First 2018 meeting of JUCOVI
From February 1 to 4, JUCOVI (the Vincentian Coordinating Board of Colombia) met at the “Casa de Encuentros Santa Luisa de Marillac” (Chapinero, Bogotá) for their first meeting in 2018. The heads of all the branches were present, except those from SSVP and...
Vincent Showed Us… With Help from Women
Vincent showed us how to change systems St. Vincent showed us how to do systemic change… but he did not leave a formal manual or even call it “systemic change.” Vincent was not what would today be called a “systems thinker.” Vincent was what I call a...
Does Any Of This Fit You?
Do any of the following characteristics fit you? You might be surprised by what it says about you.
Successes, Expectations, Needs, Challenges and Difficulties of Collaboration in Africa
The Vincentian Family is on the move in Africa and Madagascar. In 2009, we were making plans. What follows is an excerpt from “Collaboration in the Vincentian Family: Needs, Expectations, Models,” A paper presented by Michael Ngoka, C.M., at the Session...
Advocacy: Collaboration is Essential
AIC International is a ECOSOC recognized Catholic NGO at the UN. At the UN in New York, for nearly two decades we have fought the feminization of poverty with a small group of volunteer representatives. For anyone who has engaged in this work, it is obvious that one...
