{"id":16473,"date":"2026-09-25T23:53:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T21:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/?p=16473"},"modified":"2026-10-16T14:34:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T12:34:42","slug":"launching-the-global-green-lung-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/fr\/launching-the-global-green-lung-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Ancr\u00e9e dans Aguchita : Lancement de l\u2019Initiative mondiale \u00ab Poumon vert \u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Par Liam Michael Quinn, responsable des communications de la congr\u00e9gation, Rome<\/em><\/p>\n<p>En la f\u00eate de la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/fr\/our-saints-and-blessed\/aguchita\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bienheureuse Aguchita<\/a>, la Congr\u00e9gation Notre-Dame de Charit\u00e9 du Bon Pasteur lance <strong>L\u2019initiative \u00ab Poumon Vert de la Plan\u00e8te \u00bb<\/strong>. Il est tout \u00e0 fait opportun que ce cheminement commence alors que nous c\u00e9l\u00e9brons une femme qui reconnaissait la pr\u00e9sence de Dieu dans la Cr\u00e9ation et pour qui le soin de la Terre \u00e9tait indissociable du soin des personnes.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 800px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-16473-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Joan-720p-2.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Joan-720p-2.mp4\">https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Joan-720p-2.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bien avant que l\u2019expression \u00ab<em>d\u2019\u00e9cologie int\u00e9grale<\/em>\u00bb ne devienne famili\u00e8re, Aguchita la mettait en pratique de mani\u00e8re simple et concr\u00e8te. Ayant grandi dans la campagne p\u00e9ruvienne, elle aimait les plantes et les animaux, voyant en chaque plante une manifestation de Dieu. \u00c0 La Florida, elle partageait ce respect profond avec les femmes et les jeunes filles. Elle leur apprenait \u00e0 planter et cultiver des l\u00e9gumes, \u00e0 faire des boutures pour obtenir de nouvelles plantes et \u00e0 prendre soin des animaux. Elle transformait des bo\u00eetes de conserve usag\u00e9es en jardini\u00e8res peintes pour y faire pousser tomates, \u00e9pinards et autres cultures vivri\u00e8res. Ces gestes simples favorisaient l\u2019autonomie, redonnaient de la beaut\u00e9 au cadre de vie et aidaient chacune \u00e0 prendre conscience de ce qu\u2019il est possible de cr\u00e9er ensemble. \u00ab<em>Une maison sans plantes est une maison sans vie<\/em>\u00bb, disait-elle souvent aux femmes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16311\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16311\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16311 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/b33-69_32-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/b33-69_32-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/b33-69_32-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/b33-69_32-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/b33-69_32-18x12.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/b33-69_32.jpeg 1324w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16311\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Le P. Jean-Michel Amouriaux, Sup\u00e9rieur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral des Eudistes, et S\u0153ur Joan Marie Lopez, Responsable g\u00e9n\u00e9rale de la Congr\u00e9gation, plantent un arbre dans les jardins de la Maison g\u00e9n\u00e9rale \u00e0 Rome.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00c0 la maison de retraite des s\u0153urs au Paraguay, les responsables de la Congr\u00e9gation <strong>S\u0153ur Joan Marie Lopez<\/strong> et <strong>S\u0153ur Erika Sanchez\u00a0 <\/strong>ont plant\u00e9 un olivier en pr\u00e9sence de s\u0153urs du Paraguay, dont <strong>S\u0153ur Margarita Achar<\/strong>, Province Leader of Brazil-Paraguay (main picture). In a home where older sisters are cared for, the young tree links gratitude for lives already given in mission with responsibility for those who will follow.<\/p>\n<p>At the Motherhouse grounds in Angers, around 100 sisters, partners-in-mission, and guests gathered near the labyrinth for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/fr\/five-communities-in-angers-plant-five-trees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a symbolic tree-planting ceremony<\/a> attended by three members of the Congregational Leadership Team\u2014<strong>Sr Josita Corera<\/strong>, <strong>Sr Marie Fran\u00e7oise Mestry<\/strong>, et <strong>Sr Yolanda S\u00e1nchez<\/strong>\u2014 ainsi que de <strong>Sr Marie Luc Bailly<\/strong>, responsable provinciale de BFMN, ainsi que de nombreux participants au week-end de spiritualit\u00e9 organis\u00e9 sur deux jours par la Province. <strong>Le p\u00e8re Jean-Michel Amouriaux<\/strong>sup\u00e9rieur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de la famille eudiste, a  b\u00e9ni les arbres. Avec la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/61550715492408\/posts\/122320937420023849\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">la plantation pr\u00e9c\u00e9dente dans les jardins de la Maison g\u00e9n\u00e9rale \u00e0 Rome<\/a>, ces actions relient des lieux centraux de la vie de la Congr\u00e9gation autour d\u2019un engagement commun \u00e0 prendre soin de notre maison commune.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16521\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16521\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16521 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BFMN_32-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BFMN_32-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BFMN_32-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BFMN_32-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BFMN_32-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BFMN_32.png 1453w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16521\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Les S\u0153urs Emmanuelle Goineau, Stefania Aceti, Victorine Raheliarisoa et Magdalena Franciscus plantent l\u2019arbre de leur communaut\u00e9 en pr\u00e9sence du P\u00e8re Jean-Michel Amouriaux.