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王后得到馬德里慈幼福傳部門負責人 Agustín Pacheco 神父，以及慈幼會海地會省長上 Sylvain Ducange 神父的接待。當她進入中心時，受到在場176名小童迎接，他們詠唱 “Ou nan lakay ou”，意即「你就在家中」。王后主持紀念她到訪牌匾的揭幕儀式，並進行剪綵，宣告中心正式開幕。
小學生為王后表演舞蹈，並詠唱「讚美海地」及「賜我生命」，表達了所有海地人民的期望。Ducange
神父在歡迎辭中表示：「在建築物 蘇菲亞王后願意親近兒童，在到訪巡視中小學校的建築物四周前，她決定與每一位迎接她的兒童會面。小學生在儀式上，向王后致送一杯咖啡，這個微小的行動，為的是表達海地人民的好客，即使在困難的時日，仍時刻願意向來賓獻上最佳服務。 蘇菲亞王后在離開前，也樂意到訪兩所已建成的學生宿舍，她原定於較早時間進行參觀，因天雨關係未能成行。46名宿生主動向王后獻唱「我願有一百萬個朋友」，這實在是充滿情感的到訪。
即使這已是正式的開幕禮，然而Gressier中心仍未全部落成。尚在建築中的，是一個多用途禮堂，以及一所設 在閉幕禮時，Ducange神父提及慈幼傳教部門對海地教育所作出的重要貢獻，並感謝西班牙人的慷慨援助。「如果說教育是發展的根基，那麼投資教育事業就是為締造更公義及人性的世界而服務。這是你們的信念，也是我們的信念。」 “Ou nan lahay ou”. Here you are at home! (ANS - Haiti – Port-au-Prince, 10 October 2011) – On Saturday 8 October, during her official visit to Haiti, Her Royal Highness Queen Sophia of Spain paid a visit to the educational centre which the Salesians have opened at Gressier, a few miles from the epi-centre of the 2010 earthquake. She was accompanied by Mrs Soraya Rodríguez Ramos, Secretary of State for International Cooperation and Mr Manuel Hernández Ruigomez, Spanish Ambassador in Haiti. On her arrival the Queen was welcomed by Fr Agustín Pacheco, Director of the Salesian Missions in Madrid and by Fr Sylvain Ducange, Superior of the Salesian Province of Haiti. Going inside she was greeted by the 176 children who already attend the centre who sang “Ou nan lakay ou”, which means “here you are at home”. The Queen unveiled a plaque commemorating the visit and cut the ribbon, officially opening the centre. The small pupils also danced and sang for Her Majesty : “Hallelujah Haiti” and “Give me life,” expressing the hopes of all the people of Haiti and which Fr Ducange had mentioned in his address of welcome: “In front of the buildings and houses in ruins, in a country without any solid foundations, as every visitor at once notices with so many children and young people from all part, Haiti is a nation which will never tire of shouting, and we with her: No to death! Yes to life!” Queen Sophia wanted to be near the children and before being shown around the buildings of the primary and secondary schools she decided to meet every one of the little children who had welcomed her. During the ceremony the pupils offered the Queen a cup of coffee a small gesture intended to represent the hospitality of the people of Haiti, who always want to offer the best to the guests even in difficult times. Before leaving Queen Sophia also wanted to visit the two student hostels already built, since the rain had not allowed her to do so at the beginning as was on the programme. It was a very emotional visit since the 46 residents spontaneously decided to sing for the Queen “I want a million friends.” Even after the official opening, the Gressier centre will not be fully complete. Still being built are a multi-purpose hall and an agricultural school which will also have four hostels for students who want to follow a vocational training course. In conclusion Fr Ducange mentioned the important contribution to education in Haiti being made by Salesian Missions thanks to the generosity of the Spanish people. “If education is the foundation of development investing in education means working for a world that is more just and human. That is your conviction and it is also ours.” |
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及房屋瓦礫面前，在一個沒有穩固地基的國家裡，跟來自舉國的兒童及青年一起，每位訪客必會立時曉得，海地是一個永不言倦地呼叫著的國家，而我們與她一起呼叫：向死亡說不！向生命說是！」
有四所宿舍的農業學校，為願意接受職業培訓的學生而設。