RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – December 6, 2025, the International Confederation of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (SSVP) has released its 2024 Annual Report, revealing an expansive global footprint of human solidarity: 30 million people supported, 18,000 social projects, and €1.65 billion invested across 155 countries.
Presented in Rio de Janeiro, the report underscores not only the scale of SSVP’s humanitarian assistance but also its growing political relevance and social impact in an era defined by rising inequality, displacement and persistent economic instability. A growing network of human support.
SSVP reported that its work in 2024 was powered by an extraordinary volunteer base of 1.5 million volunteers and 800,000 active members. Together, they carried out initiatives that ranged from food and housing support to long-term education, health interventions, and psychosocial care.
Opening the event, Márcio Da Silva, President of SSVP Brazil, set the tone by highlighting the organization’s deep community roots. A video presentation demonstrated how, in Brazil alone, Vincentians form a lifeline for families negotiating daily precarity, helping them preserve dignity, rebuild confidence and find pathways to stability. In these processes, politics meets humanitarian mission.
A notable voice at the event was Wellington Dias, Brazil’s Minister for Development and Social Assistance, Family and the Fight against Hunger. His reflections framed SSVP’s work as far more than emergency relief.
Dias said – “Lifting someone out of hunger is not the end, but the beginning of a journey that requires education, skills and real opportunities”, He recalled his own youth experiences with the Vincentian community. Speaking on behalf of President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, he thanked SSVP for “every helping hand, every plate of food, and every gesture that restores dignity in a world marked by inequality”.
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