Centro Gumilla

Centro Gumilla is a center for research and social action run by the Society of Jesus in Venezuela.[1] It was founded in 1968 and is the first such centre created in Latin America under Pedro Arrupe to direct Jesuit efforts more toward the service of the poor.[2]

Centro Gumilla
Established1968 (1968)
Headquarters1010 Avenida Oeste 7
Caracas, Venezuela
AffiliationsJesuit, Catholic
Staff
26 (7 Jesuits)
WebsiteGumilla (in Spanish)

In its range of publications, projects, and case histories, Centro Gumilla tries to foster organizational growth and community empowerment.[3]

See also

References
  1. Arrieta, F.J.V. (2004). Justicia social en Venezuela: la preocupación social de la Compañía de Jesús en Venezuela, 1968-1992 (in Spanish). Universidad Católica Andrés Bello. p. 144. ISBN 978-980-244-380-2. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  2. "Centro Gumilla". cpalsocial.org (in Spanish). Archived from the original on June 17, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  3. Levine, D.H. (2014). Popular Voices in Latin American Catholicism. Princeton Legacy Library. Princeton University Press. p. 88. ISBN 978-1-4008-6261-0. Retrieved May 22, 2016.

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