Representatives from 18 Sacred Heart Schools from 10 countries came together in February to share their hopes, actions and priorities for healing our wounded world. Our conference was designed to build on work already happening in our schools. We wanted to share best practice and learn from the excellent examples of support for the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) being modelled across our Network.
“In a painful mix of hope and desperation, countless people risk their lives
to escape war, persecution, poverty and natural disasters.
Unfortunately, the available migration routes take them through nightmares
of harrowing experiences that do not lead them at all to their hopes and dreams.”
(Being Artisans of Hope, p. 19)
« Dans un douloureux mélange d’espoir et de désespoir, d’innombrables personnes risquent leur
vie pour échapper à la guerre et aux conflits, à la pauvreté et aux catastrophes naturelles.
Malheureusement, les itinéraires de migration leur font vivre des expériences poignantes,
véritables cauchemars, qui ne les conduisent pas du tout à leurs espérances et à leurs rêves. »
“En una dolorosa mezcla de esperanza y desesperación, innumerables personas arriesgan sus vidas
para escapar de la guerra y de conflictos, de la pobreza y de los desastres naturales.
Las rutas migratorias existentes, los llevan, desafortunadamente, a experiencias
angustiantes que los llevan lejos de sus sueños y esperanzas”.
(Ser artesanas de esperanza, p. 22)
Background
The BFN service responds to the specificity and raison d'être of our RSCJ charism which harbours "a preferential option" for the growth of young people and encountering the poor people.
Objectif
To encourage the human and spiritual growth of young people (through their participation in a volunteering experience)
Activities
Preparation for departure, volunteers go through:
Background
ALERPI (Accueil Logement Et Réinsertion de Personnes Isolées - Hospitality Accommodation And Reinsertion of Isolated Persons) an association that offers temporary accommodation to people coming out of prison or beneficing of an adjustment of sentence. Priority is given to the poorest people showing a real desire for reintegration, whatever their nationality, religion, age or background. The association activities are located in the North-East of France, near Metz and Moselle.
Objective
Background
Background
The Popular Education is a learning concept that focuses mainly on marginalised people (unemployed, indigenous, peasants, etc.) and their learning process. It enhances their learning through experiences, practices and reasoning in/on their local environment. Popular Education has had a long tradition in Latin America since the end of XX and one of its founder is Paolo Freir.
Background
The European Network of Sacred Heart Schools gather Sacred Heart Schools from 11 European countries: Austria, Belgium, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Malta, Poland, Italy, Scotland and Spain. The network seeks to actively support the member schools in the development and implementation of their shared Sacred Heart ethos. Among their aims is the promotion of students' social awareness which impels to action.
Objective
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