Father Pedro The new Abbé Pierre

In Madagascar, this clergyman embodies hope for the poorest. His fight against extreme poverty goes beyond borders: his latest book Resist! “*reminds everyone that there is no fatality.

Seeing the children of the Akamasoa association (“Good friends” in Malagasy) run towards Father Pedro to say a word to him, take his hand, we perceive the aura of this priest who devoted his life to the service of more deprived. His trained commitment on Malagasy soil, thirty-three years ago, enabled him to come to the aid of more than 500,000 people. Since 2013, this 74-year-old Argentinian has been nominated six times for the Nobel Peace Prize. An honor that does not make him lose sight of the essential: “A Nobel is not a but, but it can give the chance to be more impactful in the world. It is certainly a recognition, but we don’t work for it. What these people give me every day, that’s my Nobel Prize.”

Excerpt from GALA STORY “These destinies that inspire us”
by Antoine ORSINI and Sabine LAGUIONIE