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Educationin Africa and Asia by the Brothers of Charity

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Dear Sir / Madam,

Quite soon after their founding in 1807, the Brothers of Charity started organizing education. Street urchins and children from poor families who had no access to existing schools were relieved by the Brothers of Charity, first in Ghent as from 1809 and later on in other locations in Belgium, and as from 1865 in Canada and other continents (Africa in 1911 and Asia in 1929).Today, the Brothers of Charity are present in 31 countries where, in addition to education, they develop care for the mentally ill and persons with disabilities.

The Brothers of Charity’s education has always been characterized by:- a clear choice for children and young people whose access to education is obstructed because of poverty and specific living conditions;- providing quality education in adapted surroundings;- providing a complete education in which the young person is guided in all of his dimensions so that he/she can grow up to be a good citizen;- providing a value-oriented education in which the gospel message of Christ is directive;- unfolding a culture of caritas in which the young person develops a great sensitivity towards the poor.

These are the elements that lend the schools of the Brothers of Charity their own colour.In this compilation, we would like to give you an overview of our several education initiatives in Asia and Africa. However, let us not forget that there are schools of the Brothers of Charity on other continents, as well: both Canada and Belgium have a rich history in this field, with about 50 schools in Belgium alone.But everywhere, it is all about education and teaching: in addition to providing quality teaching, we pay heed to a value-oriented education, today still in places where the opportunities for education are limited or even threatened.

Bro Dr. René Stockman General Superior Brothers of Charity

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As soon as 1809, hardly 2 years after the foundation, we can read in the annals that a certain Brother Jan Bertyn, gatekeeper of the Byloke in Ghent, was teaching street urchins the rudiments of reading and writing in a sandbox.

This activity was endorsed by the Founder P.J. Triest, and on 16 November of that same year he tells the brother candidates that, henceforth, the education of poor children will be part of their mission.In 1815, a first school for poor children is established at the Byloke. A number of brothers apprentice themselves to the Brothers of the Christian Schools, and slowly but surely the school grows. In 1821, there are 400 pupils! In 1822, a second school is opened, in Bruges this time, and later on in Froidmont. Education with the Brothers of Charity had finally been launched. When Bro. Benedict Vander Sluysen translates and publishes the guidebook ‘The Conduct of Christian Schools’ in 1825, it makes it very clear that the pedagogical principles of Jean-Baptiste de la Salle will be apply. Later on, Don Bosco will also develop his own educational system based upon these principles.

where it all began...

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F igures:

• Canon Peter Joseph Triest (1760-1836)

“I am to give you my example, my teaching and my service,” could be heard in 1803 when Triest delivered his sermon in public for the first time in five years after having lived in hiding during the time of the French Revolution. It became his life’s mission when he founded no less than four religious congregations, among which the Hospital Brothers of Saint Vincent in 1807, later called the Brothers of Charity. During his lifetime, several activities were set up in the care for the elderly, the mentally ill, persons with disabilities, and in education.Triest is rightly called the Vincent de Paul of Belgium.

• Bro. Bernardus De Noter (1749-1832)

As an old man he entered the newly founded Congregation of the Brothers of Charity and became their first superior. Developing care for the mentally ill, educating street children and supporting aurally challenged children arose thanks to his efforts and guidance. Therefore, he is rightly known as the co-founder.

• Bro. Frederik Mus (1874-1941)

In 1936, he designed the education plan of the Brothers of Charity based on a value-oriented education which is translated into monthly items and educational and didactic guidelines. Starting from 1955, this plan was implemented by the Belgian Catholic schools and updated afterwards. Today, this plan is still being applied in the schools of the Brothers of Charity all over the world.

• Bro. Gabriël Vermeersch (1881-1934)

This educator and linguist became the pioneer of our education in Congo in 1911. He studied the local languages and compiled the first dictionaries. He also started writing his own monthly journal ‘Enseignement et Education’ and drew the profile of the ‘brother missionary in education’.

