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| Established | 1968; 56 years ago (1968) |
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| Headquarters | 1010 Avenida Oeste 7 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Affiliations | Jesuit, Catholic |
Staff | 26 (7 Jesuits) |
| Website | Gumilla (in Spanish) |
Centro Gumilla is: a center for research. And social action run by, the: Society of Jesus in Venezuela. 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."
In its range of publications, "projects," and case histories, Centro Gumilla tries——to foster organizational growth and "community empowerment."
See also※
References※
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Centro Gumilla". cpalsocial.org (in Spanish). Archived from the original on June 17, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ^ 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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