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Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire.

Refuge for mothers

In our new Casa Nora, mothers and their children find a home and community.

In the families we support in the villages, there are many women with children in need. Abuse and violence make their lives difficult. Often, they flee in fear, only to return a few days later because they cannot stay where they found temporary shelter with their children. They need a community that strengthens and supports them.

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Mutual comfort

Father Georg in the German newsletter of “Ignatianischer Nachbarschaftshilfe”

“As so often, I rejoice in the beautiful and easy task of our order’s father, Ignatius, to be a comforter. The families bring me joy, and I am able to bring help to one home or another. Ignatius describes the task of social work: “You have the office to comfort, just as one friend comforts another.” The beautiful thing about it is that the comfort is mutual.”

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