Marist solidarity with the Ukrainian population

Several initiatives in the Marist world are helping to alleviate the suffering of people affected by the war in Ukraine that has been going on for more than a year. The General Administration has launched the “Marists for Ukraine” project, coordinated by FMSI in collaboration with the Institute’s secretariats and networks, which aims to raise funds among Marist Administrative Units, schools, social works and institutions worldwide. The project was launched in December 2022 and will run until May 2023: “with the help of Marists around the world, more than 20,000 euros have been raised, all of which goes to the local population,” said Andrea Rossi, director of FMSI. This money was used to buy 20 tons of food sent to Ukraine through the Sant’Egidio Community, a partner of the project.

On February 22, as part of the “Marists for Ukraine” project, the Marist laity and brothers of the General House handed over to the Community of Sant’Egidio the clothes and medicines they were able to collect internally to help the victims of the war in Ukraine.

Information on how to participate in the campaign of solidarity with the people of Ukraine can be found on the FMSI website.