Mission Vitality: Overseas Apostolates
Br Stephen Tuohy, Director of SECOLI
Rome, Italy
Casa Gernealizia
Br Dominic Jordan, Development Director
St Mary’s Secondary School and Child Rescue Center
Nyeri, Kenya
Lwanga District: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa
International
Lasallian
COoperation
SErvice
80/193 Countries have Lasallian Presence
Africa 23 Americas 21 Asia 16 Europe 17
Benin Argentina Cambodia Austria
Burkina Faso Bolivia China Belgium
Cameroun Brazil India France
Chad Canada Israel Germany
Congo Chile Japan Great Britain
Djibouti Colombia Jordan Greece
Egypt Costa Rica Lebenon Ireland
Eq Guinea Cuba Malaysia Italy
Eritrea Dominican Rep Myanmar Malta
Ethiopia Equador Pakistan Netherlands
Guinea Guatemala Palestine Poland
Ivory Coast Haiti Philippines Portugal
Kenya Honduras Singapore Romania
Madagascar Mexico Sri Lanka Slovakia
Mozambique Nicaragua Thailand Spain
Niger Panama Vietnam Switzerland
Nigeria Paraguay Turkey
Reunion Peru
Rwanda Puerto Rico
South Africa USA Oceania 3
South Sudan Venezuela Australia
Sudan New Zealand
Togo Papua-New Guinea
India
PNG
Missionary Policy of the Institute
• Promotes
– Service to the Poor
– Self-Sufficiency of the Local Institute:
• Finance
• Personnel
8 Years 2003-10
77,619,731 US$
12,083,269 US$ in 2010 From
Europe/Near East
5,131,726 42% Asia Pacific
2,395,550 20%
Non Lasallian
2,150,354 18%
Canada/USA 1,471,160
12%
Latin America 703,772
6%
Other Lasallian
230,707.36 2%
12,083,269 US$ in 2010
Africa 6,522,089
54%
Asia Pacific 3,224,246
27%
Latin America 2,040,288
17%
Non Lasallian 170,906
1%
Europe/Near East 125,740
1%
Today: 20 DENA Brothers are in 9 Overseas Countries
Ethiopia Kenya Palestine France Nicaragua Philippines Italy Nigeria Vietnam
Brothers and Sisters without Borders
Holy Land
• Bethlehem University
• Bethlehem Elementary School
• Jerusalem
• Jaffa
Bethlehem University
• Henry Chaya
• Jack Curran
• Peter Iorlano
• Joe Lowenstein
Bethlehem: École des Frères
Jerusalem: Collège des Frères
Jaffa: Collège Saint Joseph
25 Religious and 2 Volunteers, from 16 Congregations and
14 Nations
Southern Sudan
• Newest Country July 2011
• Initiative of Br Alvaro as President of Union of Superiors General
• Supported by 131 Religious Congregations and Lay men and women
• 4 Components
1. SSS Teacher Training College
2. SSS Nurse Training College
3. SSS: Pastoral Activities
4. SSS: Agricultural Projects
Lasallian Disaster Responses Haiti Earthquake
• More than $2,000,000 raised for Haiti Earthquake Relief from 28 Countries
• $80,015 from USA/Canada
• $22,944 from DENA
• $16,053 Emergency Food for Orphanage
• $92,533 to 5 Local Congregations
• $1,899,981 School-Health Center Construction
Cazeau
PHASE I:
• Primary School and
• Residence for Brothers and Teachers
PHASE II:
• Health Care Center
PHASE III:
• Secondary School
• Miltipurpose Building: Administration and Library
• Two playing fields
Construction of School/Residences Port au Prince
When Completed
The Project Will Also Offer:
• Formation Programs For Women • Literacy Classes For Adults • Computer Courses • Library and Sports Fields for Local Youth
Lost Schools: Vietnam & Myanmar
• 1950s Vietnam lost its schools in the North
• 1970s Vietnam lost the rest of its schools
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam
Catechetical Center: Mai Thon
Hostel: Buon Ma Thuot
Hue Cemetery
Hue Motor Cycle Repair School
Non Formal Instruction Center
First New School in Pleiku
Br Pat Bradley with English Students
Myanmar(Burma)
Pakistan
Rwanda
Lasallian Volunteer Model
• Similar to those in Australia, Mexico and the Philippines:
– College Graduates
– 1 Year Commitment
– Live in Community
– Work with the Poor
Europe has a Different Model
• UK, Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy
– Recent High School Graduates
– Groups of 12 form 10 months before travel
– They meet 3 times before travel
– They raise money to cover their expenses and some building costs: $2,500
– Group Leader is older and has been on at least 2 trips
– They spend 5 weeks on a construction project.
UK Volunteers in Rwanda
UK Volunteer in Thailand
Rwanda
UK Volunteer in India
14 Number of recent DENA CILists &
Number of former CILists in this Room
2011-12 2010-11 2008-9
Cecilia Gottsegan Raymond Blixt Robert Schaefer
Edward Shields Rich Buccina William Gault
Margaret Perkins Lois Harr
John McMahon John McGoldrick
Tim Jones Ed Phelan
Heather Ruple
Pam Walker
Mission Vitality: Overseas Apostolates
Br Dominic Jordan, Development Director
St Mary’s Secondary School and Child Rescue Center
Nyeri, Kenya
Lwanga District: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa
LWANGA DISTRICT
Missions Kenya: Formation(3)
Colleges- 2
HS(Boarding)- 4
Child Rescue – 2
Ethiopia/Eritrea: Formation(2)
Technical – 1
HS(Day) & Prim - 5
Child Rescue – 1
Nigeria: Formation – 1
HS(Boarding) – 3
South Africa – HS - 3
2010 Twinning 179,244 US$ from
DENA 88,575
49% Midwest 49,928
28%
NOSF 30,788
17%
SFO 9,953
6%
In 2010 Twinning averaged $2.55 /year per USA/Toronto Student
• If we raised the average to $10 per year ($1 per month) more than $700,000 would be raised.
• Presently well-performing schools could “share” successful techniques with others.
• A trip of a few students & 2 teachers to the African school can enhance the relationship enormously.
College Assistance
• Colleges/High Schools could send a teacher (maybe with family) to Africa school for 6 weeks for more in-depth experience of Africa.
• Colleges could have a project at an African school similar to LaSallian Developing World Projects(UK). Group of 10 + 2 Staff build/interact for several weeks. A minimum of $10,000 allocated to cover living expense & support work at the local site.
ONGOING COMMUNICATION
• Mission Coordinator for the African schools to Visit/Skype each USA school to ensure ongoing contact yearly & to check on the progress of the twinning collections.
• A system of regular Photos/Newsletters/ Pen Pal/Skype exchanges instituted.
• Overall Coordinator for overseas volunteer and group “practicalities”.
Service Opportunities-East Africa • Formation- Vocation Promotion
– Novitiate & Scholasticate: Spirituality/Accompaniment – Scholasticate: College Teaching(All subjects)
• High School & Primary Schools: – Teaching – Administration – Staff Development – Vocational & Computer Skills
• Child Rescue Preprograms: – Administration &/or – Accompaniment
• Communities: – Young Bros accompaniment – Volunteer monitoring – Community Vocation programs
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Mission Vitality: Overseas Apostolates
Br Stephen Tuohy, Director of SECOLI
Rome, Italy
Casa Gernealizia
Br Dominic Jordan, Development Director
St Mary’s Secondary School and Child Rescue Center
Nyeri, Kenya
Lwanga District: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa
