Solidarity

The actions of Fondation Adveniat

Fondation Adveniat is at the heart of the Assumptionists’ commitment to helping the most disadvantaged young people achieve full autonomy through personal development.

Our long-term initiatives to help children and young people in precarious situations, regardless of their background or origin, are designed to provide them with prospects for the future.

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

Since the 1990s, the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been ravaged by a latent war that has already claimed over 6 million lives and devastated the economy, healthcare and education systems. To help young people escape the spiral of violence, and enable them to go to school, Fondation Adveniat has come to their rescue.

MADAGASCAR, “AMIKA” CENTER FOR disadvantaged children

AMIKA is a center for young orphans and children from vulnerable families, founded in 1989 by Assumptionist Father Pierre Tollard.

VIETNAM, better support for ORPHELINS in care

In Saigon, Vietnam, the Assumptionists take in some forty orphans, as well as children from single-parent families or those without the means to look after them. They are then able to grow up peacefully, receive schooling, medical care and prospects for the future.

Accompanying and supporting students

To enable students in precarious situations to pursue their studies in good conditions and benefit from decent housing, the Assumption brothers welcome over 200 of them into their hostels in France and abroad.

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“LES AMIS D’ACCOMPAGER” association

The Brussels-based association “Les Amis d’accompagner” is a front-line socio-legal service specifically dedicated to supporting people in difficulty in their efforts to resolve these obstacles.

The association in a few key points:

• Now rooted locally in Brussels,
• Centered on the individual, whoever he or she may be,
• Composed of a team of volunteers supervised by professionals,
• Networking with institutions and associations,
• Carrying out field accompaniments throughout the country,
• Benefiting from rigorous financial management.

The association has two departments:

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KALOOB NGO in the Philippines

Since 2010, our non-governmental organization (NGO), Kaloob, has been working with the poorest and most vulnerable in the Philippines, especially victims of natural disasters, to create a better future with them. Kaloob was founded by the Augustinians of the Assumption.

Why help the Philippines?

The Philippines is an archipelago where extreme poverty persists. Many people still have great difficulty gaining access to education, health care, decent housing and a stable source of income.

The Philippines is at the forefront of climate change and natural disasters. Every year, typhoons destroy homes, roads and crops. The poorest are the first victims.

• Disasters: The Philippines is one of the regions most vulnerable to natural disasters.
• Poverty: Around 1/5 of the population of the Philippines lives on less than $2 a day.
• Infant mortality: 27 out of every 1,000 Filipino children will die before the age of 5.
• Schooling:3.6 million children and young people do not or cannot go to school.

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The MI HOGAR ASUNCIONISTA Foundation

The Mi Hogar Asuncionista Foundation supports vulnerable groups in several Latin American countries and regions.

MI HOGAR ASUNCIONISTa : “Funmiha” – Bogotá, Colombia

The Mi Hogar Asuncionista or Funmiha Foundation operates in Bogotá, Colombia. It is run by a team of volunteers serving the most vulnerable sections of the population in a neighborhood in the north of Bogotá: the homeless (“Street Citizens”), young people and families in difficulty.

These are social programs, defined year after year, which include material, family and psychological support:

• Bread for families” (nutrition, health and education support);
• “Education in love”(additional courses for children, 30 children aged 6 to 12);
• Citoyens de la rue (support, welcome and shelter for the homeless) ;
• Entrepreneurial mothers (launch of a quality costume jewelry workshop for mothers, enabling them to develop a skill and improve household resources).

MI HOGAR ASUNCIONISTA – Buenos Aires, Argentina

Volunteers from the Foundation, based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, are particularly committed to helping people in difficulty, every Thursday. They provide breakfast, showers and clean clothes.
These meetings are also moments of sharing, listening, support, legal advice and various other services (haircuts, etc.).

MI HOGAR ASUNCIONISTA – Comedor Fraterno – Lota, Chile

This social service has existed for over fifteen years under the auspices of the Assumptionist parish of San Juan Evangelista in the municipality of Lota, Chile, and is dedicated to caring for rough sleepers. They can receive food, clothing and other services.

The project reinvents itself with“Comedor Fraterno asuncionista“. Lota is a municipality with a high unemployment rate in Chile, a situation that has persisted over the years.