This website is dedicated to Don Bosco’s method of education interpreted for teachers, parents and youth leaders of all faiths. It is written chiefly for a South Asian audience and contains English resources for further information and study >>
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BEST PRACTICES IN THE DBWAY  THE HINDU: With its new law that makes education a fundamental right with effect from April 1, 2010, India joins a small group of countries with such a statutory provision. All children in the 6 to 14 age group can exercise the right under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. An estimated one crore children who do not go to school now are expected to benefit. See original RTE>> India joins list of 135 countries >> Indian Prime Minister's appeal for promotion of RTE>> NDTV Videos: Savita's story>> Kapil Sibil explains the RTE>> RTE Debate>> Slide show >>  FRONTLINE: Don Bosco Roga is a children's refuge in Paraguay. The home is located in the capital, Asuncion, in one of the poorest neighborhoods, where many runaways congregate. In this interview with reporter Monica Lam, Padre Emilio Fernandez describes how he works with young boys who often come to the home traumatized, malnourished and with little or no education, after spending years on city streets. He also talks about the home's open-door policy, the importance of music in the boys' lives and the life skills the teachers try to impart. Interview with Padre Emilio Fernandez >> Slide show >>  FRONTLINE: "A child on the street is what we call a roofless and rootless kid. He's an unprotected child," says Father Thomas Koshy as we walk through the southern Indian city of Vijayawada. It is the middle of the night and still hot, and there are children sleeping in every nook and corner of the city. As an Indian American who has lived and worked in India, I am not surprised by the scene, but it is disturbing nevertheless... more>> Video: A new life >> Interview with Fr. Koshy >> Reactions >>  On 2nd January 1993, Sean Devereux was shot dead – assassinated by a hired gunman whilst working for UNICEF in Kismayo, Somalia. Sean died coming to the aid of children. He gave his life for a new ethos to the world, one that responds to the international community’s responsibility for innocent civilians who are trapped and traumatized by terror and conflict. His mission statement: “While my heart beats, I have to do what I think I can do, and that is to help those who are less fortunate” more>> photos>> facebook>> youtube>> His letter from Somalia written two months before he was murdered >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From the speech by 12 year-old Severn Suzuki to the Plenary Session at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio Centro, Brazil: "At school, even in kindergarten, you teach us to behave in the world. You teach us: not to fight with others, to work things out, to respect others, to clean up our mess, not to hurt other creatures, to share - not be greedy. Then why do you go out and do the things you tell us not to do?" See the video.Also see Suzuki as a parent today. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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