Onitsha Salesian Educative Pastoral Project

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Onitsha Salesian Educative Pastoral Project

• 2006 - .

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• Onitsha because implanted in this particular
  social and ecclesial environment and culture.
• Salesian because is done in the Don Boscos style
  with Reason religion Kindness
• Educative because has the continuous consistent
  goal of formation and has as their method of
  dialogue, patience and conversion.
• Pastoral because the Soul, the pulsing Spirit and
  the method is the loving Heart of Jesus the Good
  Shepherd
• Project because the education needs to be
  holistic in its view, continuous in the time,
  verifiable in its objects, clear to allthe
  persons involved.

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Past History 2nd February 1987

• H.G. Dr. S. N. Ezeanya Archbishop of Onitsha in
  the request to open a Salesian presence in
  Onitsha Archdiocese, made a particular reference
  to Catechesis, Pedagogy and opening of
  Professional Schools

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21 November 1987

• In the meeting between the Salesian Councilor for
  the Mission Luc Van Looy and the Provincial
  Fathers of the Salesian Provinces involved in the
  Nigerian Project Fr. L. Testa (Subalpina), Fr. C.
  Filippini (Novarese), Fr. G. Galbusera
  (Adriatica), about Onitsha it is foreseen a
  Catechetical Centre together in a youth pastoral
  work that is typically Salesian (Oratory or/and
  Parish).

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1989

• The first pastoral activity the Salesians started
  has been an informal Oratory ( see the Dominic
  Savio Band in Awada 53, Oraifite Street) and
  from September 1991 the festive Oratory in the
  new site Ibolo-Obosi.

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1991-1992

• moving in St. John Bosco Youth Centre, Permanent
  Site, on 28th August 1991, the Salesians realized
  that a possible project to be carried out in the
  isolated outskirt of Onitsha Town was a Technical
  Vocational School.
• In commissioning the St. John Bosco Youth Centre
  the then Governor of Anambra State H.E. Chief Dr.
  Chukwuemeka Pius Ezeife stressed the importance
  to prepare qualified technicians and asked the
  Salesians to train the new generations bringing
  them up till the secondary school.
• Together started an informal Boarding House

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• In Awada Iba Pope started the Collaboration with
  the local Church
• 7 Dec. 1990 First Aspirant
• 1990 September Collaboration with the Italian
  Community in Port Harcourt
• 1996 Past Pupils of Don Bosco- Alumni started
• 24th May 1998 the first Salesian Cooperators
  Promise

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Destinataries of the Osha SEPP

• 1. The Boys and Girls between 6-15 years old who
  need the primary formation and living near our
  compound
• 2. Youth between 16 and 25 years old who need
  secondary school formation and need to learn a
  work coming from Onitsha town, nearer towns,
  nearest Nigerian States.
• 3. Youths who want to know the salesian life
• 4. Adults and young people living near our
  compound where our mission is situated.

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The Educative Community

• Community because unites in one Family, according
  the style of Don Bosco, Children, Youth, Adults
  Pupils, Parents, Educators.
• The tasks to be carried at different levels
• Organization being the Centre of Communion and
  Evangelization
• Coordination
• Methodological Accompaniment
• Educative Orientation
• Spiritual and Christian Formation
• Guarantee of Salesian originality

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The Salesian Method of Education

• Reason
• Religion
• Kindness

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4 AREAS OF INTERVENTION

• Educative and Cultural dimension (Human Growth)
• Evangelization and Catechetical dimension
  (Christian Growth)
• Group Activity dimension (Social Growth)
• Vocational dimension (Vocational Growth)

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The various sectors of DBYC

• Oratory
• Don Bosco Training Centre
• Secondary School and Basic Education
• Boarding School
• Aspirantate
• Out-station

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Priorities for the next 2 years

• Establishing of a working Onitsha Salesian
  Educative Pastoral Community
• Particular attention at the new situations and
  requests from the local social and ecclesial
  environment ( Universal Basic Education and
  Secondary School, Outstation)

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Let us collaborate together and carry out the
Onitsha SEPP
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2006 2007 COMMUNITY PLAN

• 2006-2007 Onitsha Community Main Goal
• Working together as a family to establish the new
  culture of life according the Good News of Christ