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BELGIUM

DR CONGO

INDIA

INDONESIA

PAKISTAN

RWANDA

SOUTH AFRICA

SRI LANKA

TANZANIA

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Worldwide survey: EduCATION By ThE BROThERS Of ChARITy

BELGIUM

DR CONGO

INDIA

INDONESIA

PAKISTAN

RWANDA

SOUTH AFRICA

SRI LANKA

TANZANIA

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Bro. Dr. René StockmanSuperior General of the Brothers of Charity

Introduction

Education is often referred to as the key of development. Indeed, in places where education is scarce, we can see that the country’s general development also stays behind.Organizing education is important to the Brothers of Charity as a contribution to a nation’s global development. To this day, they are called to establish schools that are open and particularly easily accessible to the poor. Organizing education is a way of realizing the congregation’s objective: bringing the culture of love to places where this love is absent or darkened, and by doing so, giving people new opportunities in life.Today, we have established education in 8 countries in Africa and Asia, and in 19 different locations. We would like to map out these initiatives.

1. The Brothers of Charity and education

The Brothers of Charity opened their first school in 1815, in Ghent (Belgium) to be exact, where they established a school for the poor. With that, the stage was set: they would establish schools for children and young people who had no access to education because of poverty and/or specific living conditions.The future foundations would all follow

this objective conscientiously. However, after a certain time, other pupils were allowed, as well, because education at the brothers’ schools soon earned a good reputation and so they also attracted non-poor. In order to make all of this financially possible, they even agreed to arrange both free and fee-paying education at the same school. This contributed to the development of an internal solidarity.The brothers acquired further qualifications as expert teachers and thorough educators. They studied at the teachers’ training colleges of the Brothers of the Christian Schools until they established their own teachers’ college in Mol in 1878, which was transferred to Ghent in 1893.For both primary and secondary education as well as technical education the brothers composed their own textbooks, which were also used in many schools outside of the congregation.Very representative was and is their education plan, which gradually took shape and which was designed by Bro. Frederik Mus in 1936.A solid education given by well-trained teachers in an adapted setting with adapted teaching aids (their own textbooks) and a value-oriented education focused on the young person’s complete development starting from a Christian view on man in which giving heed to the weak, the poor receives a special place: this could be the abstract of the Brothers of Charity’s education.In 1865, the Brothers of Charity left for Canada, and in 1873, they started a school for wards of court. More schools

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were opened on the American continent, in England and in the Netherlands.In 1911, the first missionaries went to Congo, and education immediately became their task. And, finally, in 1929, they go to Asia, where the brothers start providing education in Indonesia.Today, our African schools are located in Congo, Rwanda, South Africa and Tanzania. Our facilities in Asia are located in Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.Of course, when relieving youngsters with disabilities we also provide education but that information can be found in ‘Care for persons with disabilities in the South’. Our boarding schools are included in the educational activities of the Brothers of Charity.

2. Educational strategies of the Brothers of Charity in Africa and Asia

Offering a solid education

Quality is always a priority when it comes to organizing education, which can be obtained by the efforts of expert teachers and by developing good and adapted curricula, and by creating adapted accommodations and disposing of modern teaching aids and textbooks.Every school will have to pay heed to the development of these elements in order to ensure quality education:

- schooling and training teachers- developing curricula- building and maintaining adapted classrooms- providing teaching aids, textbooks, notebooks, etc.

A few examples

In Lusambo, Congo, our first school in Africa, the school buildings were destroyed and ransacked several times during the rebellion. Each time, the

brothers came back to rebuild the school and teach 3000 children and adolescents with minimal equipment. Recently, we were able to refurbish the school and buy new desks, teaching aids and textbooks thanks to a fundraising campaign launched by a Dutch television network. Once again, we dispose of the basic necessities for adequate teaching in Lusambo.

At the start of a new community in Simalia near Ranchi in India, the brothers were confronted with so many children who did not have the opportunity of getting a good education. The poor farmers cannot afford the tuition fees, and, at a very early age, children have to work in the fields. That is why the brothers decided to build a primary school. Now, there are three classrooms but, because of the continuous growth of the number of pupils, it was decided to add another three rooms. Every pupil receives a school uniform, a school bag, notebooks and stationery. Already, the presence of this school has profoundly changed the neighbourhood.

