Portrait of the month: Sammy, volunteer at Emmaus Iasi (Nov. 2022)

Sammy volunteered in Emmaus last year. Still in Romania today, we took the opportunity to interview him because we had not time to do so when he left. He had time to step back from this intense year and give us his story here, in a format called “small stories”… Who are you? My name … Read more

Portrait of the month: Patrick president of Emmaus International (Oct. 2022)

On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Forbach community, a round table was organised with local elected representatives and the presidents of Emmaus France, Emmaus Europe, Emmaus Africa and Emmaus International. We met with one of them. My name is Patrick Atohoun, I am in charge of an Emmaus group in Benin: Emmaus … Read more

Portrait of the month: Elli, manager of Emmaus Krefeld (Oct. 2022)

During the Saarbrücken Fair, organised on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the community of Forbach, we had the opportunity to talk for a few minutes with Elli Kreul. A month earlier, we had been to the Salon organised for the 30th anniversary of her community, but we had not had time to talk… … Read more

Portrait of the month: Eva and Maureen, volunteers at Emmaus Iasi (Sept. 2022)

At the end of August, our two civic services Eva and Maureen finished their mission in Emmaus Iasi at the same time. Eva, who was 20 years old at the beginning of her mission, was there for eight months, while Maureen, 25 years old, spent a year. This is an opportunity for us today to … Read more

Portrait of the month: 4 scouts at the Belvedere (July August 2022)

Hello, who are you ? Introduce yourselves Salomé : We are the scouts of France, we are three coming from Puy en Velay and one from Montpellier. I am Salomé, I am 22 years old, I am studying pharmacy and I have been in the scouts for about nine years. Hélène : I am Hélène, … Read more

Portrait of the month: Christophe and Thomas, students in Iasi (June 2022)

This month, meeting with Christophe and Thomas, two French Erasmus students who are involved with Emmaus in various fields… Hello ! Can you introduce yourself? Thomas: I’m Thomas, and Christophe and I are both architecture students in Lille, and we decided to come to Iași as part of an Erasmus program for our master year. … Read more

Portrait of the month: Gelu, director and co-founder of the organization Emmaus Iasi (March 2022)

For this interview of the month, I am with Gelu Nichițel, director and co-founder of the Emmaus Iasi organization. Sammy : Gelu, I’ll let you introduce yourself. Gelu : I am Gelu Nichițel, I am 48 years old, I am married, I have two children and I have been in charge of Emmaus Iasi for … Read more

Portrait of the month: Ema, intern at Emmaus Iasi (Dec. 2021)

Sammy : For this interview of the month, I have Ema with me, she did an internship for three months at Emmaüs Iasi. Ema, you can introduce yourself. Ema : Hello, my name is Ema, I am 21 years old. Before I came to Iasi, I did a two-years technical degree in development and entertainment. … Read more