Many parts of Western Kentucky remain scarred by the Dec 10 tornado, but Volunteers of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth are busy helping residents rebuild.
Disasters and Responses
“Take off your Shoes, this is Holy Ground”
by .famvin | March 16, 2024 | Daughters of Charity, Disasters and Responses, News | 2 Comments
These words mark our mission in Marrakech. Take off your shoes, go carefully towards the other.
Two Years Later Tornado Relief Continues
by .famvin | October 30, 2023 | Disasters and Responses, News | 0 Comments
Through collaborative efforts and ongoing relief work, rebuilding in the wake of the deadly 2021 Western Kentucky tornadoes continues for the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth.
Kenyan Drought Driven by Climate Change
by Carolyn Cromer and Joetta Venneman | February 16, 2023 | Disasters and Responses, News | 0 Comments
Northern Kenya is experiencing a severe drought and famine, the worst drought for this region in forty years. The government has asked non-governmental organizations to bring aid and step in with their donations.
The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul and Caritas’ joint effort to build 300 houses in Nepal
by Johnson Varghese | February 7, 2023 | Disasters and Responses, News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments
The devastating earthquakes that struck Nepal in 2015 left 8,844 confirmed deaths, more than 20,000 injured, 600,000 houses fully destroyed, and more than 280,000 houses partially damaged.
Join us in Prayer and Support of Ukraine and her People
by Sister Mary Louise, DC | Mar 5, 2022 | Conflict in Ukraine, Disasters and Responses, News
We didn’t think that we would live to see this-time of war… but until the end people didn’t expect such an attack on Ukraine from many sides.
Plea for help for International Association of Charity (AIC) in the Ukraine
by Rose de Lima Ramanankavana | Mar 2, 2022 | Conflict in Ukraine, Disasters and Responses, News
We are all shaken by the war that has just broken out in Ukraine. The news we are hearing since last Thursday fill us...
Mozambique Disaster
by Javier F. Chento | May 1, 2019 | Disasters and Responses, News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
On March 14, cyclone IDAI, one of the worst natural disasters ever recorded, hit the provinces of Sofala, Manica and Zambezia in Mozambique.
Solidarity with the Victims of the Disaster in Brazil
by Javier F. Chento | Feb 17, 2019 | Brothers CMM, Disasters and Responses, News
In late January, the dam of an iron mine collapsed in southeast Brazil causing the surrounding area to be buried under a stream of mud with mining waste.
Niagara University Students Help Rebuild after Hurricane Harvey
by .famvin | Jan 27, 2019 | Disasters and Responses, News
About 40 students from Niagara University spent some of their break helping Hurricaine Harvey victims rebuild their homes.
Vincentian Family Indonesia Assisting Recent Tsunami Victims
by Vincentian Family Office | Jan 14, 2019 | Disasters and Responses, News, Vincentian Family
The Vincentian Family in Indonesia has been involved in assisting those affected by the recent tsunami that hit the central area of the island of Celebes at the end of September 2018
Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Provide Calm and Reconstruction after the Storms
by Elizabeth Astridge | Sep 18, 2018 | Disasters and Responses, News
Debbie Floyd's home is filled with people measuring, cutting and using power tools, all of them covered with white dust from the drywall they're installing. Six weeks before, the Ohio River left its banks and surrounded the town of about 800, flooding all...
Poor People, Go Home!
by Alejandro Fabres, C.M. | Sep 2, 2018 | Disasters and Responses, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Today, one of the great problems throughout the world is that of immigration. At times, we think that this phenomenon is experienced only in Europe and the United States. We might, however, ask how are the Latin American countries dealing with this...
A Brief Report of Kerala Disaster and the Appeal
by Vincentian Family Office | Aug 27, 2018 | Disasters and Responses, News
The Vincentian Family in India has prepared a report about the recent floods in Kerala, which have caused hundreds of deaths and a situation of serious need among the inhabitants: Kerala, the southern Federal State of India, which is home to 33 million people,...
“What is Happening with Immigrant Reception Policies is Intolerable” (SSVP Italy)
by Di Trapani, CM | Aug 6, 2018 | Disasters and Responses, Formation, News
"There is still a beautiful Italy, ready to welcome, to integrate, to give work, to help these people, be they refugees, asylum seekers or simply 'economic migrants.' An Italy that goes on thanks to their work, will, sacrifice. They are men and women like us,...
Statement on the Situation in Syria from the Vincentian International Network for Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation (VIN-JPIC)
by Vincentian International Network for Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation | Apr 18, 2018 | Announcements, Disasters and Responses, News
"Five years ago, the leaders of the humanitarian organizations of the United Nations made an urgent appeal to all those who could put an end to the conflict in Syria and asked them to enact all possible efforts to save the Syrian people.” Enough is enough," they said,...