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The third phase of Genfest 2024, held in Aparecida, Brazil, included workshops organized by so-called United World Communities<\/em> – meeting places where young people can share their talents and passions. These communities <\/em>offer the opportunity to discover talented people, concrete forms of commitment and initiate actions and projects aimed at building a more united world, which seek to respond to the local and global challenges of today’s world; to activate processes of personal and collective change; and to grow fraternity and reciprocity in all dimensions of human life. An important feature of these communitites <\/em>is that they are the fruits of work between people of different generations. <\/p>\n\n Continuing the experiences of the previous phases of Genfest, in this third phase the youth were able to participate in workshops in different areas, whose methodology was based on fraternity and dialogue, as a proof for projects and actions that can now be developed in the \u201cglocal\u201d sphere (local projects with a global perspective). Activities were held in the areas of economics and work, cross-culture and dialogue, spirituality and human rights, health and ecology, art and social engagement, education and research, communication and media, and active citizenship and politics. The teams responsible for running the workshops were composed of young people and professionals who worked intensively for months to organize these activities. <\/p>\n\n From now on, Communities will have a working method that consists of three steps: Learning, Acting, and Sharing. The first (to Learn) is an in-depth exploration and analysis of the most current themes and issues in each community<\/em>, with the goal of identifying problems and presenting solutions. The next phase (Take Action) is the implementation of actions with primarily local impact, but with a global perspective. Finally, in the third phase (Sharing), it is proposed that the community promote spaces for ongoing exchange and dialogue between initiatives, with the aim of strengthening the global collaboration network. An application-the United World Communities<\/em> WebApp, -has been created as a tool for sharing ideas, experiences and news, as well as promoting collaborative projects. <\/p>\n\n \u201cGod has visited everyone’s heart.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Al termine della terza fase del Genfest, le Communities<\/em> hanno presentato in modo creativo le loro impressioni e alcuni dei risultati delle attivit\u00e0 svolte nei giorni precedenti. Da questo lavoro \u00e8 nato il documento \u201cThe United World Community: One Family, One Common Home\u201d, che sar\u00e0 il contributo dei partecipanti del Genfest 2024 al \u201cSummit of the Future\u201d delle Nazioni Unite del prossimo settembre. Secondo i giovani che hanno presentato il testo, esso non \u00e8 un documento conclusivo, ma vuole essere un \u201cprogramma di vita e di lavoro\u201d per le varie United World Communities<\/em>, oltre che una testimonianza da presentare al \u201cSummit of the Future\u201d. <\/p>\n\n \u201cWith our communities <\/em>we don’t want to make demands, formulate slogans or complain about political leaders,\u201d the young people said. \u201cInstead, we seek to name our common dreams, dreams of a united world. Personal and communal dreams, which will guide us in our activities in the coming years.\u201d They concluded, \u201cWe hope that by living them, \u2018together\u2019 and step by step, they will become signs of hope for others.\u201d <\/p>\n\n Margaret Karram and Jes\u00fas Mor\u00e1n, President and Co-President of the Focolare Movement, also spoke at the conclusion of Genfest 2024. Jes\u00fas Mor\u00e1n said that although the experience of care has been the most lived experience in human history, it is not the one that has been reflected on the most. <\/p>\n\n This has begun to change, as was demonstrated at the Genfest, in which care emerged as a response to the need for human dignity. In this sense, he concluded, it is important that young people remain connected to this global network of generative communities. Lu\u00eds Henrique Marques<\/em><\/p>\n\n WATCH VIDEO<\/strong> – Activating English subtitles<\/em><\/p>\n\n