Comunità di S.Egidio

Eco-Solidarity


THERE ARE MANY USEFUL THINGS
AMONG THOSE WHICH ARE THROWN AWAY. 
JUST THINK ABOUT IT!

by:
Francesca Zuccari
Rossella La Porta

THE ECO-SOLIDARITY VILLAGE

The Eco-Solidarity Village is a space of solidarity in which attention to the poor, to their needs and attention to the environment happily join together.

We deal with a big centre located in Rome, near to the Ostiense Station, where used clothing, shoes, blankets, toys and every kind of object that could be useful to those who find themselves in difficulties are collected.

That which can be recycled is distributed to the poor of Rome or sent abroad to people who have been stricken by natural disasters, conflicts or other kinds of emergencies.

During the early months of 2001, a shipping container - holding 4 tons of clothing, 500 pair of shoes and school materials for 1000 children of the earthquake zone around San Salvador - left the Eco-Solidarity Village. A truck carrying clothing, foodstuffs, educational material destined for the people of Albania also left.