Comboni Missionaries Ireland

The streets of Abidjan, the largest city of Ivory Coast, are home to around 30,000 boys and girls. The De La Salle Christian Brothers are committed to providing them with a home and with dignity. The Akwaba Home in Abidjan, which is run by the De La Salle Brothers, hosts and assists boys and girls […]

Sweet as honey and only slightly acidic; with a pulp that varies in tones ranging from intense yellow to orange, terracotta, salmon pink and fiery red; with a skin smooth and delicate to the touch: the papaya additionally bears powerful medicinal properties. According to people from the Americas, God created a fruit that is the very light of

The Manjak people are an ethnic group living in Guinea-Bissau. They number about 100,000 and are scattered throughout the continental and insular region. They are mainly rice cultivators. Keeping cultural traditions like the ritual of marriage alive is very important for this group. During the kakaw, when rice begins to sprout, the young people of the

On the outskirts of Bogotá, Comboni Missionaries are committed to supporting the dignity and strength of Afro-Colombian communities. The Afro-Colombian people of Bogotá live in the suburbs of the city. Most men from these communities work in the construction and security sectors, while women generally work as housemaids in private residences. They have all moved to the

Certain regions in the eastern and southern part of the continent are facing the devastating impact of El Niño. For months now, international organisations working in the field of food safety – in particular those linked to the UN, such as the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) – have

The Cunama, also known as the Baza, are a small ethnic group considered the most ancient of Eritrea’s inhabitants. They now number around 120,000 in Eritrea (roughly 2% of the total population), 15,000 in Sudan, and 5,000 in Ethiopia. The life of the Cunama, from birth to old age and even after death, is a

Agbobloshie is a large landfill on the outskirts of Accra, Ghana. It is often referred to as the ‘digital dumping ground’, where millions of tonnes of electronic waste (e-waste) from Europe and North America are processed each year. According to environmental organisations, this constitutes “one of the biggest environmental crimes the world has ever witnessed”. A

The Catholic Church in Mongolia is the youngest church in the world, at a mere 20 years old. The apostolic prefect of Ulaanbataar, Monsignor Wenceslao Padilla, tells the story and highlights the challenges of this young community. The story starts with three missionaries from the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (CICM Missionaries) who

The “Interfaith Partnership for the consolidation of peace in the Central African Republic” (CIPP), a joint project funded by a group of Christian and Islamic NGOs, has been launched to support the peace process in the country, which is making significant progress towards ending the ongoing civil war. The CIPP is sponsored by the Interfaith