The International Office of Catholic Education (OIEC) shared on its February 2023 Newsletter the story of how the Planet Fraternity project first begun and how now it has brought together more than 20 countries with nearly 4,000 students participants.
Philippe Richard mentioned it: it was at the New York Congress that a small team, in a friendly moment, decided to give a greater place to youth in the actions of OIEC.
Around a drink, they imagined a project, a platform, that would connect all the young people of the Catholic Teaching of the planet. Originally called Planet OIEC, this project developed around a central dynamic, that of being able to respond to the Pope’s call in the encyclicals Laudato si’ and Fratelli Tutti. Building together a more inclusive, responsible and sustainable world by safeguarding the common home, a goal that quickly took shape under Hervé’s coordination Lecomte, in charge of this mission for OIEC.
Together with Alejandra Beigbeder’s team, they built the bridges necessary for the relationship between young people, their countries and their cultures. They have put in place the framework, the tools, the technical means allowing each young person to be able to exchange, dialogue, build joint projects with other students on the other side of the world.
While early enrollment was modest, with room for experimentation, the new project, entitled Planet Fraternity, now brings together more than 20 countries with nearly 4,000 students. “And it’s not that the beginning of the adventure” launches Hervé Lecomte on the stage of the Pharo Palace on Friday, December 2. This congress opened its doors for the first time to 60 young people from all over the world and their companions this time to meet in person and live a beautiful moment of brotherhood.
Together, they sang hope and showed in a retrospective video the various actions carried out over the past year in all the schools of the world partners of the project.
To know all about Planet Fraternity project go to the site app.planetfraternity.com
