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Experience the unique Genfest 2024 in Brazil via streaming!
United World Communities Launch; ecumenical and interreligious moment for peace.

Starts on July 21 at 8:30 AM (Brasília time – BRT)

GENFEST WORLDWIDE:

Discover local Genfest More than 40 events around the globe

The Genfest is a global event that brings together people of different convictions, ethnicities and cultures who share the vision of a more united world. The event is held every six years at an international level, and in 2024 it will take place for the first time in Brazil, in a journey divided into three phases: phase one, from the 12th to the 18th of July, will include social actions throughout Brazil and Latin America, followed by phases two and three, between July 19th and 24th, in the City of Aparecida, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Youth 18 years old and above, from all parts of the world, who seek to awaken and boost their leading role in the realization of universal fraternity; connecting, promoting and celebrating actions in favor of the environment, individuals and peoples, especially the most vulnerable ones.

The Genfest 2024 is a unique experience that will connect people from more than 40 nations who share the desire for a more united world. Live inspiring experiences, meet transformative projects and people while immersing yourself in cultural diversity in Brazil and around the world. Come be part of our global community of people committed to building a better world!

GET TO KNOW (AND FEEL) THE genfest 2024

Connect with people from all over the world in an experience of learning and action!

Open yourself to new perspectives by sharing cultural and social experiences with young people from around the world and find your potential as an agent of change in your community.

Unprecedented! Genfest 2024 in Brazil in its 12th edition: from July 12th to 24th.

It will begin with Phase 1 – Social Action – from July 12th to 18th, throughout Brazil and Latin America, followed by phases 2 and 3, between July 19th and 24th, in the City of Aparecida, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
 

GEN VERDE
MUSICAL BAND

The presence of the Gen Verde band is confirmed in all the three phases of the Genfest 2024. The group is made up of 19 artists, from 14 countries.

GET TO KNOW (AND FEEL)
THE GENFEST 2024 ANTHEM

THE JOURNEY!
July 12th and 24th, 2024

13 VERY INTENSE DAYS DISTRIBUTED IN 3 PHASES,

EACH INCLUDING COUNTLESS DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES:

Phase 1
Social
Action

FROM JULY 12TH TO 18TH IN
BRAZIL AND OTHER LATIN
AMERICAN COUNTRIES

Phase 2
Experience It Firsthand #Celebrate

FROM JULY 19TH TO 21ST
IN THE CITY OF APARECIDA, STATE OF SAO PAULO, BRAZIL

Phase 3
Comunidades
Pathways

FROM JULY 21ST TO 24TH
IN THE CITY OF APARECIDA, STATE OF SAO PAULO, BRAZIL

CONFIRMED PRESENCE IN THE GENFEST 2024

Luigino Bruni

Luigino Bruni

Italian Professor of Economics, Writer, and Journalist
Itália
Carlos Palma

Carlos Palma

General Coordinator Living Peace
Uruguay
John Mundell 

John Mundell 

Director of the Vatican's Laudato Si Action Platform
Estados Unidos
Javier Baquero

Javier Baquero

President of the International Politics for Unity Movement. International center
Colombia
Wellington Vitorino

Wellington Vitorino

Founder of the Four Institute, the organization responsible for ProLíder, the largest youth leadership training program in the country, with a selection process for almost 9,500 participants in 2019. Speaker, Executive Director of Four Institute, and member of the Board of Directors of the Brazilian Sailing Confederation, he was elected to "Forbes Under 30," standing out in the Third Sector and Social Impact category. Married to Mariana Leite
Brazil
Choie Funk

Choie Funk

Co-curator of the 2023 Philippine Pavilion Philippines - Biennale of Venice 2023
Philippines
Myrian Vasques

Myrian Vasques

Indigenous Advisor from AMIT (Tikuna Indigenous Women's Association)
Brazil
Nicolas Maggi Berrueta

Nicolas Maggi Berrueta

Violinist, Peace Ambassador, and founder of the Miguel de Cervantes Music Conservatory
Uruguay
Jeremy Hapeta

Jeremy Hapeta

Researcher in Māori Physical Education (PE), Hauora (Health) and Oranga (Wellbeing)
New Zealand
Mariana Leite

Mariana Leite

Consultant in leadership, process improvement, and team management. Married to Wellington Vitorino
Brazil
Silvina Chemen

Silvina Chemen

Director of the Center for Interreligious Dialogue and Human Rights at the Latin American Rabbinical Seminary
Argentina
Israa Safieddine

Israa Safieddine

Educator specializing in Islamic instruction and educational training
Estados Unidos
Maria Nieves Tapia

Maria Nieves Tapia

Founder and Director of CLAYSS, Latin American Center for Solidarity Service-Learning
Argentina
Lúcia Helena Issa

Lúcia Helena Issa

Journalist, writer, and peace ambassador, currently a columnist for the Orient Monitor.
Brazil
Gregory E. Luis

Gregory E. Luis

Associate Professor at the City University of New York, Consultant in legal and civil services for low-income families and community organizations in Brooklyn and Queens
Estados Unidos

Get to know the Genfest protagonists

It all started within the Focolare Movement founded by Chiara Lubich in 1943 in Trent, Italy. Its great purpose was to build a more united and fraternal world, one big family despite diversity.

The Youth for a United World Movement is the youth expression of the Focolare Movement and has brought together thousands of young people from all over the world in the 11 editions of the Genfest since 1973. And in 2024, we will do the same here in Brazil!

Phase 1 -
Social Action

Intercultural volunteering experience between July 12th and 18th, 2024 in several partner civil society organizations in Brazil and other Latin American countries.

