With the motto “The future of Haiti is in education, bring your grain of sand” the “Solidarity for Haiti” campaign is aimed at helping the children and young people in Haiti with the things they need to start the new school year and at the same to promote a spirit of solidarity among the pupils in the Salesian schools in the Antilles Province (ANT), as well as among businesses and other institutions and all those who want to join in the project.
Fr Julio Soto, Vice Provincial of the ANT Province, has already sent the hundreds of the students who attended the launching ceremony to become involved. “Salesian young people cannot hold back. The children and youngsters of Haiti are waiting for our help” he declared.
The campaign will continue until 22 October and the organisers are hoping to collect enough material for the 12,500 pupils in the Salesian schools in Haiti.
The campaign was launched at the Don Bosco Institute in Santo Domingo and is part of the continuing programme of support and solidarity which the Salesian Family in the Antilles has been undertaking on behalf of the neighbouring country following the earthquake of 12 January last.
Published 20/09/2010
