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Prepare The Future
Faith has the power to invigorate hearts, minds, and practice toward a better future for all — and to center that vision and our actions on the most vulnerable among us.
Responding to an Urgent Call to Reimagine
Prepare The Future developed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, answering an urgent call to action from Pope Francis, to transform global development from a system of extraction to one of inclusion — paving the way for the most vulnerable to survive, thrive and drive systems change.
Pursuing Paths of Renewal Rooted in Dignity, Equity and Care
GHR is partnering with the Catholic Church and related networks because we believe they have a profound role to play as a force for good in inspiring and enabling the transformation of extractive systems— drawing on faith, science and voices of local community to cultivate a better future.
This program affirms our hope and intention in realizing Pope Francis’s vision for the world, deeply rooted in Laudato Si’ and Fratelli tutti encyclicals, where relationships among people, institutions and planet form on the basis of the common good.
We help partners retool and reorient the way they work, to carry out Pope Francis’s vision most effectively in service to integral human development. Our resources are largely deployed toward strengthening capacity, networks, connections and knowledge flow within the Vatican and in their relationship with local Church and non-Church partners.
This program affirms our hope and intention in realizing Pope Francis’s vision for the world, deeply rooted in Laudato Si’ and Fratelli tutti encyclicals, where relationships among people, institutions and planet form on the basis of the common good.
We help partners retool and reorient the way they work, to carry out Pope Francis’s vision most effectively in service to integral human development. Our resources are largely deployed toward strengthening capacity, networks, connections and knowledge flow within the Vatican and in their relationship with local Church and non-Church partners.
Partnership At a Glance
GHR is invited to join in work which allows us to help bring to reality the world in which we want to live: one which prioritizes the dignity of each human person and allows all of us to thrive. Within that philosophy, work which focuses on the dignity of children, especially their fundamental right to be safe and grow up in emotionally and spiritually healthy environments, resonates powerfully with us. We are humbled and honored to partner with many organizations and individuals within the Catholic Church and related networks in the care and safeguarding of children.
We are also inspired by our roots, which nurture our Catholic worldview that we must hold a preferential option that favors the poor and the vulnerable, many of whom are children. As such, this work aligns with GHR’s principles and philosophy and gives us important allies in our efforts to make the world a place for all children to flourish, including:
We are also inspired by our roots, which nurture our Catholic worldview that we must hold a preferential option that favors the poor and the vulnerable, many of whom are children. As such, this work aligns with GHR’s principles and philosophy and gives us important allies in our efforts to make the world a place for all children to flourish, including:
- Tutela Minorum, also known as the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, is an essential aspect of the Catholic Church’s work to reform its structures to prioritize the safeguarding of children
- International Union of Superiors General (UISG) facilitates significant shifts and progress on Catholic Care for Children and safeguarding initiatives in partnership with regional congregations of Catholic sisters
- The Institute of Anthropology at the Pontifical Gregorian University conducts research and curriculum development on safeguarding across the care reform spectrum within its Interdisciplinary Studies on Human Dignity and Care
Stories from PTF and Partners
Grant-seeker Information
GHR works to respond to the needs of our communities in Minneapolis and around the world, with our focus on existing partners and individuals they serve. Unfortunately, that means we are unable to fund many extremely worthwhile efforts. While opportunities for partnership may be reviewed by GHR staff, we are unable to respond to every unsolicited request.
