March 8th
and surroundings
As the Lenten journey continues, and
the preparation of the catechumens for their Baptism at Easter is intensified,
Bozoum celebrates also the Women's Day.
On Monday I go to Bangui with the UN
plane. But there is bad weather, and the air pockets and jolts make me KO for a
couple of days! In Bangui, I take a look at the Agriculture School, whose
building site continues to grow. On Wednesday I return to Bozoum by car.
Preparations for the Women’s Day celebration
needs a few weeks, especially in our St.
Augustine High School. Sister Annita is the real engine of these moments, without
forgetting that she is also the Vice-Principal. The girls of the Secondary and High
school, together with Sr. Annita, organize a moment of reflection and fun, with
songs and, above all, dances. And the girls are going wild.
It is also a moment of serious
discussion. St. John Paul II wrote: "Thanks
to you, woman, for the very fact that you are a woman! With the perception that
is proper to your femininity you enrich the understanding of the world and
contribute to the full truth of human relationships ". In Central
Africa, women do not have an easy life: in their childhood they have to fight
in a world where for first comes the male. To struggle for study, for dignity,
for the family, for life, all of these are the main problems of all women in
Central Africa (and not only!). And the learning curriculum becomes an
important part of this effort.
In order to support our girls some
friends of Cuneo have launched a beautiful initiative: a floriculturist has
decided to offer, in addition to a flowering plant, 1 euro for each purchase which
will be destined to create scholarships for girls who attend our school. Long
live women!
No comments:
Post a Comment