by vf-editor | 2023/06/30 | 13 Houses Campaign, 13 Houses Campaign Bulletin, English, News
My name is Doris Agyapomaa, I am 24 years old, and I am from Ghana. I have a baby named Raymond, who is 16 months old. He was born in 2022 in Seville. I was born into a Christian family with eight siblings. I remember living in extreme poverty, and not all of us could...
by vf-editor | 2023/05/30 | 13 Houses Campaign, 13 Houses Campaign Bulletin, English, News
On the occasion of this month, we want to recall the experience of Pentecost of Saint Louise de Marillac, when on 4th June 1623, St Louise was moved by a deep spiritual insight. She tells us: “I was advised… that a time would come when I would be in a position...
by vf-editor | 2023/04/30 | 13 Houses Campaign, 13 Houses Campaign Bulletin, English, News
Poverty affects everyone including children, in fact, they are more than twice as likely to live in poverty than adults[1]. Poverty is not only economic but is multidimensional, affecting fundamental rights including education, adequate housing, and access to drinking...
by vf-editor | 2023/04/30 | 13 Houses Campaign, 13 Houses Campaign Bulletin, English, News
According to recent figures published by Statistics Netherlands (CBS)[1], 209,000 children in the Netherlands are living at risk of poverty, with their parents earning a salary below the national low-income threshold. The ‘Team against Poverty’ in Tilburg – with the...
by vf-editor | 2023/03/31 | 13 Houses Campaign, 13 Houses Campaign Bulletin, English, News
Since the 2015 economic crisis in Venezuela, Colombia has hosted approximately 1.7 million Venezuelans, representing more than 37% of the approximately 4.6 million Venezuelan refugees in Latin America and the Caribbean.[1] Over half of the Venezuelan population living...
by vf-editor | 2023/03/31 | 13 Houses Campaign, 13 Houses Campaign Bulletin, English, News
The 13 Houses Campaign keeps growing: with the launch of the call for proposals on 30 August 2022, we witnessed the Vincentian desire to strengthen a ‘network of charity’ for homeless people that goes beyond geographical borders. The objective of the call was to...
