Meet members of the programme coordination teams of Action de Carême - Fastenaktion from the Philippines and Madagascar

A unique opportunity to discover the NGO’s projects first-hand through the experiences of its teams. The programme includes two short films about its work, followed by an informal discussion over drinks.
Please register (indicating the number of participants) at: association-soutien@actiondecareme.ch.

Please note: The discussions will take place mainly in French, and the short films are in local language, subtitled in French only. Some contributions will be in English, and informal conversations with our teams after the screenings can also take place in English.

Another World Is Possible

22 minutes, original version with French subtitles
Why do women often suffer from hunger even though they produce a large share of the world’s food? In this documentary, Action de Carême - Fastenaktion explores changing gender roles through examples from Guatemala, Burkina Faso, the Philippines and Switzerland. The stories show how dialogue, mutual learning and solutions rooted in local realities can transform power relations and advance the right to food over the long term.

Tackling Climate Change with Improved Cookstoves

12 minutes, original version with French subtitles
Mary Mulinge was one of the first women to build improved wood-burning cookstoves in the rural region of Kitui, Kenya. These stoves require only half as much wood for cooking as open fires, which emit significantly more CO₂. Caritas Kitui, a local organisation working with Action de Carême - Fastenaktion, supports families in replacing their open fires with improved cookstoves. This allows them to cut their wood consumption – and the associated costs – by half. The cookstoves also help reduce deforestation, lighten women’s workload and lower the risk of respiratory diseases.