【慈幼通訊社
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2015 年
7 月
17
日羅馬慈幼總部訊】
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新德里慈幼會福傳辦公室「鮑思高網絡」（Bosconet）的負責人梅納帕拉皮神父，在短暫訪問羅馬時表示：「我們不僅是工程師、泥水匠或木工……我們是『鮑思高』，是慈幼會士！我們不僅要重建學校、家園及課室。我們要明確向尼泊爾政府、校長及當地教育官員表示……我們會重建學校，但同時會參與培訓教師的工作。」這次到訪為他歐洲之旅的一部份，旨在向各位恩人表示，他已進行了什麼工作，以及未來有什麼計劃。
by Gian Francesco Romano
在尼泊爾慈幼會士的眼光，不止於人民的存活、物質環境的重建，甚至修會的特殊利益；卻要為當地人民，尤其青少年，爭取長遠的利益。
梅納帕拉皮神父表示：「我們估計有4,200所學校在地震中倒塌，或受嚴重破壞。我們計劃在十月季風結束後，開始以每年30至60所的速度，進行學校重建或復修工作。鑑於人手短缺，這些學校將不會由慈幼會管理，然而我們願意負責師資培訓工作：訓練教師戒除體罰，成為優良教師，與學生建立友誼，如何動員他們，及讓他們推動自己，因為尼泊爾教師的社會地位不高。」
地震的破壞造就社會重建的契機，並由青年開始。「我們打算在我們的中心及其他學校舉辦培訓課程，直接培訓學生。由於學生都是印度教徒，因此不會講授教理，卻會傳授一些價值觀。這些基督徒的價值，其實都是基本人文價值。我們會舉辦社交技巧課程：包括現時沒有向青年提供的性教育、為確保男女同等尊嚴的性別教育、為抗拒作廣告信息奴隸的媒體教育……以及其他專門課程，例如考試準備及學習技巧等。」
然而，我們亦同時進行實質的工作。目前有80名青年接受培訓，為能於一年內完成學校的重建工作。梅納帕拉皮神父表示：「他們首先在我們的學校進行三個月的理論培訓，接著進行三個月的實地培訓，他們在整個培訓期，都獲安排食宿。在之後的六個月，他們分成多個小組，進行重建工作，並獲發工資。之後，他們便能在不同公司找到工作。」
他相信國家能在短時間內重建及復元。「如果一切妥善進行，我們將於三四年內完成所有計劃。」
Salesians in Nepal, working for physical and social reconstruction
(ANS - RMG –Roma, 17 July 2015) – "We are not just engineers, or bricklayers, or carpenters ... We are 'Don Bosco', we are Salesians! We do not want only to rebuild schools, homes and classrooms. We have made this clear to the Nepalese government authorities, school principals and local education officials ... we will build schools, but we also want to be involved in the training of teachers." So said Fr George Menamparampil, head of "Bosconet", the Salesian Mission Office in New Delhi, during his short visit to Rome, as part of a European tour to tell benefactors what has been done so far and what the plans are for the future.
by Gian Francesco Romano
The Salesians in Nepal are looking beyond the mere survival of the population and the physical reconstruction of the environment, or even the specific interests of the Congregation. They take a long range view of the benefits to be offered to the local people, particularly young people.
Fr Menamparampil says: "It is estimated that because of the earthquakes 4,200 schools have collapsed or have been seriously damaged. We plan to be able to reconstruct or restore somewhere between thirty and sixty of them in the space of a year, starting next October when the Monsoon season is over. They will not be Salesian schools because we would not have enough staff. But we want to take care of teacher training: training teachers not to use corporal punishment, and how to be the best teachers, how to build a relationship with the students, how to motivate them, and how to be more motivated themselves, because in Nepal teachers do not enjoy a high social status."
The destruction caused by the earthquake can become an opportunity to rebuild society, starting with the young. "We intend to carry out training courses directly with students in our centres or in other schools. It is not about teaching catechism, because the students are all Hindus, but about transmitting values. These are human values before being Christian values. We will do courses in social skills: sex education that at present is not being given to young people by anyone; gender education, to affirm the equal dignity of men and women; Media education, not to be slaves of advertising messages ... and also specific courses, for example, how to prepare for examinations or how to study better."
Meanwhile, however, the physical work continues. Eighty young people are currently undergoing training in order to achieve the reconstruction of the schools within a year. "For three months they receive theoretical training at our schools, then continue for another three months with field training and in all that time they are guaranteed food and accommodation. Over the next six months they will be divided into teams and will work on the rebuilding, and will be paid for their work. Then they will be able to find new jobs in different companies," says Fr Menamparampil.
He believes that the reconstruction and the recovery of the country can be done in a short space of time. "We could do it all in three or four years, if everything is managed in the best possible way."