Lasallian Community Reflection

La Salle for Women's Rights | #InternationalWomensDay2021  

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted both the great contributions that women give to society, and the deep inequalities women face every day. Women stand at the front lines of crisis, as health care workers, caregivers, innovators and community organisers and some as the most effective national leaders in fighting the pandemic. At the same time, domestic violence, unemployment and poverty have been dramatically increasing.

Picture from La Salle Bogotà

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La Salle for Women's Rights | #InternationalWomensDay2021  

Through the implementation of vocational training, WASH and life skills courses, we promote the social and economic empowerment of women and girls entrusted in our care. We support women's full and effective participation in public life, business world, and in leadership positions.

Picture from La Salle Lebanon (Fratelli Project)

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La Salle for Women's Rights | #InternationalWomensDay2021  

We work every day to promote access for and retention of girls and women at all levels of education, throughout the world. Investing in girls’ education transforms communities, countries and the entire world. Girls who receive an education are less likely to be victims of child/adolescent-marriages and more likely to lead healthy, productive lives. They earn higher incomes, participate in the decisions that most affect them, and build better futures for themselves and their communities.

Pictures from La Salle Thailand

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La Salle for Women's Rights | #InternationalWomensDay2021  

In La Salle, we can count on more than 60,000 women fostering the Lasallian educational mission worldwide. This figure corresponds to the 58.2 percent of our educational and administrative personnel, in other words, over half of the energy, talents and passion that move our institutions and programs forward, benefitting over a million people everyday  

Picture from La Salle Kenya

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La Salle for Women's Rights | #InternationalWomensDay2021  

Today, legal restrictions have kept 2.7 billion women from accessing the same job as men. Less than 25 per cent of parliamentarians were women, as of 2019. One in three women experience gender-based violence, still. [United Nations]

As La Salle, we refuse all form of discrimination against women, and gender-related violence. We are committed to promote equal opportunities for women and men all over the world.

Picture from Christian Brothers High School in Sacramento, California.

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International Women’s Day is a time to reflect on the condition of women in the world, on progress made in gender equality, and to call for change for an equitable society.

Today, legal restrictions have kept 2.7 billion women from accessing the same job as men. Less than 25 percent of parliamentarians were women, as of 2019. One in three women experience gender-based violence, still. [United Nations]

As La Salle, we refuse all form of discrimination against women, and gender-related violence. We are committed to promote equal opportunities for women and men all over the world.

We work every day to promote access for and retention of girls and women at all levels of education, throughout the world. Investing in girls’ education transforms communities, countries and the entire world. Girls who receive an education are less likely to be victims of child/adolescent-marriages and more likely to lead healthy, productive lives. They earn higher incomes, participate in the decisions that most affect them, and build better futures for themselves and their communities.

In La Salle, we can count on more than 60,000 women fostering the Lasallian educational mission worldwide. This figure corresponds to the 58.2 percent of our educational and administrative personnel, in other words, over half of the energy, talents and passion that move our institutions and programs forward, benefitting over a million people everyday  

Stand up with us against inequalities and let’s make 2021 count for women and girls everywhere.

On Thursday February 25th two videoconferences took place in relation to the Commitments of Association organised by the Secretariat of Association. In these meetings we heard a brief testimony of eight Lasallians.
In the PDF file that accompanies this message you can identify them and listen to their testimony in the original language or in its translation into the other official languages. Each video lasts between four and six minutes.
From the Secretariat of Association we would like to thank all those who participated, for their involvement, for such interesting vocational expressions.
The link to share the reflection started that day is still open, if you would like to tell us what has helped you in your journey of Association and commitment, and what structures you consider necessary in the future to help Lasallians in their journey of Association and commitment, do not hesitate to complete the form. https://tinyurl.com/y9kfybo4

Live Jesus in our hearts!

To view videos download the PDF using the following link:

https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:a8a964a2-352a-497a-8a57-c00c669d0a98

The ASSEDIL Gathering will take place on March 25th and 26th this year from 9.30am to 11am GMT (10.30am to Noon in Malta) as a way of supporting each other in these difficult times. The theme of this online meeting will be: ‘You are part of the Miracle’. This meeting will span two half days, allowing for the sharing of experiences of solidarity during the pandemic and for a celebratory cross-border get-together. We will keep you updated with details about the programme but here we simply wanted to give you a brief outline of the content of the gathering. This will include:

• How are we experiencing the pandemic - using videos from different Districts illustrating their responses.

• What are our students saying? We will ask them to briefly to speak about their hopes for post-COVID-19, illustrating one thing that they are looking forward to.

• We will have a short presentation from a psychologist speaking about the impact of COVID 19 on young people.

• We will finish with a short Lasallian celebration, using music and other material from the countries of the Region, as a means of encouragement and support.

Here you have the link for registration:  https://forms.gle/XrcP5XJupXqwEBrx6

More details of the programme will follow closer to the time.

Students from De La Salle College Malta Junior School have been doing their bit to help protect our environment by taking part in the EkoSkola programme.

This Eco-Schools project aims at mobilising the whole school to empower students to adopt an active role in environmental decision-making and action in their school and in their community. Schools that have successfully achieved this goal are awarded a Green Flag – a prestigious eco-label testifying the school’s commitment to fostering sustainable lifestyles.

The programme was launched in 1994 by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) and now includes over 43,000 schools distributed around the world.
The school’s EkoSkola members undertook the Xrobb I-Ghagin Nature Park Boundary Wall Project.

The initiative began on Wednesday January 27th when the students collected 50, one litre empty cartons, rinsed them and thanks to Ms Claudine, prepared the milk cartons.

These cartons were placed in the small garden and a mixture of soil and compost was used to plant seeds.

This ongoing project will be tended to by the students and teachers over the coming weeks and months.