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“I am ready to die for my people.” Juma Xipaia is a fearless woman, an environmental champion and a voice for the voiceless. Born in Brazil 34 years ago, she is a mother of four and lives in the Amazon, where she fights for the defence of the forest and land, indigenous rights and against […]

It is a spice obtained from the turmeric plant. It is a major component of Curry Powder. For thousands of years, cultures around the world have used this delicious spice as a natural medicinal remedy and it is one of the crucial components in traditional Asian cooking and medicinal systems. Tumeric contains a yellow-coloured compound

The Wagenya fishermen, custodians of an ancient art, brave the turbulent waters of the great Tshopo River on fragile wooden tripods. But the real danger comes from elsewhere: intensive fishing, declining tourism, and internal strife threaten a community already struggling with precarious conditions. The calm of the great river is abruptly interrupted near Kisangani, the

Father Miasik Maciel Tomasz, a Polish Comboni missionary, talks to us about his vocational journey and his missionary experience. I come from a Catholic family of peasant origins living on the outskirts of Rzeszów (Poland), the capital of my region, which borders Slovakia and Ukraine. My childhood and adolescence were marked by the end of

The Comboni missionaries are actively, yet discreetly, involved in supporting displaced persons and war orphans. A key aspect of their work is education, which they consider the only way to prevent children from recruitment by armed groups. The situation of displaced persons in Butembo, Lubero Territory (North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo), represents one

His vision as a doctor serving the poor is encouraging many young people to pursue a career in medicine. “Being a doctor also helps change society.” After completing his medical residency in Strasbourg, France, Cédric Patrick Le Grand Ouanekpone was ready to return to his home country, the Central African Republic (CAR). He turned down

A farmer, his plough over his shoulder, led his water buffalo to the field. The mud in the field was soft and sticky, and the buffalo was up to his belly in mud, so that he had great difficulty in pulling the plough. In fact, it took him a long while to plough a little

In Shi culture, birth remains one of the most important, joyful, and eagerly awaited events. It brings families together and gives hope, especially to newly married couples. It continues the ancestral line and reinforces respect for tradition. The Bashi, also known as the Shi, are a Bantu-speaking people native to the South Kivu region in

Sr. Omaira Martin, a Comboni Missionary Sister, shares her experience, particularly with young people. It is now ten years since I first set foot on African soil. I arrived in Zambia with a mixture of joy, fear, curiosity, hope, enthusiasm, and uncertainty. One of the first things that struck me was the relationship people have

A dream comes true. Father Janvier Kabeya Mbinze, a Comboni missionary from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, shares his experience in South Sudan. When I was a Theology student, I thought every Comboni missionary should visit Sudan at least once in their lifetime, the land where our father, founder, and ancestor, Saint Daniel Comboni,