As the world watches various conflicts unfold, Connexio develop and its partner organizations are providing concrete aid on the ground. The challenges are great, but with targeted measures, the aid reaches the people who need it most urgently.
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Meet people from Connexio hope and develop partner countries online. This time: Gjergj Lushka. Responsible for the Center for Early Childhood Development in Tirana.
The Miss Stone Center in Strumica, North Macedonia, which Connexio develop supports, provides more than 250 people with a hot meal every day. Now
Zaborze is a small village in Poland. For many years, this village has grown to around three times its size in summer - whenever the Evangelical Methodist Church (EMK) in Poland sets up a very special "village within a village".
From July 10 - 13, the members of the Central Conference Middle Africa met in Kitwe, Zambia. During this time, Mujinga Kashala, the first female bishop in the DR Congo, was also elected. For our country coordinator, Blanchard Ayinza Boke, this is a great cause for celebration.
Last week, members and guests met in Langenthal for the General Assembly and the Connexio Atelier - with our special guest Socheata Chap, our country coordinator from Cambodia. The two days were characterized by lively exchanges, inspiring encounters and shared energy.
The children call her "Flor" and even when she is doing office work, she is always ready to listen to spontaneous requests. Florencia de Miguel is a social worker at the socio-educational center of the "Lechería de la Solidaridad". She talks about what motivates and sometimes frustrates her. And how children change when they experience: here I am respected and allowed to be who I am.
It will soon be 40 months since the Russian armed forces invaded Ukraine and allowed the conflict, which had been smouldering for years, to escalate into open warfare. Since then, politicians have held countless talks - about ceasefires, necessary arms deliveries and diplomatic solutions. But the suffering and death in Ukraine continues, and the longing for a just peace remains unsatisfied.
Meet people from Connexio hope and develop partner countries in "Mission Talks", online. This time: Vladimir Fazekas, pastor of the EMK congregation in Šid.
