The 12 “EoF Villages” represent the working sessions of the participants on key topics of the economy of today and tomorrow. This is the place of crossroads and paths, dialogue and confrontation, questions and perspectives, reflections and proposals.
The EoF BOARD is the team that coordinates the activities promoted by the organizing committee, the scientific committee and that supports the work of the Villages and territorial initiatives. Here you will find the main proposals, open to our community but also to all those souls who feel close to the spirit of EoF.
What’s going on locally, what was born from the meetings and after the November event, particular stories of a territory, perspectives, requests, best practices, projects, work-in-progress initiatives, shared paths and local proposals for today & tomorrow’s new economy.
Living The Economy of Francesco events are proposals inspired by The Economy of Francesco life. These are initiatives organized at the regional or local level (in presence or online) in the form of workshops, laboratories, study seminars, conferences, round tables, calls for action and much more.
The 12 “EoF Villages” represent the working sessions of the participants on key topics of the economy of today and tomorrow. This is the place of crossroads and paths, dialogue and confrontation, questions and perspectives, reflections and proposals.
The EoF BOARD is the team that coordinates the activities promoted by the organizing committee, the scientific committee and that supports the work of the Villages and territorial initiatives. Here you will find the main proposals, open to our community but also to all those souls who feel close to the spirit of EoF.
What’s going on locally, what was born from the meetings and after the November event, particular stories of a territory, perspectives, requests, best practices, projects, work-in-progress initiatives, shared paths and local proposals for today & tomorrow’s new economy.
Living The Economy of Francesco events are proposals inspired by The Economy of Francesco life. These are initiatives organized at the regional or local level (in presence or online) in the form of workshops, laboratories, study seminars, conferences, round tables, calls for action and much more.
The EoF Story
The Response: 3000+ applications from 120 countries.
To date, a very rich motivational and professional repertoire has been collected, which would merit itself an “in-depth study” of the actions of young people in different geographical areas, in favour of their own social context and at the same time of the whole humanity.
March 2020. The COVID-19 emergency spreads in Italy and around the world, keeping on hold the process.
VIDEO: When the emergency will come to an end, we will still be committed to build up our common future… together. Click here to watch the video
April - November, 2020 activities
12 thematic villages
periodic online meetings
intergenerational work
27 webinars
30 speakers
100+ young discussants
300+ local events
2000+ young people
November 19-21, 2020. THE ONLINE GLOBAL EVENT
3 days
5 languages
12 conferences
12 key points of a Final Statement
24 hours of marathon
55 projects presented
65 HUBs around the globe
120 countries connected
250 private talks
450,000+ views
THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING.
2021 activities:
and of course... The 2021 GLOBAL EVENT: October 2, 2021
MEET THE PEOPLE
“Your universities, your businesses and your organizations are workshops of hope for creating new ways of understanding the economy and progress, for combating the culture of waste, for giving voice to those who have none and for proposing new styles of life.” (Letter of the Holy Father May 1, 2019 – “to Young Economists and Entrepreneurs Worldwide”)
The EoF community is mainly made up of stories. Young entrepreneurs, researchers and changemakers building pieces of a different present and future, every day.
VARSHA
Ten years ago, Varsha Thebo, now 29 years old, left her country where she could not go to school. She now works at the World Bank in Washington.
VICTORIA
Victoria Villareal, a young lawyer, began as a consultant and supervised the creation of an experimental hub in El Caney entitled «Collaboration is more effective than competition. »
FINAL STATEMENT and COMMON COMMITMENT
The work and commitment of the EoF young people has resulted in a declaration, which expresses in 12 points both a personal commitment and an appeal to citizens, institutions, and companies all over the world. At the end of the November 2020 event, 12 young people from 12 countries representing the 12 EoF villages read the Final Statement and Common Commitment EoF.
Do you want to join the EoF community and participate in the 2022 event?
EoF is an international movement of young economists, entrepreneurs and change-makers engaged in a process of inclusive dialogue and young, vibrant, global change, moving towards a new economy.
By filling out the form below you can apply to join the EoF community and participate in this year’s event in Assisi, September 22-24. Join and be part of it.
WHAT’S ON
The Economy of Francesco in 10 QUESTIONS: Diego Luca de Tena
We spoke with Diego Luca de Tena, a member of the global community the Economy of Francesco (The Economy of Francesco-EoF) who is part of the Madrid HUB's "Energy and Poverty" Village and organizer of the "Triple Impact Business Cases" workshop that will take place in Assisi in September.
Dreaming with your feet on the ground (from the periphery)
Vilson Groh is a Catholic Priest who lives on the hill of Mocotó, on the outskirts of Florianópolis (South of Brazil). In partnership with other civil organisations, he assists and promotes coordination to defend and guarantee the rights of vulnerable people. He develops activities of education and social assistance in the peripheries of Grande Florianópolis and in Guinea-Bissau in Africa. Father Vilson will be in Assisi for the Economy of Francesco (EoF), especially during the conference on 23rd September 2022.
Children and teenagers must not stay “happily ignorant” of the world around them anymore
With concern for the present but with hope for the future, the young activist "Lilly" talks about the important role that children, youth and adults have in the moment of climate and social crisis we live in.
Young people are increasingly the protagonists in The Economy of Francesco
Just a month from the Assisi event that will be attended by the Pope, Thai integral ecology activist Ralyn Satidtanasarn speaks out: "We are obliged to address the mistakes of adults. Thanks to Pope Francis for drawing attention to these issues."
