Portugal’s "Our common journey to COP26" gathering took place in Casa Velha, Ourém on the 4th to the 6th of September. The young supporters arrived from different parts of Portugal to a very welcoming dinner already prepared by the locals of Casa Velha. After dinning together and deepening relationships around the same table, the young... Continue Reading →
It was the first time that I organized an activity for my job, gathering volunteers from FEC, CIDSE, and Casa Velha, and Casa Velha’s workers. When we imagined this meeting one year ago, it was intended to prepare volunteers for COP26. Participants would learn about climate policies at a European and local scale, watch a documentary,... Continue Reading →
On the 25th, 26th and 27th of February approximately 80 people concerned about the challenges of sustainability and care for our common home joined the ACORDA! program - From ecological conversion to social transformation, in Lisbon, promoted by FEC, Casa Velha and CIDSE, co-financed by the Portuguese Cooperation Agency (Camões I.P.). This program, whose title alludes to... Continue Reading →
Being at Katowice was a challenge: to dive into the negotiations, to follow the incredible AGORA program and to let everything and especially everyone take a place in my heart. Let’s be clear: it was a great one! Maybe that’s why I suffered a long jet lag — a concept that my friend Odile was... Continue Reading →
I always dream big but I could have never dreamed as big as when the Portuguese NGO FEC invited me to go on this journey. We were very well received by the entire Flemish region of Tielen; we felt immediately at home. We were so tired when we arrived at the camp but suddenly we were full... Continue Reading →
It was in the middle of the meadows of De Hoge Rielen, a camping park in the Flemish region of Tielen, that we discussed a just transition to a sustainable world. Under the shade of a circus tent that protected the people from the unusually scorching sun, all participants of the camp organized by Broederlijk... Continue Reading →
Sandra Iheanacho, a CAFOD volunteer from Westminster diocese, recently travelled to Fatima, Portugal to attend a sustainability camp inspired by Laudato Si’. There she saw Laudato Si’ brought to life and here she talks about her experiences and how every community can get involved. * This article was first published on CAFOD’s website. See here the link... Continue Reading →
"Change for the Planet - Care for the People" 