The General Council of Administration of the Carmelite Missionaries, meeting in Rome from the 12 to the 19 of November of 2018, has approved the financing of 23 NEW SOLIDARITY PROJECTS and has agreed to continue supporting some others during the 2019 year.
We present now the description of the projects, with the objectives they hope to achieve.
- General Delegation “Our Lady Mother of the Church” Kenya
- Arusha,
- Tanzania
Objective
- Equip the nursery classrooms with adequate provision for children.
Description
- The beneficiaries are the children of Moshono, whose mothers have to work outside the home to survive and leave them alone. The project aims to: Prevent children from being left alone at home while their mothers work. Guarantee children basic care and quality education.
Achievements
- • 53 boys and girls have a water supply for the development of educational activities. • Installation of the hydraulic system with connection to the community water well.
- Province “Blessed Francisco Palau” Philippines
- Ratchaburi,
- Thailand
Objective
- Make learning English accessible to different groups of poor children and youth in the Diocese of Ratchaburi.
Description
- The beneficiaries are 75 children and youth from 3 parishes in the area, distant from each other. The project aims to: Develop the communicative skills in English of children and young Christians and Buddhists. Offer classes and workshops in English both in the community spaces and in other areas outside the city.
- Province “Santa Rosa de Lima” - Peru
- Lima,
- Peru
Objective
- To welcome children and adolescents who are at risk, accompanying and guiding their integral training, in order to generate positive attitudes in them that lead them to improve their learning and school performance.
Description
- The recipients of the project are 50 children and adolescents of school age and socially disadvantaged, coming from families that do not have the possibility of educating their children. It is intended that children and adolescents improve their school performance and acquire social skills to develop their abilities. This initiative is carried out with the participation of tutors and volunteers, who identify children and adolescents who need school support for individualized work. Information and guidance to parents favors their involvement in the academic process of their children.
- Province “Santa Rosa de Lima” - Peru
- Beautiful view,
- Peru
Objective
- Promote leadership and participation in different spaces of society in women.
Description
- The direct recipients are 60 women and men from the rural areas of Alto and Bajo Biavo; Indirectly 500 families will benefit. The population mostly comes from the departments of Cajamarca, Piura, Chiclayo and Jaén. Many of these families have arrived in this area of the jungle in search of new land to be cultivated so that their primary activity is agriculture and livestock. It is intended in an organized way and with the active participation of women, to look for new economic alternatives that allow them to generate income. He will develop workshops on self-esteem, leadership, training in dressmaking and other crafts.
- General Delegation “Notre Dame d'Afrique” Ivory Coast
- Abuja,
- Nigeria
Objective
- Guarantee the schooling and feeding of poor children in the Kuchibena neighborhood
Description
- The beneficiaries are 8 children who attend the small school in which the Abuja sisters work. It is intended to: Offer a quality education to poor children Ensure the feeding of these children and their school performance
- General Delegation “Our Lady Mother of the Church” Kenya
- Kibera Slums (Nairobi),
- Kenya
Objective
- Avoid school absenteeism of girls during menstruation.
Description
- The beneficiaries are 80 young people of school age. The project aims to: Provide hygienic kits to young people from various schools in Kibera Prepare kits in the same neighborhood Promote intimate hygiene and girls' health Generate income for women and girls
- Province “Blessed Francisco Palau” Philippines
- Bangalore,
- India
Objective
- Promote the well-being of women, youth and children in 4 large slums of Bangalore, especially in JP Nagar and Jayanagar.
Description
- The beneficiaries are 1200 women of the self-help groups and their families; 360 young and 400 children. The project aims to: Develop the skills of women and young people through different modules: home care, clothing cutting and manufacturing, computer and English workshops and crafts. Enhance the health and autonomy of women. Promote young people who have dropped out of school to find decent work. Provide education and nutritious food to poor children.
- Province “Blessed Francisco Palau” Philippines
- Owners, Iloilo,
- Philippines
Objective
- Deepen the existing well to increase its flow and supply the needs of human consumption and irrigation of crops.
Description
- The project aims to deepen the existing well or build a new one. They will benefit: the Life Center, all users, the farmers who cultivate on our land. The water supply in Dueñas depends on the rains, since it comes from the nearby stream that dries in the summer. There is a shallow well that does not supply the irrigation needs of poor people's crops and when camps are carried out.
- Province “Blessed Francisco Palau” Philippines
- Mati, Davao,
- Philippines
Objective
- Organize a musical group with children and youth at risk of social vulnerability.
Description
- The beneficiaries are 25 children, young 25 and other members of the parish of the Divine Mercy of Mati. The project aims for children and young people to discover their musical abilities, grow in self-confidence, can channel their talents, forming a musical group. Provide musical instruments and the necessary instruction for handling.
- Province “Blessed Francisco Palau” Philippines
- Siay, Sibugay (Zamboanga),
- Philippines
Objective
- Supply drinking water by building a well.
Description
- The project aims to build a well on parish lands, for the human consumption of the population of Siay. The beneficiaries are: The parish community of San José Obrero de Siay (29 chapels) and the general population. In this way, evangelizing and social activities are favored. The Siay area is a victim of the mining industry that spends and pollutes much of the water in the area. The government rations water and is often cut off by the supply for several days.
- Province “Blessed Francisco Palau” Philippines
- Siay, Sibugay (Zamboanga),
- Philippines
Objective
- Develop a training program for the 8 leaders of the San José Obrero parish, extensive to those responsible for the 29 chapels and to the Christians of 7 areas of the Siay region.
Description
- This area of Mindanao suffers terrorist violence and Christians try to live peacefully with Muslims, other confessions and with the various indigenous tribes. The role of Christian leaders benefits social cohesion and peace among all members of society. Due to the mountainous geography, transport and attention to small Christian communities is difficult. The project consists of training leaders through meetings and seminars, for two years. At the same time, a multiplier action is planned for the population of the Siay region.
