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After some time, now the second report on "my" school in Buenos Aires and you're ...
As I told you several weeks ago, was the existence of the school where I give English lessons at weekends is not guaranteed. At least not with their original purpose which was to give the indigenous people of the region free the ability to imitate a high school diploma. For the founder and leader of the, by now a small business had grown the task, unfortunately it has to say only "I am going. And the school with me!".
That the people of the region do not particularly like is probably well understood, but there were probably several factors that have led to - and they are not quite typical for a developing country, we had to be Ellen. All this is part of the experience of this and now I was with my involvement in the project affected.
The last article I " The private school and the struggle INEISA " had called. Struggle because of the students who have organized themselves at the last minute and still using the media, and that (apparently) trying to fight for negotiations, that the weekend school in Buenos Aires remains. They then have not thought only of themselves but of all the factors, consequences, and above all possibilities thought go so lost in the region.
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| (I have not shot - did not have any private jet!) The beautiful mountains of Panama. I came across the photo on the web. |
The mountain regions in Panama are no easily accessible area and aid from the state stay out often. This is then often the church one last "savior" the organization and gives people a voice. CEPAS our organization, which deals exactly with these minorities and as part of charity donations collected and distributed works in exactly this part of the country. Many people in the country, we have heard in recent trips to the country that the government cares not a bit to the more remote rural dwellers and state aid are seen rarely, if ever ... As if half the population lives in Panama City and lives the rest of the relevant constituencies in the city ...?
have any event, the students who run so some 8 hours to get to this school, committed to no avail and thus can not reach, that their children have in the future (realistic) possibility to get education in the country. That means no more school with professional preparation. In addition to this possibility is also quite a bit of life and economic (small) force in Buenos Aires, will be absent when the students are no longer would like to have spent much time at the stores.
was late But it does not warrant action by the students significantly. The problem is on the higher levels. The padre, who founded the school with real commitment and (!) Equity, maintained, is unfortunately also a factor. He is a fairly typical Panameño. This means that it is exactly what one would call out from far Germany quickly "hothead" as ... be a plan in his head, little thought about it, but must be drawn in any case: A Southerner indicated. It is with great words spewed by the "500 students waiting, understaffing, and hope (hands waving) big plans". In all this enthusiasm, the good man but unfortunately the laws of Comarca forgotten. These differ from those of the Republic of Panama and give Indians special rights ... and the 'outsiders', like Padre Marcos restrictions. No citizen of the Comarca owns land, all part of the community. Before a stranger can build something he has to talk to the Indian chiefs. This step has forgotten our Father - and was in the issues that you now know.
course, were the chiefs also on the make (such as the Korupt in a society is one) but probably more because they have seen that they are dealing with a wealthy man who is actually already legally in problems. .. had
Until we understood the situation as in its whole, it took some time and we have spoken with many people much and discussed. For an informed opinion you need many point of view, and there is no universal culprit. My opinion of the situation is the following:
the whole thing suffers from a whole system of problems. In it I would, the three groups, Official (in this case, the chiefs), rich who want to give and take into account poor (here the Indians or rural).
- The authorities are often corrupt and make many processes unnecessarily difficult.
- The rich have money and want to help (a few), but they have high expectations
- and the poor who need help, but are poorly organized and very little to stand up for their rights
are obviously the poor here at the bottom end of the "food chain" of aid and the authorities has the upper hand. It's definitely a difficult situation and someone to blame would not be wise.
As I already explained in other articles , the school is now a commercial private school outside of the Comarca Ngöbe-Bugle continued in the Padre has already purchased a plot of land. The teachers are all given to the newest registered year on education, ending the their training. However, now the requirements and conditions to be tightened slightly - if you excuse missing, de-registered. So the classes have now been reduced to up to 8 students ... This is beautiful, not for the masses, but those who seek to be really, this only have a better chance. And has the best final Padre Marcos students even organized jobs - allergins in the city. Thus, unfortunately the main reason for the School moved to the wall. The rural exodus should be prevented and should especially qualified to work where they live ...
now would be to form an opinion about this situation now up to the reader - yes, you / you! I would be really interested in burning, which holds a 'real' German thereof. I can now designate the entire Panamanian influence is not more than one of them. I would I would be an expression of opinion in the form of a comment or an email pleased I am real! Let's hear from you but sometimes silent readers! :)
After this heavy food I would then be fired into the weekend. On Sunday "International Day for the preservation of our rivers" . We are going to Rio Cobre, where a meeting of citizens of the region who want to protest against the planned hydropower plants. Before I write to my blog entry, I want me there again to do something clever, as it were, research - full journalistic commitment to my readers, then! ;-)
Another sensitive issue which concerns people around the country ...
Our projects on a larger map
Until next week then, then!
¡Hasta la Próxima!
your Niklas
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