The Educational Water Pact, a partnership between the Israeli company Y.A. Maof and the Pontifical Foundation Scholas Occurrentes, that aims to Solve Water Challenges across the globe, presented their activities in an event in the Vatican with the presence of his holiness Pope Francis himself.
Tuesday, May 31st – Jerusalem, Scholas Occurrentes, a Pontifical Foundation, together with the Israeli company Y.A. Maof, and under the framework of the Educational Water Pact Forum, gained the support and blessing of Pope Francis in an exceptional event.
The Educational Water Pact Forum was born from the common vision of the Pontifical Foundation Scholas Occurrentes and Israeli innovation and project management company Y.A. Maof. Last July, the two signed the pact in Madrid, creating the forum in order to heed the call of the world’s most vulnerable, inspired by the ethical challenge of Pope Francis whereby every child in the world should be able to drink a clean glass of water. The Pact aims to find the most optimal solutions by bringing Israeli and international technology and knowledge to the table, in order to address water supply challenges through socio-environmental projects. Y.A. Maof is an entrepreneurial project management company that provides advanced solutions that turn environmental challenges into resources through long-term, sustainable, economically and environmentally beneficial solutions.
On May 19th, an event was held at the Urbaniana University, situated in the Vatican. During this event, 50 children from 11 countries that participated in a venture organized by Scholas Occurrentes, presented projects that promote caring for the earth to Pope Francis. The children were the inaugural class of the Laudato Si school and came from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Spain, Haiti, Italy, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay and Portugal. Their projects were aimed at developing their local communities.
The meeting was also attended by Jose Maria del Corral, President of Scholas Occurrentes, Enrique Palmeyro, World Director of Scholas Occurrentes and Sergio Diaz-Granados, Executive President of CAF (the development bank of Latin America). Bono Vox, the lead singer of U2, who has displayed continuous support for the activities led by Scholas Occurrentes, was also a guest at the event, in addition to other representatives of art, sports, technology and civil society from countries where Scholas has developed their activities such as Ronaldinho Gaucho and Dani Alves.
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