Centro Gumilla

Centro Gumilla

Established	1968;57 years ago (1968)
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. ^[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]

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

See also

• List of Jesuit sites

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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