As part of the cycle of online meetings to learn more about current events in the various African realities, Harambee proposes a reflection on the “Giant”, the most populous country in Africa and the main economy of the Continent.
It is precisely in a time of greater vulnerability that macro and micro resilience processes are set in motion to resist and react to the crisis, transforming it, if possible, into opportunities for growth. And this is the theme...
In Cameroon the agricultural system, it is estimated, contributes 25% of GDP but, despite absorbing about 50% of the population, young people tend to migrate to the cities or abroad in search of new life and work opportunities.
When you receive a gift the answer is gratitude. This is how the idea came about to give the participants in the canonization of the Founder of Opus Dei, on October 6, 2002, the possibility of offering a small...
Kimlea College is located on the lush green slopes of Tigoni, in Kiambu County, on the outskirts of Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi. It is the place where the largest quantity of tea is produced, exported all over the world;...
The book “Mujeres brújula en un bosque de retos” by Isabel Sánchez, Central Secretary of Opus Dei, is currently available in Spanish. The book offers a new version of 21st century feminism, through the example of women leaders engaged...
The weak economic systems of Africa were heavily affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Unemployment rates have increased as have inequalities. Loss of jobs and reduction in purchasing power have aggravated the living conditions of families. Anxiety and stress over...
“The Enugu State Government has established 2 isolation centers to manage infected patients. For now, private hospitals are not expected to treat patients of COVID-19,
Nigerians are commonly known for their hospitality, hard work and boisterousness. These characteristics are expressed in our penchant for celebrations: we really love to make merry. We love celebrations to such an extent that every occasion is an excuse...
Health Ministers and representatives from African countries gathered this week for the annual World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa voiced concern over the impact of COVID-19 and stressed
Exploring the potential of virtual reality for character development is the goal of the research of Eugene Ohu, recipient of a Templeton World Charity Foundation, Inc (TWCF) grant.
Liliane Mwika is a final year student of the Institute of Nursing Sciences -ISSI, in Kinshasa. She comes from a small village near Lubumbashi, a town in the south-east of Congo, in the province of Haut-Katanga, where she would...
René Lumu is an emergency doctor and medical director of Monkole Hospital in Kinshasa, DR Congo, who is at the forefront of the coronavirus emergency. Listen to his testimony.
“We have no official data on the number of contagions in Enugu, but cases are certainly on the rise here in the hospital and the most affected are the health workers“. This is stated by Ito Diejomaoh, Director of...
“My name is Nicole Muyulu, I am a trained and working nurse at the Institute of Nursing Sciences, ISSI, the nursing school in Monkole, commonly known as ISSI-Monkole, in Kinshasa. How have we been affected by the current pandemic? At ISSI...
Technical skills and Christian creativity at the service of the most fragile people affected by the Coronavirus: with this attitude, workers in different hospital facilities inspired by the teachings of St. Josemaría are facing the pandemic in different countries...
Sending the last tranche, the project to support the Walé Medical Centre, which began in 2019, was completed. Two main objectives:
Overcoming people’s mistrust and convincing them to rely on the professional care offered by Monkole Hospital is one of the biggest daily challenges for the medical staff.
“Women, because of the central role they play in our society, are the most threatened by Covid-19,” reports Dr. Aye, director of the Walé Health Center, in Yamassoukro, Ivory Coast.
Africa will pay the highest price, even though the pandemic is currently less severe there than in other continents.
The Macheo program of the Strathmore University engages the most fortunate students in a mentoring service for young students with few financial means, to accompany them on a path of integral growth.
A fruitful dialogue, with the contribution of experts from different backgrounds, on the need for complex answers to complex problems. On the occasion of World Africa Day (25 May) and the 5th anniversary of Pope Francis’ Encyclical Laudato Sì,...
The health, economic and social emergency linked to Covid-19 make the fragility of the man-planet balance even more evident.
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced us to postpone the new call for the Guadalupe Scholarships program until circumstances make it appropriate. Grant applications already submitted
Dear friends, also this year it is a real pleasure for us to share some of the most significant results achieved, thanks to your contribution in different ways. We are writing these short lines of introduction to the 2019...