In Yogyakarta, Indonesia, the school buildings were devastated by an earthquake in 2006. A relief campaign was launched and brought in the necessary financial means to do the needful repairs. Today, the students can take classes once again in the beautifully renovated classrooms. It is a form of respect when we can receive our students in solid accommodations.

With a preference for those who experience limitations when it comes to getting an education because of poverty, specific living condition, etc.

Since their commencement, the Brothers of Charity have focused on developing education for the poor. However, this

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poverty can take different shapes.First of all, it is about material poverty. By providing free education or with a highly reduced financial contribution from the parents, as much children and young people as possible are offered a chance to get an education.After all, formation is the road to development.Besides that, there are other forms of poverty: the underprivileged; children and young people suffering from psychosocial problems who are in need of extra support so that they can pursue their education.Finally, there are specific living conditions that can seriously interfere with the chances of getting an education: living in refugee camps, natural disasters, war situations, etc.

A few examples

In Lahore, Pakistan, the Brothers of Charity started a primary school for the poorest population, mostly children of Catholic parents who are second-class citizens in this Muslim country. This school is currently being revaluated with an additional level so that those who graduate have got increased chances of finding employment or continuing their studies.

When the Brothers of Charity along with refugees from Rwanda, Burundi and Congo ended up in Kigoma, Tanzania after the genocide in 1994, it was striking to see that there were no educational possibilities for the thousands of children and young people. They set up an innovative system of distance learning, in which teaching packages were put together for primary, secondary and higher levels of education which were then distributed in the camps under supervision. This project, called ‘Ahadi’, came about thanks to the cooperation with existing schools and institutes so that official certificates could be granted. In 2007, this project

was awarded the Opus Prize as the most innovative project in the advancement of the poor in the world.

Kabinda (Congo) was situated in a war zone for several years. However, the brothers tried to stay so that several thousands of children could continue their education. At a certain time, they were the only ones who were still active. Of course, all of this was only possible thanks to international support within the congregation.

Teaching and education are both given due attention.

A value-oriented education runs parallel to sound teaching.As Catholic schools, the schools of the Brothers of Charity find their inspiration in the evangelical message of Christ. In a concrete manner, this is translated into:

- a complete education in which the young person is shaped in all of his dimensions: physically, mentally, affectively, relationally, ecologically conscious, open to the existential and the spiritual, paying heed to the education of faith;

- a value-oriented education by means of a developed education plan with the key values of love, openness to what is true, good and pure, with a correct interpretation of human freedom, focused on the development of the individual into a person with his social and relational dimensions, in which mutual solidarity in fostered, and open to a virtuous life;

- a development of a culture of caritas, in which the young person in called to give heed to the poor and, at the same time, to develop a Christian view of suffering by means of empirical moments and days of contemplation.

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A few examples

In 2005, an international conference was held where the education plan was brought up to date and all the schools from all over the world were called to give education a prominent place within the school. Every school was given the task to work this out for themselves.

In Klerksdorp, South Africa, a staff position was created in order to develop and encourage this value-oriented education in the entire school. After one year, an evaluation revealed that attention for personal problems of students had increased hugely.

After a tsunami had hit Sri Lanka, a boarding school in Kalmunai was completely destroyed. It was rebuilt, and now, the students who attend the schools in the neighbourhood have a home and an ideal educational environment there. Several of them were orphaned because of the tsunami, or they come from poor families who do not have the means to send their children to school. The family atmosphere at the boarding school is really quite striking.

An international structure that should support the developments in education.

As an international congregation, we have the advantage of being able to join forces. Support is given on different levels to several education initiatives all over the world:

- training teachers, in which exchange projects are set up and basic training is given at the International Institute Canon Triest in Belgium;

- keeping the facilities up to date, particularly after disasters or war situations, as was the case in Congo (war), Sri Lanka (tsunami), Indonesia (earthquake);

- encouraging a value-oriented education through publications, documentation, international meetings;

- developing cross-border forms of cooperation. An example of this is ‘Ahadi’, distance learning, which has come about thanks to worldwide forms of cooperation with universities and institutes of higher education;

- fundraising: through well-aimed fundraising activities, we can support schools that receive no subsidies whatsoever and predominantly have poor students so that they can continue their work.

