21st Szczecin Film Festival - ADOPTION OF THE HEART: 30 YEARS OF HOPE

The 30-year history of the “Adoption of the Heart” program, which was launched in 1996 within the Maitri Movement in collaboration with missionaries from the Society of the Divine Word (Pallottines), as a response to the dire situation of thousands of orphans following the civil war in Rwanda. The film was produced by the “Maitri” Association of the Movement for Solidarity with the Poor of the Third World and the Pallottine Missionary Secretariat. At the heart of the program was a simple conviction: solidarity should not end with compassion, but should lead to concrete and long-term action. “Adoption of the Heart” created an opportunity to regularly support the education and development of children, giving them a chance to receive an education and build a more independent future. We learn the story of the program through the voices of the people who created and developed it. The screening will be accompanied by a meeting with the filmmakers and the subject of the film, as well as a mini-exhibition of African crafts.