The CHASKA Institution and its activities

The CHASKA Institution and its activities

by | Jan 7, 2025 | Justice and solidarity

CHASKA is a community education centre that trains parents and young people in a number of areas: animal husbandry, agriculture and life skills. CHASKA also provides educational support for children. This year, we were visited by young volunteers from France who, with...
World Disability Day

World Disability Day

by | Dec 15, 2024 | Justice and solidarity

3 December is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. This year, 2024, a celebration was held for us on that day at St Mary’s Rehabilitation and Development Centre in Ipetumodu, Nigeria, under the leadership of the owner of the noble institution,...
The ballad of words…

The ballad of words…

by | Nov 16, 2024 | Justice and solidarity

A look at the friendly Secours Catholique group in Flers – a French town in the Normandy region where I am involved – which decided to change its activity: instead of ‘reupholstering furniture’, it wanted to do theatre!  It took us the whole year…...
To each his own… My share has come!

To each his own… My share has come!

by | Jul 9, 2024 | Justice and solidarity

Closing the end of the year full of hope and expectation: that was both the feeling and the conviction we felt when we received the sewing machines on 3 July 2024!  These gifts from Codas-Caritas of the Diocese of Maroua-Mokolo in Cameroon are a concrete expression of...
Promotion of young women

Promotion of young women

by | Jun 11, 2024 | Justice and solidarity

Friday 31 May 2024 was a day of celebration at the Centre de Promotion de la Jeune Fille (CPJF) in Touloum, a town in Cameroon’s Far North region: we were delighted to celebrate the completion of several girls’ training by holding a ceremony to award them...