austraLasia #2672 (Once again sorry for
short break in service - this happens when I'm not in a geographical
location where I can connect with a server that lets me send the
quantity of emails required by austraLasia. Can't help that. The number
of recipients keeps increasing. Lately we welcome the novices in the
Philippines-based novitiate)
Don Bosco Vocational School Extends Outreach
PHNOM PEN: 12 July 2010 -- We often hear of the SDB work in
Cambodia. Time now to hear a little of the Sisters as reported
locally (no attempt to alter the terminology employed in the
report).....
"A Church-run school’s mission to provide quality education for poor
Cambodian girls received a boost recently with the opening of a new
dormitory and library. About 300 people, including a senior government
official, attended the July 2 opening of the Don Bosco Vocational
Training Center’s new building in Phnom Penh. The facility also houses
study rooms and an audio visual room.
Pich Sophoan, adviser to Prime Minister Hun Sen,
praised the Salesian nuns for their “work of love” in providing
vocational training and lodging for young female students. He said the
nuns are the government’s partners in developing Cambodia’s human
resource and reducing poverty.
Ka Sros, a first-year student, says the dormitory
would allow her to save on room rental. “I’ll be able to stay in this
new building and reduce my expenses,” said the 20-year-old.
The Salesian nuns aim to promote the values of
morality and honesty through education, and to train girls to become
leaders, school director Sister Elizabeth Ophriini Lohrii said during
the opening ceremony. Not only do the girls benefit from their
education, the school also organizes outreach programs to five nearby
villagers every Sunday during which students teach children and youths
hygiene and literacy, including English.
The school was established in 1992. A total of 729
students have since completed two-year courses in home management and
secretarial and computer skills.
Many are headhunted by employers even before
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