How can we better accompany refugees, displaced persons or victims of human trafficking? This was the issue participants sought to address during a Conference organized by the Famvin Homeless Alliance (FHA) from June 7 to 9, 2022, in which several AIC members participated. The meeting was held in Seville, Spain, in the Provincial House of […]

We would like to send our warmest thanks to all the people and AIC associations from all over the world who have sent donations to support AIC Ukraine. Your donations have enabled local volunteers in the West of the country to support refugees fleeing the conflicts in the East, by offering them medicine, hygiene products, […]

We are happy to announce the appointment of a new Spiritual Advisor for AIC, Sister Hanna Cybula. Sister Hanna is of Polish origin and speaks French. We thank for this appointment Sister Françoise Petit, current Superior General of the Company of the Daughters of Charity. Sister Françoise has accompanied us as Spiritual Advisor for over […]

Today, 8th March, International Women’s Day, we would like to share with you this very interesting article from an AIC representative at the UN, on the topic of gender-based violence. Combatting violence against women is at the heart of AIC’s field projects and advocacy work. We promote initiatives to raise awareness, prevent violence, and support […]

We are all shaken by the war that has just broken out in Ukraine. The news we are hearing since the beginning of the Russian invasion on 24th February fill us with great concern for the whole population, whose lives have suddenly been disrupted. We are in contact with AIC volunteers on the ground. Most […]

Several cottages, built for single mothers by AIC volunteers, have been damaged by Batsirai. The village is flooded. Reported on February 22nd, 2022 In the aftermath of the ‘Batsirai’ Cyclone, which devastated the island of Madagascar on February 5-6th (see article below), the volunteers of AIC Manakara have started distributing food to victims. They have […]

The Claire and Jean Delva Prize, awarded by AIC every two years, is intended to support initiatives from local volunteers aiming to prevent and/or combat violence against women. We are indeed convinced that fighting against all forms of violence suffered by women removes an obstacle to their empowerment and strengthens responses to the poverty they […]

The book “Histoire des Équipes Saint-Vincent. Des femmes au service de la charité depuis 400 ans” (“The History of the Saint Vincent Teams. Women at the Service of Charity for 400 Years”) has just been published in French by the Salvator publishing house. Its three co-authors are Claire Renauldon, Chantal Crépey and Laurence de la […]

UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, meets every two years in Paris during a General Conference, which aims to define the UNESCO’s program and adopt its budget for the next two years. The 41st session of the General Conference was held from November 9th to 24th this year, marking the 75th anniversary […]

Homelessness is a global issue of an extensive scale: 150 million people across the world live without a home, while up to 1.6 billion people live in inadequate housing. Many AIC projects seek to offer local solutions to homelessness, be it through building adequate housing or supporting the people affected by providing them with food, […]