Faith-Justice Institute

Faith-Justice Institute

Fe y Alegria Bolivia Partnership

Overview

Facilitated by the Maryland and Bolivian Provinces of the Society of Jesus, Saint Joseph’s University began a partnership with Fe y Alegria:Bolivia in 2001. The Faith-Justice Institute is the primary facilitator and animator of the partnership for the University. The partnership continues to develop and evolve based on both partners’ needs, resources and vision and includes community-based research, Saint Joseph's faculty/staff immersions, Fe y Alegria:Bolivia professional immersions, student immersions and professional collaboration.

 

Partnership Pictures

woman taking a selfie with Bolivian children
woman showing a child a document
woman sitting and talking to two Bolivian children
a man doing wood work
a young girl interviewing a woman
two girls sitting in front of a school
a young boy in a classroom
a young boy talking to a woman in a classroom
a group of 7 young boys and girls in front of a school
a woman crouched down to talk to young school children
young boys playing a game outside of a school

Courtesy of Dr. David Parry, Department of Communications.

Courtesy of Dr. David Parry, Department of Communications.

Courtesy of Dr. David Parry, Department of Communications.

Courtesy of Dr. David Parry, Department of Communications.

Courtesy of Dr. David Parry, Department of Communications.

Courtesy of Dr. David Parry, Department of Communications.

Courtesy of Dr. David Parry, Department of Communications.

Courtesy of Dr. David Parry, Department of Communications.

Courtesy of Dr. David Parry, Department of Communications.

Courtesy of Dr. David Parry, Department of Communications.

Courtesy of Dr. David Parry, Department of Communications.

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Trainings and Research

Sample Collaborative Trainings and Community-Based Research:

Collaborative Trainings: Institutional and Curriculum Planning, The Jesuit Mission in Education, Ignatian Pedagogy

Community-Based Research:

J. Neiva de Figueiredo and M.A. Marca Barrientos, "A decision support methodology for increasing school efficiency in Bolivia's low-income communities," International Transactions in Operational Research, 19:99-121.

J. Neiva de Figueiredo, A.M. Jursca-Keffer, M.A. Marca Barrientos, and S. Gonzalez “A robust University-NGO partnership and CBR: Analyzing school efficiencies in Bolivia with community-based management techniques,” Gateways: International Journal of Community Research and Engagement, 6:93-112

Donations

Donations supporting the work of Fe y Alegria Bolivia can be made through Magis Americas. SJU Christmas card sale is available during November and December. Questions contact Danielle Critelli at dcritell@sju.edu.

Immersions

“We must therefore raise our Jesuit education standard to ‘educate the whole person of solidarity for the real world.' Solidarity is learned through ‘contact' rather than through ‘concepts'….When the heart is touched by direct experience, the mind may be challenged to change. Personal involvement with innocent suffering, with the injustice others suffer, is the catalyst for solidarity which then gives rise to intellectual inquiry and moral reflection” - Father General Peter Hans Kolvenbach, SJ, The Service of Faith and the Promotion of Justice in American Jesuit Higher Education, 2000).

Hear and watch reflections from past participants.

Resources

Friends of Fe y Alegría in the United States is an initiative promoted by the International Federation of Fe y Alegría and Magis Americas to raise awareness and engage support for Fe y Alegría’s work across the globe.

Educating for transformation through community partnership