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 […]
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly present in our lives without us always being aware of it. Our Vincentian mission gives us a unique perspective on this topic and helps us to reflect on the ethical aspects of AI. What benefits and challenges does AI bring? Who benefits from it and who does it harm? How […]
Conference on preventing domestic violence “Do not cast me off in my old age” – Psalm 71 Founded in 2003 to support vulnerable women in the city of Taitung, AIC Taiwan has since spread its activities in the south-east of the country, to Donghe and Haiduan Townships and the Changbin Area. Today, the main focus […]
The community orchard project in Yaoundé, set up by 15 AIC volunteers as well as volunteer agricultural engineers and technicians, consists in creating and maintaining a nursery of 2,000 fruit trees (avocado, plum, orange and mandarin). When they are ready to be transplanted, seedlings are sold to parishioners who wish to take part in the […]
The AIC volunteers in Jiménez run the Casa Hogar San Vicente de Paúl centre for children and adolescents experiencing poverty, vulnerability and/or violence. For over 25 years, the centre has been serving the community of the Mariano Jiménez municipality, in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico. 80% of the GDP in this community comes from agriculture […]
Melba Vera Cruz, Coordinator for Asia on the AIC International Board (photo on left) and Mildred Mariano, National President of AIC Philippines (photo on right, sitting at the center) Access to decent housing is a key topic in AIC’s work. At the United Nations, AIC representatives are part of the “NGO Working Group to End […]
