The international NGO for development cooperation of the Brothers of Charity GAAP changes name to ‘Fracarita International’ Global Action Against Poverty (GAAP), the coordinating NGO for development cooperation of the Brothers of Charity, has changed its name. Previous experiences revealed that the name that was chosen did not quite cover the whole meaning and could even give rise to misunderstandings. Read more ... Documentary: mental health care in China Newschannel Al Jazeera made a poignant documentary on mental health care in China. A recent study estimated that roughly 173 million Chinese suffer from a mental disorder. But very few are receiving care. Read more... Royal gifts for psychiatric patients in Ivory Coast At the occasion of Epiphany, a group of local children visited the psychiatric centre of the Brothers of Charity in Yamoussoukro (Ivory Coast) bearing food for the patients. Attitudes towards people with a mental disorder are starting to change in Yamoussoukro. Read more ... Launch of annual sensitization and fundraising campaign in Belgium Caraes, the Belgian NGO for development cooperation of the Brothers of Charity, has launched its annual lent campaign (Zuidactie in Dutch). This year, the campaign will focus on the living conditions of tea workers in Sri Lanka and the technical institute of the Brothers of Charity who offer underprivileged Sri Lankan youth the opportunity to learn a trade. Read more ... Copyright © 2012 Fracarita International, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Fracarita International Jozef Guislainstraat 43 9000 Gent, Belgium Add us to your address book Forward to a friend

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