- Province “Blessed Francisco Palau” Philippines
- San Francisco (Quezon),
- Philippines
Objective
- Develop comprehensive training for catechists and improve the health infrastructure of some families of the Parish "San Francisco de Asís".
Description
- The beneficiaries are 31 catechists and 10 of their families. They belong to the population displaced to Luzon, coming from other islands and economically dependent on the cultivation of coconut plantations that they do not own. The project intends to complement this training with two annual days of intensive retirement and provide bathrooms for 10 families.
- Province "Our Lady of Virtues" Colombia
- Guarulhos, Sao Paulo,
- Brazil
Objective
- Generate dignification processes in the families of the “Las Malvinas” neighborhood, through the integral formation of adults, youth and children, the strengthening of leadership and networking.
Description
- The indicated population has established itself as an invasion in a land belonging to the company GRU, of Guarulhos International Airport. The recipients are families from that neighborhood in which high levels of poverty are evident, few employment and education alternatives, so that the youth and children population is exposed to a great social risk. This initiative aims to strengthen existing leadership, strengthen union, networking and everyone's commitment.
- Vice Province "San Juan de la Cruz" Argentina
- Betim (Mato Grosso),
- Brazil
Objective
- Contribute to families in need, sick and prisoners can cover their basic needs, living with dignity.
Description
- The project is aimed at people in situations of vulnerability and social risk: 20 prisoners from Ceresp de Betim 25 sick 35 families without financial resources In the prison ministry the Carmelitas Missionaries collaborate jointly with “Hands for Peace” offering personal hygiene material, transportation to relatives of prisoners and material (origami paper) for handicrafts. Patient care is developed in coordination with the pastoral ministry of health, offering support with diapers and medications. And in connection with the public agency “Manos Solidarias”, we collaborate with a food basket, construction material, school supplies and home visits.
- Province "Our Lady of Virtues" Colombia
- He took
- Colombia
Objective
- Develop a cosmetology course for 30 women to help them start their own business.
Description
- The beneficiaries of the project are Afro-Colombian, indigenous and mestizo women, whose region is marked by poverty and abandonment of the State, where the woman lives a great marginalization. “Caminos de Libertad”, wants to be a motivational space for women, to raise their self-esteem, discover the potential she has to face life and recover her cultural roots. It aims to promote the good use of free time in learning crafts of the indigenous culture to generate economic income.
- General Delegation “Our Lady Mother of the Church” Kenya
- He took
- Colombia
Objective
- Contribute with a food program to improve the quality of life and health of 40 children and 20 older adults in situations of extreme poverty and vulnerability, living in the municipality of Tadó.
Description
- The population where the project is located presents a strong social problem with high rates of malnutrition and diseases. To cope with this situation, a food program will be developed and expanded with training and recreation activities.
- Province "Our Lady of Virtues" Colombia
- A guide ,
- Colombia
Objective
- Encourage and accompany the participants of the “Happy Grandfather Fraternity” project, providing comprehensive attention to their basic needs, so that they live this stage of their lives with dignity
Description
- The project is reworked to encourage 30 older adults living in loneliness and poverty, through the reception, recognition and accompaniment of their aging process, to give a comprehensive response to their basic needs. It aims to improve nutrition with a complete and balanced diet, physical and emotional well-being by planning, in addition, recreational activities such as sports, recreation and relaxation.
- Province "Our Lady of Virtues" Colombia
- Vallejuelos,
- Colombia
Objective
- Develop the project by offering musical training to 40 children and adolescents in the Vallejuelos neighborhood, favoring opportunities for integral growth.
Description
- The recipients are children and young people from 6 to 14 years of age in a situation of vulnerability, who live in Vallejuelos and its surroundings and belong to displaced and poor families. They are children and young people in school stage with interest in art, song and the interpretation of musical instruments. It aims to encourage and accompany personal and group identity, integrating music training, leisure time management, concentration, discipline and responsibility.
- Province "Our Lady of Virtues" Colombia
- Bogota,
- Colombia
Objective
- To form a group of 40 women leaders from the Luis Carlos Galán neighborhood of the city of Bogotá, to have access to the labor field and foster leadership roles in their community.
Description
- The neighborhood is affected by a social problem (social rejection, family disintegration, emotional deprivation, malnutrition, abuse) that has led to isolation and disintegration. It seeks to give autonomy to women, as a generating force in the education of their children and in the transmission of values to young people. The project offers job training, entrepreneurship and psychosocial strengthening.
- Province "Our Lady of Virtues" Colombia
- Barrio de la Gloria, Bogotá,
- Colombia
Objective
- Carry out a process of animation and psycho-pedagogical accompaniment to the families of the City of God of "La Gloria", through personal and group meetings to be carried out as people and contribute to the construction of a healthy and peaceful society.
Description
- - It is intended to enable common welfare with fair, fraternal and dignified living conditions. - The project is aimed at qualifying the animation and accompaniment of 50 families, through the presence of a qualified professional, specialized in comprehensive training, information dynamics, prevention workshops and practical tools for conflict resolution, so as to generate in this community personal growth, good family treatment and healthy living together.
- General Delegation “Santa Teresa de los Andes” Chile
- Huépil (Bio Bio),
- Chile
Objective
- Improve the quality of life of people, raising their dignity through a productive and recreational activity.
Description
- The project aims to raise awareness about the deterioration of nature, the urgency of recycling, and the possibility of obtaining family income. A group of women will be trained to make products with recyclable materials. Support networks will be created with existing institutions in the municipalities of Huepil, Tucapel, Polcura and Trupán, to collect recyclable material.
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