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Lusambo• Primary schools• secondary school• Technical school

DR CONGO

B.P. 70 . Kananga . congo . Gsm * 243-81 52 98 498contact: Bro. Bernard Ntambwee-mail: [email protected]

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The first school in Congo founded by the Brothers of Charity in 1911.Two primary schools: Ditekemena (Hope) with 870 pupils and Ditaba (Faith) with 800.A secondary school: Dinanga (Love) with 615 students and a lower level of four years and two options: biochemistry or mathematics & science.A technical school with 812 students and an electricity department, an electronics department, a mechanics department, a carpentry department and a garage.

A school that has been destroyed and ransacked three times during the rebellion, but each time, it was rebuilt.

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DR Congo

B.P. 400 . mbuji-mayi . Contact: Bro. André Katebae-mail: [email protected]

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Founded out of Lusambo in 1912 and effectively started in 1915.Primary school ‘Kintu Kimune’ (Let’s join forces) has 1370 pupils.Secondary school ‘Bumune’ (Unity), with a science department, agricultural techniques and veterinary medicine in the making, has 652 students.Technical school ‘Kifulo’ (Love), with a carpentry department, an electricity department and a plumbing department, has 290 students.

A school group that is very well-known in the entire area but that is in urgent need of renovation and support for the development of new departments.

KabindaPrimary schoolSECONdARy SChOOLTEChNICAL SChOOL

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GomainsTiTuTe for medical Techniques‘shiriKa la umoja’

DR congo

B.P. 546 . Goma . nord Kivu . congoContact: Bro. floribert Kabindue-mail: [email protected]

This A2-level school has two departments:- Assistants in physiotherapy and rehabilitation (9 students)- Psychiatric nursing (12 students)

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BukavuTEChNICAL SChOOL

DR CONGOB.P. 144 . Kikwit - R.D. Congo

Contact: Bro. Floribert Kabindu e-mail: [email protected]

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i.T.f.m. • B.P. 02 • cyangugu • congo • Gsm *250 085 33 002 Contact: Bro. Gaston Cuypers

e-mail: [email protected]

The ITFM, the technical institute Fundi Maendeleo, was established by the Marist Brothers in 1948, and taken over by the Brothers of Charity in 1994 when they had to leave Rwanda.The technical school has a carpentry department, a mechanics department, an electricity department and a garage, and welcomes 622 students.

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Butare

B.P. 51 . Butare . RwandaContact: Bro. Simon BizimanaE-mail: [email protected]

In 1929, the Brothers of Charity started the ‘Groupe Scolaire’ in Butare. It has grown into the first secondary school of the country to have 2000 students. After the genocide, the management was entrusted to the diocese of Butare. In 2004, a new ‘Groupe Scolaire Gatagara’ was established in the buildings of a former department of the ‘Groupe Scolaire Butare’.

The most specific aspect of this school is that both young people with disabilities (physical disabilities, blindness) and ‘normal’ youngsters attend classes at the institute in Gatagara.

RWANDA

GROuPE SCOLAIRE

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KlerksdorpPrimary schoolSECONdARy SChOOL

south africa

Saint Conrad’s College was founded in 1965 for a predominantly white population, but immediately after the apartheid it was open to black and white children.Primary school with nursery classes: 370 childrenSecondary school: 340 students

Contact: Mr. Anthony EdwardsE-mail: [email protected]

An outstanding school that gives heed to a broad development. Sports fields, a technology centre and accommodations for boarding students.

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Saint Conrad’s College. Flamwood, Klerksdorp, North West, 2570 South Africa. Tel: (011) 462-9023Fax: (011) 462-6872

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PolokwanePrimary schoolSECONdARy SChOOL

Pax-college was founded in 1930 for the black population. Primary school with nurs-ery classes: 520 childrenSecondary school: 550 students

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The extensive boarding school gives the students the opportunity to study in a quiet atmosphere. The newly built Pax Skills Centre teaches the local population agricultural techniques, computer skills, and offers them other training courses, as well.

