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| Fiore lungo la strada... (forse Protea Gaguedi) Une fleur, à coté de la route. Peut etre Protea Gaguedi |
Bayanga Didi, and various schools
On Saturday and Sunday,
September 4th and 5th, I finally managed to get out to Bayanga Didi, a
large village almost 90 km from Baoro.
The area is fairly quiet,
although groups of rebels and/or bandits often pass through. For now I
still haven't had the pleasure of meeting them and hopefully I never
will. A month ago, the Baoro authorities assured me that the army,
together with the Russians, had carried out a "clean-up" operation.
Instead they just took a quick tour, spending just 1 or 2 hours in the
larger villages ...
On Saturday evening I showed a film, and on
Sunday morning I dedicated myself to confessions (for almost 3 hours!),
And then we celebrated Mass. It was a day of thanksgiving for working
the fields, and many brought peanuts, pumpkins, corn and other produce,
which they offered to God, the poor and the village community.
In
Bayanga Didi we are trying to do something for education.
Unfortunately, the state primary school does not work. The last date
written on the blackboard is April 26… Which means that practically from
Easter onwards there have been no lessons. Furthermore, the classrooms
are empty: desks and chairs are missing.
Not being able, for now,
to do something for elementary school, we want to open a kindergarten,
so that at least small children can receive some education. Saturday and
Sunday I talked about it with the parents, and now I am waiting for
them to make me a first list of the children who will be enrolled. In
the meantime, let's think about how to build a canopy and adapt some
rooms to accommodate the Bayanga Didi Nursery School.
Back in
Baoro, these days I follow the work of the elementary school of the
Baoro nuns. With remote help and advice from Italy and Prague (thanks
Paolo, thanks Karol), we are trying to create a more cheerful and more
suitable environment for the children who attend it.
Good job!
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| Bayanga Didi |
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| Scuola di Baynga Didi. Foto del 5 settembre... Ecole de Bayanga Didi. Photo du 5 septembre |
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| Offertorio - offertoire (Bayanga Didi) |
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| Ecole "Les Martyrs Africains" - Baoro |
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