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16518\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16518\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16518 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-27-at-14.08.40_32-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-27-at-14.08.40_32-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-27-at-14.08.40_32-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-27-at-14.08.40_32-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-27-at-14.08.40_32-18x12.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-27-at-14.08.40_32.jpeg 1203w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00c0 Madagascar, chaque s\u0153ur de la communaut\u00e9 d\u2019Amparibe a plant\u00e9 un arbre fruitier ou une plante, ajoutant ainsi 13 nouveaux orangers, caf\u00e9iers et plants de fruit de la passion sur le terrain de la communaut\u00e9.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16646\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16646\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16646 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Messenger_creation_92A43125-5A65-410B-8C82-230DB80F65D2_45-240x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Messenger_creation_92A43125-5A65-410B-8C82-230DB80F65D2_45-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Messenger_creation_92A43125-5A65-410B-8C82-230DB80F65D2_45-819x1024.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Messenger_creation_92A43125-5A65-410B-8C82-230DB80F65D2_45-768x960.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Messenger_creation_92A43125-5A65-410B-8C82-230DB80F65D2_45-10x12.jpeg 10w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Messenger_creation_92A43125-5A65-410B-8C82-230DB80F65D2_45.jpeg 1126w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16646\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In Baguio City, sisters, staff, student workers, and friends planted 100 pine saplings.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">In Baguio City, the <strong>Philippines<\/strong>, Good Shepherd sisters, staff, student workers, and Franciscan and Benedictine sisters marked the launch of the Global Green Lung Initiative during the Season of Creation with a liturgy reflecting on living water as a source of life, hope, and renewal. Afterward, they planted 100 pine seedlings donated by the Office of the Mayor beside the Vermi House, turning their prayer into a concrete commitment to care for creation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16542\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16542\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16542 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture4_45-240x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture4_45-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture4_45-10x12.png 10w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture4_45.png 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16542\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Les s\u0153urs en Angola ont plant\u00e9 un arbre pour marquer le lancement de l\u2019initiative.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">\u00c0 <strong>Angola<\/strong>, sisters and candidates planted a tree and created a sacred space filled with potted plants in the formation house chapel. During Mass\u2014singing with St. Francis of Assisi, \u201c<em>Praised be You, my Lord<\/em>,\u201d\u2014each person brought forward a plant as <strong>a sign of our interconnectedness with creation<\/strong> and the call, inspired by St. Mary Euphrasia, to cultivate the garden of the soul so that it may bear abundant fruit.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 720px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-16473-2\" width=\"720\" height=\"1280\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Video-Project-10-compressed.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Video-Project-10-compressed.mp4\">https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Video-Project-10-compressed.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Sisters from the <strong>Brussels<\/strong> community and several friends planted a tree together. For Ms. C, who now lives in <strong>exile after experiencing war<\/strong>, the act recalled the times when she had to cut branches for fuel simply to survive the cold. Placing new life into the earth with her own hands became a deeply personal act of giving back to the earth what belongs to it: \u201c<em>I feel reconciled with creation. This tree has become a sign of hope, peace, and forgiveness for me.\u00a0I am reconciled with the Earth<\/em>.\u201d The group then watered and blessed the tree together.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16545\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16545\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16545 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260929-WA0014_32-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260929-WA0014_32-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260929-WA0014_32-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260929-WA0014_32-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260929-WA0014_32-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260929-WA0014_32.jpg 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16545\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Les s\u0153urs et leurs amis plantent un \u00ab signe d\u2019esp\u00e9rance, de paix et de pardon \u00bb \u00e0 Bruxelles.