B.P. 4819 • Polokwane 0700 • South Africa T. *27 15 295 42 23Contact: Bro. Pasco CholaE-mail: [email protected]

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An oasis in a destitute environment

Kihinga

The Newman College was founded by the diocese of Kigoma in 1996 and taken over by the Brothers of Charity in 2000. Currently, the College consists of two departments: the Newman High School, a senior level secondary school (A-level) where about 130 students (boys and girls, boarders and nonboarders) attend classes, and the Teachers’ Resource Centre, a pilot project with the aim of improving the quality of education in the region by academically training primary school teachers. In the near future, they would like to start a real ‘Teachers College’ for training teachers at a higher level.On the grounds of the Newman College, there are accommodations for boarding students with reading rooms, a computer room and sports fields.

P.o. 270 . Kigoma . Tanzaniacontact: Bro louis Kusayae-mail: [email protected]

TANZANIA

SECONdARy SChOOLTeachers’ resource cenTre

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KigomadISTANCE LEARNING

TANZANIA

In association with academic partners in Belgium (FUNDP Namur, Arteveldehogeschool Ghent, Université de Paix Namur) and Africa, Ahadi offers academic courses (Law, Economics, Management, Social Science, etc.) through study centres in Tanzania, Burundi and Congo. In addition, Ahadi has been organizing the Congolese state exams for a few years now, as well as secondary education in the refugee camps in the Kigoma area, and they give untrained teachers the opportunity to get an officially approved Congolese teaching certificate through distance learning.

P.O. Box 612 . Kigoma . TanzaniaContact: Bro. Gerard Simpamagayee-mail: [email protected]

Ahadi is an institute for distance learning that focuses on both refugees and local youngsters who, for various reasons, have no access to an education.

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Out of distance learning and in association with Arteveldehogeschool Ghent, a school of social work, formally recognized by the Tanzanian government, was set up in Kigoma: the Newman Institute of Social Work. It is intended that this school can be expanded with a teachers’ training college and a psychiatric nursing department.

KigomaSChOOL Of SOCIAL WORK

TANZANIA

P.O. Box 612 . Kigoma . TanzaniaContact: Jean Jacques Nkulu wa Lunda Mulopwee-mail: [email protected]

It is a dream that is gradually taking shape.

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PurworejoSECONdARy SChOOL

indonesia

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jl. K. Wahid hasyim 4 . Purworejo 54111 . indonesiaContact: Bro. albertus susamtoEmail: [email protected]

In 1929, the Brothers of Charity came to Purworejo and started a Dutch-Indian school. After the terrible war situation, the brothers returned to Purworejo in 1949 and created a primary school and both a junior and a senior level of a secondary school.Today, 700 students go to the secondary school. There is also a boarding school.

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PurwokertoPrimary schoolsSECONdARy SChOOL

indonesia

Contact:Bro.eduardus

Jl. Jendral Gatot Subroto 65Purwokerto 53115T. *62 815 69 75 865

e-mail: [email protected]

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In 1931, the brothers also established a Dutch-Indian school in Purwokerto as well as a Dutch-Chinese school. In 1947, they started two primary schools and a junior and senior level secondary school.

Today, 325 attend both primary schools and 830 students go to the secondary school.

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YogyakartaPrimary schoolSECONdARy SChOOL

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In 1931, the brothers also established a Dutch-Indian school in Purwokerto as well as a Dutch-Chinese school. In 1947, they started two primary schools and a junior and senior level secondary school.

Today, 325 attend both primary schools and 830 students go to the secondary school.

In 1963, a primary school and a junior secondary school were opened in

Yogyakarta. The nursery and primary school welcomes 310 children and

86 are instructed at the secondary school.

Nandan, SariharjoNgaglik, Slemanyogyakarta 55581Contact: Bro. Polikarpus Manaôe-mail: [email protected]

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In 1987, the Brothers of Charity started the formation of a number of Pakistani candidates, and in 1992, a school for the socially and mentally challenged was opened. Given the urgent need of education for the poor in this region with a predominantly Catholic population that is treated like second-class citizens in this Muslim country, this school was gradually transformed into a normal primary school with about 200 pupils at the moment.A junior secondary school is now being added to the primary school so that the children receive more opportunities for the future.