GET TO KNOW (AND FEEL)
THE SOCIAL ACTION EXPERIENCE

PHASE 2 – EXPERIENCE IT FIRSTHAND #CELEBRATE

Exchange of experiences and cultural events between July 19th and 21st in the City of Aparecida (SP), Brazil. The event will be live streamed to more than 120 countries where thousands of young people will come together to multiply the Genfest at a local level.

GET TO KNOW (AND FEEL) THE PHASE 2 PROPOSAL

I participated and contributed to the preparation of THE Genfest 2000 in Rome 23 years ago. I can say that the experiences and relationships I built during that event are the true treasure that I keep in my memory.

Claudia Menegassi | Paraná - Brazil

Participation in the Genfest 1995 in Rome – I loved the possibility of contributing and living with other young people from different countries, experiencing the ideal of fraternity and reciprocal love!

Silvia Regina | Roraima -Brazil

PHASE 3 - Comunidade Pathways

Immersive and intercultural experience between the 21st and 24th of July in the City of Aparecida (SP), Brazil, where people of all ages and organizations will come together to share their talents and passions towards a more united world, through concrete projects and actions.

GET TO KNOW (AND FEEL)
THE PHASE 3 PROPOSAL

WHO ARE THE GENFEST PROTAGONISTS?

Help make a dream come true for thousands of young people who want to participate in the Genfest 2024 and be part of change.

Your donation will make a difference in building a more united and fraternal world.

SUPPORT THE GENFEST

Donate online at: new-humanity.org support us section, Support GenFest Or you can use the following account:

Name of the bank: BANCA POPOLARE ETICA
Bank address: Rome Branch, Via Parigi 17-000185 ROME
IBAN: IT79 Y 0501803200 0000 1693 4770
BIC swift: ETICIT22XXX
PAYABLE TO: INTERNATIONAL NEW HUMANITY ETS ASSOCIATION
Indicating the reason: “UWP – Genfest”.
Donations allow you to enjoy tax benefits when filing your tax return.
Movement of the hearths | TOGETHER TO CARE

FAQ

FREQUENT ASKED QUESTIONS

To participate in the Genfest 2024, you can register by clicking here: [https://manager.genfest.org/login].

This link directs you to the Genfest registration platform, where you can enter your personal details and other required information to register for the Genfest 2024. Please follow the instructions provided on the registration page to successfully complete the process. concluir o processo com sucesso.

This edition of the Genfest aims to awaken the youth leadership in the realization of universal fraternity, connecting, promoting, and celebrating actions that dare to care for the environment, individuals and peoples, especially the most vulnerable ones.

SUSTENTABILIDADE

CONHEÇA AS AÇÕES DE SUSTENTABILIDADE DO GENFEST E DESCUBRA COMO VOCÊ
TAMBÉM PODE ESTAR #JUNTOSPARACUIDAR

Como o GENFEST está se ​engajando pela ​Sustentabilidade?

Com a olhar do Juntos para Cuidar”, enxergamos a Sustentabilidade nos seus aspectos ambiental, social e econômico.

Nosso chamado para reflexão e ação é: o ser humano é parte da natureza e, assim como acontece com ela, é na diversidade que encontraremos a resiliência para juntos podermos cuidar.

Para isso, nos organizamos para realizar o engajamento de todas as pessoas envolvidas no Genfest em prol de ações para o cuidar, de iniciativas de responsabilidade socioambiental e com a transparência do que foi realizado.

Entre nossas principais ações estão:

  • Redução de impacto ambiental com soluções mais ecológicas para a operação do Genfest (Ex. uso de embalagens biodegradáveis/recicláveis e de talheres reutilizáveis)
  • Gestão de resíduos sólidos para a certificação Lixo Zero
  • Compensação de C02 para a neutralidade climática do evento

NEUTRALIDADE CLIMÁTICA DO EVENTO

COMO FUNCIONA
Para concretizar a ​neutralidade climática são ​necessárias três ações: ​Estimar a pegada de carbono, ​reduzir as emissões geradas ​e compensar as emissões ​restantes através de projetos.
CÁLCULO DAS ​EMISSÕES
nventário das emissões de ​co2 geradas pelo evento. ​São estimadas 301,2 ton ​CO2 entre estrutura e ​viagens.
REDUÇÃO DE ​EMISSÕES
Estímulo de meios de transporte de menor emissão ​e adoção de soluções mais ​ecológicas para a operação ​do evento
COMPENSAÇÃO
Compra de créditos de ​carbono para a neutralização ​dos escopos em gestão do ​evento. Campanha de plantio ​de árvores no bioma Mata ​Atlântica para viagens de ​participantes do Genfest.

Você sabia que tanto organizar o GENFEST ​quanto viajar até o evento gera CO2? Estima-​se uma pegada de 301,2 ton de CO2 emitidos ​para a edição 2024.

Para isso, a meta de plantar 2.150árvores em parceria com a ONG SOS ​Mata Atlântica – e você pode ser parte ​disso! Com apenas R$19 é possivel ​plantar 1 árvore.

Doe o valor que puder!

TRANSPARÊNCIA

Abaixo você encontra um “spoiller” das áreas em que o GENFEST está se empenhando. Após o evento, os dados oficiais serão consolidados e disponibilizados aqui, para que todos ​tenham acesso às informações de forma transparente.

NEUTRALIDADE ​CLIMÁTICA DO ​EVENTO

GESTÃO DE ​RESÍDUOS SÓLIDOS

ENGAJAMENTO E ​ESPAÇOS DE TROCA

OBJETIVOS DE ​DESENVOLVIMENTO ​SUSTENTÁVEL 2030