Calle Esperanza launches “We are brothers” to help migrants
Transport and food for immigrants The ARCORES Costa Rica Calle Esperanza project has launched the “Somos hermanos” (We are brothers) campaign. This program aims to provide migrants passing through the country with transportation tickets and food so they can reach the border with Nicaragua and continue their journey. The logistics depend on several non-profit institutions,
- Published in ARCORES Costa Rica, Noticias, Uncategorized
“Listen to the voice of creation”. Season of creation 2022
The burning bush (Ex, 3:1-12) ARCORES International participates in the annual celebration of the Season of Creation 2022 with the theme: “Listen to the Voice of Creation”. In a special way, we invite our ARCORES Network to align programs and activities within the period of the celebration (from 1 September 2022 to 4 October 2022)
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SolidAction: Something nice
René González, ARCORES Brasil Think A friend asked me to consider writing something “nice” instead of talking about the poverty, violence, selfishness, and tragedy in which the world is immersed. That friend’s request made me think. That’s what some friends make you do: think. In fact, I thought about what he was asking me to
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Saint Monica, Patron Saint of social projects in Brazil, Peru, Argentina and Kenya
Feast Day of Saint Monica Today we celebrate the feast of Saint Monica. We present the works of ARCORES whose patron saint is the mother of Saint Augustine. Home in Fortaleza In Brazil we have three projects with this name. The Saint Monica Home aims to welcome girls and adolescents to whom the competent authorities
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The Game Change project reaches four beneficiaries of Saint Mónica Home with professional training
It offers educational and professional training opportunities The Game Change Project is part of the public policies of the Government of the State of Ceará for adolescents, by offering social, cultural, sports and professional qualification activities, in addition to encouraging the return to school of those who have left the classroom for disinterest or reluctance.
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Rebuilding and rehabilitating the Seaweed Culture Community of Taytay, Palawan
Post-Typhoon Odette Community Rehabilitation Initiatives (Photos By Fray Jorr Rabacal, OAR / Story By Georgene Quilaton-Tambiga) “The beneficiaries will always have a source of income because of the ARCORES support to their livelihood which is seaweed culture. Even if they harvest the seaweeds, they can still immediately replace the spent materials and continue the culture
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ARCORES Argentina celebrates, until October, the Heart Solidarity Campaign
Adding hearts of solidarity From Friday 1 July until 10 October, ARCORES Argentina will be raising funds for the Heart Solidarity Campaign (HSC), with the slogan “We build the future, we spread solidarity”. For more than three months, volunteers and collaborators of the Network in the country will celebrate, promote and practice solidarity within the
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25 years of Haren Alde and ARCORES Peru
Fr. Ángel Herrán, OAR From Haren Alde to ARCORES It was on May 30, 1997 when Fr. Javier Pipaón, prior general of the Augustinian Recollects at that time, decreed the creation in Chota (Peru) and in other countries, of the NGO Haren Alde, which means “In favour of”. In Spain it had been created a
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Recycling Day: The Augustinian Recollect Family is committed to the care of the Common Home
This Tuesday, May 17th, is the Day of Recycling. ARCORES works in the care of the Common House in different projects, but, in addition, in different schools of the Augustinian Recollect Family, children are taught the importance of recycling and protecting the environment. Schools in Spain In the Colegio San Agustín in Valladolid (Spain), the
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Monsignor José Luis Azcona receives the Jaime Brunet International Award for the Promotion of Human Rights
For the fight against trafficking and child prostitution Monsignor José Luis Azcona Hermoso, Augustinian Recollect and bishop emeritus of Marajó (Brazil), has received the Jaime Brunet International Award for the promotion of Human Rights from the Public University of Navarra (UPNA) 2021, for his fight against sexual exploitation and trafficking of women and minors in
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