Po 10352 ferozepur road, P.o.54600 lahore

Contact: Ashraf Rahmate-mail: [email protected]

PAKISTAN

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hOLy ROSARy hOSTEL

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Gujrat

Hostel for poor youth from the countryside who study at the Saint Mary’s Middle School (run by the Dominican Sisters). Before, they could only attend the first five years of primary education in their village school (up to 10 years of age), but then their education stopped because their parents did not have the financial means to send them to a private boarding school in town. Thank to this project of the Brothers of Charity, they can continue their studies until grade 10 (15 years of age).

PAKISTAN

holy rosary church - 16 Police LinesGujrat 50700

Contact: Bro. Iyaz Sani

E-mail: [email protected]

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This school is situated at 25km from the city of Lahore and started in 2011. It is located in a neighbourhood where adults and children are employed in brick kilns. Most families have a bonded labour contract, which means that they are obliged to provide labour services to repay loans to their employer for basic necessities, medical expenses, weddings and funerals. It’s a modern form of slavery. Most brick kiln workers can’t read nor write, and don’t

know what’s written in their contract. By providing education to the children of the brick kiln workers, the Brothers of Charity help them to improve the position of their families and offer them new perspectives beyond the brick kilns.

Po 10352 ferozepur road, P.o.54600 lahore

Contact: Ashraf Rahmate-mail: [email protected]

PAKISTAN

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RanchiG-seT

A unique collaboration between the Brothers of Charity India and Corsendonk Consultants India with the academic support of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KULEUVEN)

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INDIA

The Brothers of Charity founded the Dr. Guislain Svastha Education Trust (= G-SET) in Ranchi (Jharkhand) in 2013. G-SET is aimed at creating a much needed new cadre of skilled mental health workers for the country’s mental health set- ups and health care facilities. G-SET offers an MA Social Work in Mental Health, and will also organize a BA in psychiatric nursing, an MA in Rehabilitation Work in Mental Health and leadership and management courses in collaboration with Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KULEUVEN).

Contact: ms. sapna surine-mail:[email protected]

INDIA

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Simalia

Ever since the first Indian brothers joined the congregation in 1996, care for the chronically mentally ill has been developed in Ranchi. In 2004, a school for the poor was added in Simalia, in the vicinity of Ranchi. This primary school, with currently 3 classes, was such a success with the poor population that it was decided to build additional classrooms in order to create a fully fledged primary school. About 200 pupils attend classes regularly.

INDIA

Simalia VillageP.O. Simaliaranchi 835222

Contact: Bro. Praween Kullue-mail: [email protected]

INDIA

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KalmunaisainT mary’s Boy’s home

Saint Mary’s Boys’ Home in Kalmunai was completely destroyed during the tsunami, and now, it has been rebuilt on the grounds of the brothers in the vicinity of the secondary school where several brothers serve as teachers and directors. The 35 boarders are intensely guided in their studies as well as on a pedagogical level.

sri lanka

Carmel fatima RoadKalmunai 32300T. *94 67 222 94 94

Contact:Bro. Thevarajah anthonpillaie-mail: [email protected]

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KalmunaisainT mary’s Boy’s home TEChNICAL SChOOL

Trincomalee

In 1980, the Brothers of Saint Joseph established a technical school with modest means near the cathedral in order to give young people more opportunities when choosing a profession. Meanwhile, another school building was erected housing the following departments: electricity, plumbing, mechanics and a garage. 114 students go to school there.

sri lanka

Power house roadTrincomalee 31000Sri Lanka

Contact:Bro. michael Wilfrede-mail: [email protected]

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Brothers of CharityVia Giambattista Pagano 3500167 roma - italyTel. *39-06-660.49.01 e-mail: [email protected]

The Brothers of charity have an official international nGo for development cooperation called “fracarita international”. it provides support to the mental health care services, schools and centres for persons with a disability in latin america, af-rica and asia. for more information on this nGo (including its regional offices) and how to support, please visit the website: www.fracarita-international.org.

donaTions To fracariTa inTernaTional:iBan: Be59 7370 2766 2726Bic: KredBeBBBoeveriestraat 14, 8000 Brugge, Belgium