Social initiatives 03/27/2024

At the end of his catechesis on the virtue of patience, Pope Francis greeted the young people at UNIV, who came to Rome for Holy Week.

COP@20, celebrating 20 years of service!

Social initiatives 08/23/2023

Strathmore University's Community Outreach Program (COP), under the Community Service Centre, this year hits its 20 year mark. A big year, worthy of celebration!

Badjao Women Turning the Tide

Social initiatives 03/21/2023

In January 2023, a group of Badjao women completed a skills training course at the Banilad Center for Professional Development, a technical-vocational school established by members of Opus Dei in Cebu, Philippines, to improve their job prospects and support their families. Now they hope to start a bakery business.

20th Anniversary of Harambee: Social Innovators for a World in Crisis

Social initiatives 09/22/2022

Harambee launches a symposium on experimental designs to tackle current global crises. The symposium convokes individuals from different fields and marks the beginning of concrete initiatives around the centenary of Opus Dei, founded by St. Josemaría Escrivá, whose teachings and message inspired Harambee.

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