The Good Shepherd International Foundation (GSIF) is a non-profit organization located in Rome, Italy, created by the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd in 2008 to support the development of its ministries and programs in the most impoverished areas of the world.
GSIF’s mission is to enable the Congregation’s programs and partners, to promote a global culture of justice, facilitating capacity development, communication, international fundraising, technical assistance in program management, and global networking among mission partners.
For the past 15 years, GSIF has supported the Congregation’s programs in more than 30 countries of Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia Pacific, serving girls, women, and children through a partnership model based on the Congregation’s shared mission and values.
GSIF’s mission is to primarily address the needs of “those impoverished by social injustice who are the most adversely affected by the current ecological, economic and political crises”, particularly girls, women, and children.
In response to these crises, girls and women should play a leading role in promoting an integral model of development, founded on justice and solidarity. GSIF has been entrusted by the Congregation to participate with them in this mission of compassion, love, and zeal.
The activities that GSIF carries out include:
GSIF supports programs and designs activities, with special attention given to:
Girls’ and women’s well-being and leadership development
Economic justice and livelihoods
Safeguarding and protection of people in vulnerable conditions
Food security and care for the environment
Safe migrations and anti-human trafficking
We envision a world where girls, women, and children, especially those deprived of their rights and dignity, can live their lives in full relationship with all.
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Kenya, Congo, South Sudan, Uganda
Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion
Senegal, Burkina Faso
Belgium, France, Hungary, Netherlands
Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Honduras
Brazil, Paraguay