Friday 26 April 2019

Novara, Italy - A liberation from loneliness ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.
In the family home, celebrating the liberation of the elderly's life from loneliness, with a beautiful - and good - three-colours ice-cream cup .... 

Friday 12 April 2019

San José, Costa Rica - Care for the environment, from a very young age ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and peace.
Children and teenagers, with enthusiasm, give their contribution to the cleaning of the Barrio (area) de La Paz. They feel very committed for our common home ... 















Thursday 11 April 2019

Jakarta, Indonesia - Close and together, on the other side of the world ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the outskirts.
A welcoming party and a moment of prayer in a center hosting African people who reach Far East Asia. 

Because, yes, migration is a global challenge, and the answer has to be found together.

Wednesday 10 April 2019

Milan, Italy - An afternoon that conquers loneliness ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.
Young people of different origins all together at the elderly house of Panigarola, in Corvetto area. To play bingo with the oldest ones. To visit them as if they were relatives. 

Friday 5 April 2019

Madrid, Spain - "Peace without borders"

The Community of Sant'Egidio and peace.
Work is in progress to prepare for the interfaith peace meeting to be held next September .... 

Thursday 4 April 2019

Shinyanga, Tanzania - A joy that overcomes illness and stigma ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the ouskirts.
The visit to the Buhangija center, for albinos, lepers and other sick people, breaks the isolation, widens the hearta, opens to joy despite every difficulty. 

Wednesday 3 April 2019

Kiev, Ukraine - A flower that means a lot ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.
As in many other countries, in Ukraine too the youth of Sant'Egidio mend any fracture between generations and live an ageless friendship with the lone old people as well with those living in elderly houses.