The moral sense of a
society is measured by what it does for its children (D. Bonhoeffer)
On Sunday 11 September I went to celebrate Mass in Dobere, a village 50 km from
Baoro, on the road (which is a bit paved!) To Bangui.
There were many people, and even in
the church there was an air of light heartedness as we resumed various
activities. At the end of the month we will have a few days for
the catechists here in Baoro, and in a few weeks the catechism activities will
start again.
My service with the Caritas of the
diocese of Bouar also continues.
There are villages where the health situation is very dire. There are
some small dispensaries, but they often don't have the necessary medicine. Many
areas are difficult to reach, and many people lose their lives because they
cannot receive necessary treatment. The most fragile people (the elderly,
children and pregnant women) often risk dying from diseases that could be easily
cured, especially if medicine was made available, or at least the
possibility of going to a hospital.
To respond to this need, UNICEF has asked Caritas of Bouar to engage in a
project for children up to 5 years of age (about 30,000), pregnant women and
mothers (about 5,000), in the most remote villages of Bouar, Baboua, Abba, Niem
and Baoro, where about 150,000 people live.
The project will provide for the
supply of materials and medicine, training, visits and controls over a very
large area.
On Tuesday, September 13th we met in Bouar, Caritas, UNICEF and doctors and
agents of the Ministry of Health, to officially open the project.
In the afternoon I met with the staff of Caritas, who are hoping to
improve the health situation.
Good work
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| Messa a Dobere La Messe à Dobere |
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| Tinteggiatura della chiesa di Baoro Les nouveaux coleurs de la paroisse des Baoro |
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| Inizio progetto Caritas - Unicef Lancement du projet Caritas - Unicef |
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