Angola

1,200 people

So far, the Vincentian Lay Missionaries (MISEVI in Spanish) in Angola have helped over 1180 slum dwellers living in very poor communities. Their work has focused on providing food to counter malnutrition in children and improving sanitation to help prevent the spread of the virus.

Bolivia

200 families

In Bolivia, the Vincentian Lay Missionaries (MISEVI in Spanish) have been working with families who have lost all of their income generating opportunities and female-headed households. To date, 200 very poor families, comprising around 800 people, have been provided with food.

Dominican Republic

45 families

The Vincentian Marian Youth (VMY) has launched an especial mission during the pandemic. Every Saturday, groups deliver food to families in need in different parts of the country. They have already helped 45 families and they hope to collaborate with more families in the coming weeks.

Ethiopia

400 people

The Daughters of Charity in Ethiopia are continuing to serve those who are homeless and living in extreme poverty by ensuring their right to humanitarian assistance is met. They are providing food, clothing, blankets, and hygiene products, as well as supplying frontline workers with protective equipment.

Ghana 

350 people

The Daughters of Charity Program for Street Children in Kumasi usually advocates on behalf of children who are victims of human trafficking. Many of these street children and young women in Ghana have been adversely affected by the lockdown since their only source of income is doing menial jobs such as helping food vendors and moving heavy loads. As the need for these jobs has all but disappeared, so has their means to survive.

Guatemala

100 families

In Guatemala, the poorest struggle to survive and feed their children as they have lost their already meagre sources of income. The Daughters of Charity are regularly visiting one hundred of the poorest families in their community to support them during this difficult time.

Peru (Pisco)

300 people

In Peru, in response to Covid-19, the Congregation of the Mission commenced a soup kitchen and they are now offering 340 meals every day. Many people have come together and joined hands to make this project a reality.

Romania

1 family

In Romania, the SSVP is visiting poor and vulnerable families in their community; and despite Covid-19, they will soon commence to build a new home for one of these families as part of the 13 Houses Campaign. This will ensure they have a safe and warm place to stay in time for winter.

Tanzania

100 people

In Tanzania, the Congregation of the Mission have been asked by the government to host a ‘Quarantine Camp’ and to help care for 100 quarantined people. They are supplying food, hygiene products, and protective equipment for healthcare workers.

Philippines

Vincent Helps, an alliance of several Vincentian organizations in the Philippines, is working actively to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in slums and help homeless feed their families.

Peru

In Peru, the demand for meals at the soup kitchen in Chiclayo, run by the Vincentian organization Color Esperanza, has increased 50% due to movement restrictions, and is on the rise.

Rwanda

Our FHA Ambassador, Fr. Henri Matsinga, CM, provides food kits to refugee families in the Mahama Camp in Rwanda where he serves as a chaplain; due to quarantine restrictions many Burundi refugees can no longer provide for themselves through petty commerce.

Lebanon

Lebanon was already facing political and economic hardship even before the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite all restrictions, the Bureau Social of the CM in Beirut, continues to attend the poorest Lebanese families living in slums, but also some Syrian refugees in need of food kits and essential medicine.