Issa Kouyaté is the Founder and Director of Maison de la Gare, a shelter in Senegal for hundreds of street children, often called talibés, to give them hope for a better future.
Radio ‘Voice of Peace’ has managed to capture the attention of the Nuba population and has become an instrument of peace and development enhanced by the Catholic Church in the area.
They give hospitality and accompany and guide Nigerian, Somali and Eritrean women who were victims of human trafficking, giving them hope.This is the commitment of two Comboni Sisters in the SOLWODI project.
The retired bishop from South Sudan, has lived through decades of war in his native country, but he holds hope like a candle in the darkness, its light bringing hope to others.
The HIV plague is severely affecting young people but even more women, who are also victims of violence and outrage. A religious institution has established the Hakumana project (which means ‘let’s meet’ in the Ronga language) in order to face Continue reading →
Mobilization against pollution and injustice. Years of struggle to obtain the multinationals’ commitment to transferring the entire district of Piquiá de Baixo to a safe area far from pollution. The Comboni missionaries have supported the struggle of this community.
Father Jacques Seck continues his lifelong vocation: that of promoting understanding between Christians and Moslems. As for the extremists, he says: “Let no one try to divide us”.
Despite his 83 years, he walks steadily through the streets of Dakar. Continue reading →
In Nyala, in South Darfur in the south-west of Sudan, mission is just a presence and silent witness; a mission without much visibility or spectacle, in quietness; a mission where one cannot expect great personal gratification. A testimony of a Continue reading →
