There are 10 fundamental children's rights that children demand from educators, parents and society. We're 16 days into the fight against gender-based violence, starting on November 25. People who witness violence are accomplices if they don't report it to the authorities. Some of these rights are: The right to have a family, i.e. a biological father and mother, the right to have a name at birth, i.e. to have a copy of it, the right to dress according to the situation...
Fear is particularly common among primary school children. November 20 is International Children's Rights Day. Fear is one of the obstacles preventing students from developing and progressing. Fear is rooted and ingrained in a person. Children aged 2 to 6 and 6 to 11 are not yet mature, so anything that shocks them creates fear. Parents and educators must make an effort to help children overcome fear in elementary school before moving on to teenage life. The teacher arouses fear in pupils, and so do their classmates...
In Malagasy society, it's important to respect and keep one's word. People are gradually being educated to respect their words. When you are committed to a decision, it is expressed verbally or in writing to give it meaning. Commitment means that it affects every aspect of a person's life: body, mind and soul. We must first know whether the words spoken will come true before they are announced, and this must be the result of the will and not forced by the situation. Educators and parents must be models of respect for the word spoken, and must admit their mistakes if they do not respect it...
Parents and educators are confused, and the question is: what education in the past can still be maintained today? Past" education is that which existed before technological progress and globalisation. The aim of education is to make the learner independent. Education transmits knowledge, wisdom and truth. In the past, only studies were considered, but sport, music and other activities were not allowed, but today they shape children's personalities. The rules of conduct that were useful in the past are good ones to keep, and parents should try to be correct and clear in conversation...
At the end of its second General Assembly, held from 15 to 18 October 2024, the Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace sent a message to government officials at all levels, as well as to all Malagasy and all people of goodwill.
Read more ...Christmas is a great joy, because it is the love of God that has come to us, proclaims Fr. Bizimana Innocent, Provincial Superior of the Salesians Don Bosco of Madagascar and Mauritius, presenting his Christmas greetings. Salvation is accomplished, so life is not in danger of disappearing. It is this love and this salvation that we wish to fill our life so that we have peace.
Read more ...The short film "Zatti, our brother" (Argentina, 2020) focuses on one of the most difficult episodes of his life. We are in Viedma, in 1941: at the age of 60, Zatti is forced to leave the hospital he has attended for decades. His faith and strength are tested.
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