“The Earth is but one country. We are all waves of the same

sea, leaves of the same three, flowers of the same garden”

“The Earth is but one country. We are all waves of the same

sea, leaves of the same three, flowers of the same garden”

FRATERNITY WITH AFRICAFRATERNITY WITH AFRICA

The Fraternity with Africa project

was launched in 2006 at Budapest,

during the celebration of the

50th anniversary of the birth of the

Volunteers of the Focolare

Movement.

On that occasion a proposal was

made to start activities to gather

funds for SCHOLARSHIPS that

would go to the professional

specialization of young Africans.

According to the International Organization of Migrations, each year Africa loses 20 thousand qualified labourers.

It is the greatest form of impoverishment of the continent that is compromising the future of the new generations and is blocking the development of African countries.

Paradoxically, Africa spends 4 billion dollars a year to employ expert foreigners in order to solve the lack of qualified personnel.

The Fraternity with Africa projectThe Fraternity with Africa project

sustains scholarships

for university courses or professional specialization of young Africans.

After their studies the scholars commit themselves to

remain and work in Africa for at least 5 years

to put their professional qualification at the benefit of their own country’s development.

Since 2006, 181 scholarships have been assigned to the main countries of sub-Saharian Africa:

Since 2006, 181 scholarships have been assigned to the main countries of sub-Saharian Africa:

Total grants awarded 181Total women 85Total men 96Total grants concluded 79Total grant suspended 21Total current grants 81

Summary of scholarshipsSummary of scholarships

Fields of studiesFields of studies

There is now a great number of initiatives to make the project known and to collect funds through

exhibits, concerts, sports activities,

or by donating the corresponding amounts in the place of the wedding birthday gifts they would have received.

Contributions received: € 861.760,32Contributions received: € 861.760,32

86.566,21

165.453,83

104.619,06

98.688,07

104.937,96

88.272,15

112.745.51

60.281,35

41.136,38

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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Contributions allocated: € 840.782,27Contributions allocated: € 840.782,27

96.933,66

114.946,55

72.496,62

129.632,19

99.074,54

119.115,42

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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

The main characteristic of the FCA project is RECIPROCITY!

All are builders of fraternity!

The youth are involved not only study hard but also give their time to volunteer services in their own communities.

Many peoples carry out activities to gather funds and to make the project known.

Felistas of Kenya, for example, studies pedagogy and does volunteer work in a nursery school.

Sebastien of Burundi cooks in a social center during weekends.

Guylaine of the Cameroons helps at a center for women in difficulty by teaching them sewing.

79 students concluded their studies79 students concluded their studiesAnderson of Tanzania, who now works in a hospital administration, wrote us:

I thank you from the depth of my heart for your help. Had I not received your support I really would not have been able to continue my studies.Thank you for your idea of helping in our education.This is the best way to help the development of our continent as well as that of all nations.I ask you to continue this project because through it, we experience God’s love for us.I believe that from this project we receive not only academic formation, but also moral formation. This will form persons who are sensitive to other people’s necessities and are capable of contributing with their resources towards the building of a new humanity.

AMU – Action for a United WorldAMU – Action for a United World

Committed for 28 years in development projects in 56 countries:

Primary and secondary education Higher education support Access to drinking water Health and anti-malnutrition programs Handcraft and productive activities Microcredit Street children Emergency and reconstruction

Recognized by Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Italy

Committed for 28 years in development projects in 56 countries:

Primary and secondary education Higher education support Access to drinking water Health and anti-malnutrition programs Handcraft and productive activities Microcredit Street children Emergency and reconstruction

Recognized by Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Italy

Fraternity with AfricaFraternity with Africa

by

AMU

by

AMU

“The Earth is but one country. We are all waves of the same

sea, leaves of the same three, flowers of the same garden”

“The Earth is but one country. We are all waves of the same

sea, leaves of the same three, flowers of the same garden”

FRATERNITY WITH AFRICAFRATERNITY WITH AFRICA