INHASSUNGE EXPERIENCE

INHASSUNGE EXPERIENCE

Inhassunge is an Island and a suburban area located in the south of Zambézia province. The population lives on the basis of agriculture, fishing and informal trade. There is a lot of lack of employment and little motivation in school education. Most of the population belongs to and attends the Christian church. And they are very dedicated to church activities. It has been very difficult to travel from Quelimane to

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DRAWINGS FOR MONSIGNOR ZUBIETA

DRAWINGS FOR MONSIGNOR ZUBIETA

“After telling Monsignor Zubieta’s life to kids from 6 to 9 years old from our school “Colegio Flori” in Porto, we asked this question: What did you like most about Ramon Zubieta’s life?  As representation of all the aswers the children gave, we chose the drawing that you can see here and the following statement: “It was to know that he was a missionary Father who helped the world with

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LAY TESTIMONIES

LAY TESTIMONIES

The “ASCENDING LAY PEOPLE ” – LEA – is a little bit informal group linked to the Congregation which was born in 1994 based on the love and experience that unite several people to the IMDR. This group meets three times a year (almost always in Fátima, a very special place for everyone) and, throughout the year, it feeds on its unity, friendship and family spirit through phone calls and

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THE DEMOLITION OF THE LAST TWO HOUSES WAS THE SYMBOLIC END OF THE 6 DE MAIO NEIGHBORHOOD

THE DEMOLITION OF THE LAST TWO HOUSES WAS THE SYMBOLIC END OF THE 6 DE MAIO NEIGHBORHOOD

Residents said goodbye to the last two stalls in the 6 de Maio neighborhood in Amadora. The last two tents began to be demolished in the early morning of June 8TH, 2021, in a process that lasted for several hours and was accompanied by the Public Security Police and the municipality of Amadora. More than 20 years later, the eradication process is finally complete. The last house to be demolished

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Private Educational Center “SANTA ROSA” Dominican Missionary Sisters of the Rosary

Private Educational Center “SANTA ROSA” Dominican Missionary Sisters of the Rosary

The world has been affected by a sanitary crisis, the same one that has hit heavily various sectors. One of them is education, that has gone through difficult situations, affecting public as well as private schools. The private school “Santa Rosa” from Huacho city, has also suffered these hits, but through the work of its members; teachers and administrative and supportive staff have all make efforts to moving forward our

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Family kitchen gardens from JPIC in pandemic times

Family kitchen gardens from JPIC in pandemic times

I am Mariana de Jesus Oñate Bayas, an Ecuadorian woman who has been part of the Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas Community for the last 9 months. Briefly, I will share what has influenced me to start the family urban kitchen gardens: I was raised in the countryside. Mi mother cultivated and loved her land. In this year, the Centenary of our Founding Father, we have focused on his experience:

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EDUCATION NOWADAYS

EDUCATION NOWADAYS

In-person classes suspension due to the sanitary situation we are currently living and the necessity of guaranteeing the continuation of our students’ learning have imposed challenges on teachers and families. These challenges belong to a curriculum implementation and actions of socio-economic support to families and school staff; new forms for developing pastoral projects; prioritization of competencies; use of technological tools; interactive methodologies; style of organization-communication and adaptation of activities in

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Education within reach of countryside youth

Education within reach of countryside youth

I assumed the commitment of accompanying girls and adolescents in the project “Promocion de la mujer” (“Woman promotion”) of the Dominican Missionary Sisters of the Rosary in the Boarding School Santa Rosa in San Ignacio, Cajamarca, because we value countryside girls’ education, since the importance it has for their development in relation to all the dangers that they face. I arrived at the boarding school on March 10th, a week

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MY EXPERIENCE AS PRINCIPAL IN THE SCHOOL “DE JESUS”

MY EXPERIENCE AS PRINCIPAL IN THE SCHOOL “DE JESUS”

To talk about my experience as principal, is to talk about a place that opened its doors to me many years ago: The Educative Institution “De Jesus.” This community -located in Lima, Peru- is about to celebrate its 102nd anniversary during this June. This school is an educative work of the Dominican Missionary Sisters of the Rosary Congregation, which looks for educating children and teenagers through a Christian human vision.

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