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Dominique
training teachers in Mauritania
Dominique
Nève, from Belgium, spent three months in Nouakchott, where she shared
in the training of some
teacher assistants. She experienced the solidarity
of the Mauritanians and the strength of life in a world where
life is very
difficult. "
The first thing that comes to my mind is the experience of meeting a host of extraordinary
people, of receiving an
unbelievably warm and kind welcome: from the Sisters,
from the parish, from the Guides and the Marian Youth, from
the choir -- but
also just simply from the people on the street, in the bus... in fact, just everywhere! My
experience was very enriching, particularly on the professional level. It was
certainly not easy to train a teacher
assistant in three months, but I think
we have had good results. The children have benefited a lot and that is the most
important. In
addition, I was able to make wonderful discoveries about the country's culture,
thanks to the people (eating customs,
public holidays, daily life...). Above
all, I experienced a solidarity that by far, surpasses our western individualism,
as well
as the incredible strength of life in a world where, paradoxically,
life is not easy. This is truly another world with a culture
which is so 'human'
that one has a lot of difficulty 'landing' back home again." DOMINIQUE
NÈVE
(Belgium)
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Conchi, a doctor spends her holidays in Mozambique
Conchi
is a Spanish doctor, working in a hospital in Madrid. After having
participated
in different missionary camps in Spain and in Marocco, in 2001
she decided
to spent her holidays in Africa with the Missionary Sisters of
Our Lady of
Africa. She
went to Espungabera (Mozambique) where she helped Sr. Odile Stribby,
a doctor
working with the population very much dedicated to preventive medicine
and
to health basic care. Conchi helped her during her stay in Espungabera.
They
visited the villages, animated workshops for the health assistants and
treated
patients. The
experience was so good that she has gone back in 2002, to spend her
holidays
in Espungabera, a very isolated area of Mozambique, where the MSOLA
have a
community.
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