MAGIS Annual Report: Testimonies of Lives Transformed

The 2025 Annual Report of the MAGIS Foundation ETS is now available online. Through data, images and personal testimonies, the report (Bilancio Sociale) tells the story of lives improved by the projects carried out in 2025.

“In these dark times, as we watch with shock and indignation the intensification of aggressive and threatening rhetoric and acts of violence at both global and local levels, it is heartening to hear from that section of our world which, despite obstacles and persecution, continues steadfastly to build peace, dialogue, development and justice.” (p. 2)

“At the hospital, a nurse said to me: ‘Did you know there is a disease that a mother can pass on to her child during childbirth without even knowing it?’ I thought it was a trick to sell me something. But my legs were tired, so I stopped and listened. She explained what hepatitis B is. She told me that in Chad, nearly one in five pregnant women carries the virus in her blood without knowing it and can pass it on to her baby during delivery. This can be prevented through testing and a vaccine administered in the first hours of life. I thought of my cousin Saleh, who died at thirty-two with a swollen belly and yellow eyes. No one ever told us what illness he had. People simply called it ‘the belly disease.’ When they told me I had tested positive, my first thought was: my son will die like Saleh too. […] Oumar was born in February at Le Bon Samaritain Hospital…” (Testimony from Chad, p. 43)

“Since joining the women’s artisan group in Colares, my life has changed. Before, I had no future; I stayed at home all day doing nothing. Now I have started creating things – I make toys. I have attended training courses to improve my skills […]. All of this is wonderful for a woman like me, especially when facing financial or psychological difficulties. There are women who do not work and are entirely dependent on husbands who sometimes do not provide for the family’s needs. Joining a project like this allows you to find your own path, take the initiative and feel like a full human being. I am growing in many ways, including psychologically, and it is thanks to this project.” (Testimony from the Brazilian Amazon, p. 58)

“When I was living at the train station, I survived by collecting scrap metal to sell. One day, the police stopped me…”
(Testimony of a street-child in Cameroon, p. 68)