The Second World Summit for Social Development is taking place in Doha, Qatar from 4th-6th November 2025. In the following article, MaryAnn Dantuono, AIC Representative to the United Nations, takes stock of international institutions’ work to combat poverty since the first World Summit for Social Development, held in Copenhagen in 1995. She reflects on the […]
The next AIC International Assembly will be held from 15-18th March 2026 in Mexico, under the slogan “Sowing the seeds of peace and hope to transform the world”. International meetings such as this one, held every three years, offer AIC volunteers from around the world a unique opportunity to receive training and share experiences and […]
On 1st September 2024, AIC launched an international tree planting campaign, inviting each of its 56 member associations to participate. The aim was to plant at least one tree per country, in order to help protect our planet and improve the quality of life of present and future generations. The start date of the campaign […]
Karen (photo on right) and the Pittsburgh volunteers More than 20 years ago, Karen Radu, an AIC USA volunteer in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, read a story about a woman, Arlene, who made “dignity robes” for women going through radiation treatments for breast cancer. The aim of the robes was to provide an alternative to the paper […]
Fish sauce is a staple in Vietnamese cuisine. Made from fermented oily fish such as anchovies, mackerel and sardines, it is widely used as a seasoning for cooking and a base in dipping sauces. AIC volunteers in Phan Thiết, a coastal city in southern Vietnam, have recently teamed up with a local fish sauce producer […]
One in four families in France is single-parent, and 82% of these single-parent families were headed by women in 2022. 31% of single mothers find themselves in a situation of material or social deprivation, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) in France. Poverty is thus affecting more and more single […]
The AIC St Louise de Marillac group was founded on August 18th, 2012, and is currently made up of 15 volunteers. Six of them offer their services at the San Ramón Retirement Home, located in the southern part of the city of La Paz in Bolivia. The home houses around 12 people, both women and […]
In Slovakia, the AIC volunteers of Prievidza have set up the St Louise Mobile Hospice to ensure people who are terminally ill receive all the care they need in the last moments of their lives. Hospice care includes medical, psychological, social, and spiritual care for a terminally ill patient and their loved ones. Hospice care […]
The “Ladies of Charity Miami”, a group of thirty AIC volunteers founded in 2019 in Florida, USA, have developed an impressive number of activities over the past few years. Many of the volunteers have Hispanic backgrounds, and are well equipped to help people who have moved to the United States from Central America adapt to […]
Since 2018, the AIC Dominique Prize for Sustainable Development has been awarded every two years to innovative initiatives set up by AIC volunteers who integrate into their actions to tackle poverty a specific element dedicated to protecting the planet. In response to the call for projects for the Dominique Prize 2024, we were happy to […]
