Comunidad Pacheco works together with the community and in these times it is important to listen to the voice of our peers.

 

CHAPTER ONE: RAMIRO'S REFLECTIONS
"FROM THE HEART OF A WOUNDED FOREST"

For the past months, COVID-19 has spread all over the world, as well as misinformation, and social and economic issues. This situation has emphasized the social debts each nation owes to its community and how we need to re-think certain practices.

From their practice in Comunidad Pacheco, Liz Rimache, Ramiro Pons and Lore Villalba reflect on work in general and on the task and values of workers in the popular economy in particular.

Salut ! Nous sommes Evane et Marina, deux étudiantes françaises de 21 ans en école de commerce qui vivent à Paris. Pour notre deuxième semestre d’échange à l’international, nous avons décidé de réaliser une mission humanitaire au sein de l’ONG Voluntario Global, qui est une organisation à but non lucratif situé à Buenos Aires en Argentine.

Hi, we are Evane and Marina, 21 years old, two French students in business living in Paris (France), and we decided to realize our exchange year in Buenos Aires (Argentina) during our second semester.

To be a volunteer is not only to help but also to learn: to learn about the project, the community, the culture, and about yourself.

As a result of the measures taken by the Argentinian government to contain the COVID 19, Voluntario Global has cancelled all volunteer programs until further notice and is joining in the implementation of all necessary prevention measures.

The International Women’s Strike was created in autumn 2016 as a response to the current social, legal, political, economic, moral and verbal violence experienced by contemporary women around the globe. At the moment, the IWS is integrated by 54 countries.

Voluntario Global is not just an organization, it's a community made up of local organizations, volunteers and institutions that work together for social justice. 

Most of us want to help those less fortunate than ourselves. We do not volunteer, for the most part, because it benefits us. We volunteer because it makes a difference.