Disasters and Responses

Volcanic Eruption Ile Lewotolok – Lembata, Indonesia

On November 25, 2020, a thick plume of smoke appeared above the mountain of the Ile Lewotolok in Lembata, heralding a volcanic eruption. Two days later, stones and a thick ash shower encompassed the surrounding area.

Working on Behalf of the Victims in Guatemala

On June 3, 2018, the eruption of the Fuego volcano (Guatemala) buried dozens of people and left hundreds of families homeless and many more at risk.

“Kéré”: Famine in the South of Madagascar

The people in this region have always suffered from food shortages, which have been dramatically exacerbated in recent years by climate change.

Hurricane Eta in Honduras, Second Phase: Returning Home

“To return home” … we have all heard or used that expression on many occasions. Usually those words have a positive meaning.

Symposium 2017 • Testimonies from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and people involved in the earthquake in Italy

Symposium 2017 • Testimonies from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and people involved in the earthquake in Italy

Antonio Gianfico, National President of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, presented testimonies during the papal audience at the Symposium of the Vincentian Family, the 14th of October, the work of solidarity that the Vincentians had don in favor of those affected...

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul creates a corporation dedicated to disaster services across the United States

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul creates a corporation dedicated to disaster services across the United States

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, a founding member of the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster, announced today that it has officially launched the Disaster Services Corporation, SVDP-USA. This new nonprofit corporation will be a...

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