Lessons learnt from “13 Houses” projects: Meet the Speakers
On July 8th 1 pm CEST (9 pm Sydney, 7 am New York) don’t miss the chance to hear our three speakers explaining will talk about how they got started, how they designed the project and what advice they would give to Vincentians thinking of starting their own “13 Houses”...
“Building with Love” to move the 13 Houses Campaign in Ecuador forward
The Vincentian Family in Ecuador is launching the “Building with Love” fundraising campaign to finance the second stage of their “13 Houses” Campaign project and other initiatives. as well as some of their other initiatives. The Vincentian Family in Ecuador is a great...
Our path ahead
Frederic Ozanam once said that “Charity must never look to the past, but always to the future, because the number of its past works is still very small and the present and future miseries that it must alleviate are infinite.” His words resonated with us and we kept...
Vincentian Mapping Project
If you ask Vincentians why their work with homeless people is essential, you will receive a number of answers ranging from their dignity as human beings and children of God to the importance of following in the footsteps of Vincent who, in times of war and of peace,...
From big to small, changing lives in the Philippines through the 13 Houses Campaign!
Under the most difficult circumstances, the innovative and hardworking Vincentian spirit flourishes. In the Philippines, a country battered by poverty and natural disasters, several projects of the “13 Houses” Campaign (alongside many other local Vincentian...
FHA Conference on Refugees, Internally Displaced People and Human Trafficking
After much delay following the pandemic, the FHA will be hosting its second conference, which will be a hybrid event combining in-person and virtual opportunities, ensuring accessibility for all members of the Vincentian Family. From 25th to 27th October 2021, the FHA...
Online event: Lessons learnt from “13 Houses” projects
On July 8th 1 pm CEST (9 pm Sydney, 7 am New York) the FHA is hosting the first of a series of online events featuring Vincentians who are working on “13 Houses” Campaign projects. Three speakers from different projects and approaches will talk about how they got...
First FHA online training event for the SSVP
Last Sunday the FHA organised its first online training event to encourage more Vincentians to join our efforts to end homelessness. We had the privilege to explain our goals and plans for the next three years to the Society of St Vincent de Paul, the biggest...
Tackling slum dwelling in Malawi, one house at a time!
Annie and her seven children were homeless, although they did have a roof over their heads. “I can’t say I was living in a house; it was rather like a birds nest”. They were living in a hut and were extremely vulnerable to the weather. Annie’s story is one of many in...
A home in Namibia, beds in the Netherlands
“To serve and enlighten, to speak a redeeming word, to be a helping hand", this is the motto of the jubilee year of the Brothers of Our Lady Mother of Mercy (CMM), in which they celebrated their 175th anniversary (1844-2019), derived from the rule of life of the...
Homes First: Strategies to Promote Youth Empowerment Post Covid-19
Vincentians keep bringing the voices of homeless people to the United Nations despite the pandemic. The UN NGO Working Group to End Homelessness (WGEH) organised the side event “Homes First: Strategies to Promote Youth Empowerment Post Covid-19” during the ECOSOC...
Three years working together to end homelessness
The Famvin Homeless Alliance (FHA) has reached three years working with the poorest of the poor and the homeless. The FHA is looking forward to the next few years, with the objective of fostering collaboration and exchange amongst Vincentian Family branches, and with...