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">In Salvador, <strong>Brasil<\/strong>, children and adolescents from the <a href=\"https:\/\/colegiobompastorsalvador.com.br\/projeto-bompajum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BOMPAJUM Project<\/a> prepared the ground and planted a sapling at <a href=\"https:\/\/colegiobompastorsalvador.com.br\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Col\u00e9gio Bom Pastor<\/a> on September 26. Accompanied by project staff and members of the school community, they learned through direct participation how planting, watering, and caring for a tree contribute to protecting their environment. The tree will remain at the school, allowing the children and adolescents to follow its growth and continue the learning begun that morning.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16648\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16648\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16648 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-10-15-Casa-Reg3_32-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-10-15-Casa-Reg3_32-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-10-15-Casa-Reg3_32-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-10-15-Casa-Reg3_32-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-10-15-Casa-Reg3_32-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-10-15-Casa-Reg3_32.jpg 1076w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16648\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At the Regionalate for Europe South, on October 15, Regional Leader Sr. Fatima Pires joined sisters, partners-in-mission, the Missionary Fathers of Scheut, the Brothers of St. John, and neighbors at the Regional House to plant two quince trees.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Toutefois, nous ne partons pas de z\u00e9ro. \u00c0 travers toute la Congr\u00e9gation, des s\u0153urs, des partenaires de mission, des participants aux programmes, des communaut\u00e9s et des \u0153uvres engag\u00e9es plantent d\u00e9j\u00e0 des arbres, cultivent des jardins, r\u00e9duisent les d\u00e9chets, utilisent des \u00e9nergies renouvelables, prot\u00e8gent les terres et les ressources en eau, sensibilisent leur entourage et militent pour la justice climatique<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">\u00c0 <strong>\u00c9gypte<\/strong> et <strong>Sudan<\/strong>, solar-energy systems have been installed in approximately four schools in Egypt, introduced gradually according to each school\u2019s needs and resources. Communities and schools are also cultivating plants and vegetables, with students\u2014particularly girls\u2014taking part in caring for them and gaining practical experience of food growing, land stewardship, and renewable energy.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16579\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16579\" style=\"width: 837px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16579 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture1_32.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"837\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture1_32.png 837w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture1_32-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture1_32-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture1_32-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 837px) 100vw, 837px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Le 12 novembre 2025, des \u00e9l\u00e8ves, des membres du personnel et des s\u0153urs se sont r\u00e9unis au Coll\u00e8ge du Bon Pasteur, \u00e0 Shubra, en \u00c9gypte, pour inaugurer 640 m\u00b2 de panneaux solaires install\u00e9s sur le toit de l\u2019\u00e9cole.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">\u00c0 la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hogarsme.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maison Santa Mar\u00eda Eufrasia<\/a> au <strong>Puerto Rico<\/strong>, shade trees grow alongside mango, avocado, orange, soursop, papaya, blueberry, plantain, and coconut crops. The harvest provides food for the sisters, young mothers, and their babies, while staff maintain the trees and the young women help gather the produce\u2014sometimes accompanied by their children\u2014and learn how to cultivate and protect the home\u2019s green spaces.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/fr\/implementing-integral-ecology-through-action-in-drc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00c0 Kolwezi, en R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo<\/a>\u2014 une r\u00e9gion mini\u00e8re marqu\u00e9e par l'activit\u00e9 extractive \u2014, des \u00e9l\u00e8ves, du personnel, des membres de la communaut\u00e9, des religieuses et des partenaires de mission se sont r\u00e9unis pour s'informer sur le r\u00e9chauffement climatique et sur les briquettes \u00e9cologiques comme alternative au charbon de bois. <strong>Ils ont ensuite plant\u00e9 156 arbres<\/strong>. Leur initiative a conjugu\u00e9 \u00e9ducation, restauration de l'environnement et solutions pratiques, tout en confiant aux jeunes un r\u00f4le direct dans la pr\u00e9servation de leur avenir.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/fr\/rural-women-in-vietnam-commit-to-environmental-protection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00c0 C\u00e0 Mau, au Vietnam<\/a>, plus de <strong>65 femmes de milieu rural<\/strong> \u2014 ayant b\u00e9n\u00e9fici\u00e9 de programmes de soutien aux moyens de subsistance et de microcr\u00e9dit \u2014 ont \u00e9tudi\u00e9 les liens entre l'eau, les d\u00e9chets, l'assainissement, la sant\u00e9 familiale et l'\u00e9tat des cours d'eau locaux. Cette d\u00e9marche a pris une dimension personnelle : les participantes ont identifi\u00e9 des changements \u00e0 op\u00e9rer chez elles, notamment l'engagement de ne plus jeter de d\u00e9chets dans les cours d'eau avoisinants. L'autonomisation \u00e9conomique et la responsabilit\u00e9 environnementale n'ont pas \u00e9t\u00e9 envisag\u00e9es comme des priorit\u00e9s concurrentes, mais comme les \u00e9l\u00e9ments d'une m\u00eame avanc\u00e9e vers des familles et des communaut\u00e9s en bonne sant\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/fr\/celebrating-world-earth-day-in-angola\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">En Angola, le projet Kyma Kyetu<\/a> associe agriculture durable, s\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire, opportunit\u00e9s \u00e9conomiques et r\u00e9insertion sociale. Environ <strong>144 femmes et jeunes<\/strong> cultivent la terre, apprennent \u00e0 prot\u00e9ger les sols, conservent leurs r\u00e9coltes pour limiter les pertes et transforment les d\u00e9chets agricoles en engrais organique. Le projet illustre \u00e9galement comment l'action locale peut \u00eatre renforc\u00e9e par la solidarit\u00e9 internationale : des religieuses de M\u00fcnster, en Allemagne, ont collect\u00e9 des fonds pour financer un camion destin\u00e9 au transport des r\u00e9coltes et des fournitures. Ainsi, par-del\u00e0 les fronti\u00e8res, les mains d'une communaut\u00e9 se joignent \u00e0 celles d'une autre.<\/p>\n<p>In the gardens of the Provincial House in Sri Lanka, sisters gathered to plant several trees, while in Nayakakanda sisters and program participants of their income generating project\u00a0held a &#8216;Green Day&#8217; to gather and plant trees which will bear fruit for those in need.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16482\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16482\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16482\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1_32-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1_32-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1_32-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1_32-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1_32-18x12.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1_32.jpeg 1185w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Au Sri Lanka, les S\u0153urs contemplatives plantent un arbre \u00e0 l\u2019occasion du lancement de l\u2019Initiative mondiale pour un poumon vert.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/fr\/standing-in-solidarity-with-the-people-of-st-clair-pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00c0 St. Clair, en Pennsylvanie<\/a>le souci de notre \u00ab maison commune \u00bb s'est traduit par une <strong>action de plaidoyer public<\/strong>. Lorsqu'un terrain li\u00e9 \u00e0 la Congr\u00e9gation a \u00e9t\u00e9 envisag\u00e9 pour l'agrandissement d'une d\u00e9charge, l'\u00e9quipe r\u00e9gionale a soutenu les habitants inquiets des cons\u00e9quences environnementales et sociales de ce projet. Un droit de propri\u00e9t\u00e9 limit\u00e9 s'est transform\u00e9 en une occasion de soutenir les voix locales devant les tribunaux. Cette r\u00e9action nous rappelle que l'\u00e9cologie int\u00e9grale exige bien plus que de simples changements de mode de vie individuel ; elle nous impose \u00e9galement d'examiner les questions de pouvoir, d'am\u00e9nagement du territoire, de d\u00e9cisions publiques et de savoir qui supporte le co\u00fbt des dommages environnementaux.<\/p>\n<p>Bien que diff\u00e9rentes par leur envergure et leur contexte, ces r\u00e9cits expriment tous la m\u00eame conviction : la r\u00e9conciliation doit englober nos relations les uns avec les autres et avec l'ensemble de la Cr\u00e9ation. Ils montrent \u00e9galement que les graines de l\u2019Initiative \u00ab Poumon vert mondial \u00bb ont d\u00e9j\u00e0 germ\u00e9 \u2014 dans les jardins et les fermes, les salles de classe et les tribunaux, les projets \u00e9nerg\u00e9tiques et les campagnes citoyennes. Ensemble, ils nous interpellent chacun : qu\u2019allons-nous planter, prot\u00e9ger, restaurer, changer ou remettre en question l\u00e0 o\u00f9 nous sommes ?<\/p>\n<p>En ce jour de f\u00eate d\u00e9di\u00e9 \u00e0 Aguchita, nous lui rendons le plus bel hommage en poursuivant l\u2019\u0153uvre de sa vie : reconna\u00eetre le sacr\u00e9 dans ce qui nous entoure, partager des savoirs pratiques, soutenir les communaut\u00e9s sous pression et cultiver l\u2019esp\u00e9rance, m\u00eame l\u00e0 o\u00f9 r\u00e8gnent la violence ou le deuil.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 800px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-16473-3\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Video-2026-09-25-at-22.16.45.mp4?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Video-2026-09-25-at-22.16.45.mp4\">https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Video-2026-09-25-at-22.16.45.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/fr\/global-green-lung-initiative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>D\u00e9couvrez l\u2019Initiative \u00ab Poumon vert mondial \u00bb<\/strong><\/a> et apprenez comment participer \u00e0 cette aventure commune. Aidez-nous ensuite \u00e0 rendre cette r\u00e9ponse visible. Envoyez-nous vos t\u00e9moignages, photos et courtes vid\u00e9os \u2014 que votre action consiste \u00e0 planter, \u00e0 restaurer des terres ou \u00e0 r\u00e9duire...<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 800px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-16473-4\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Madagascar_ed.mp4?_=4\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Madagascar_ed.mp4\">https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Madagascar_ed.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Liam Michael Quinn, Congregational Communications Manager, Generalate, Rome On the Feast of Blessed Aguchita, the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd launches the Global Green Lung Initiative. 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