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Awe un aña escolar sumamente exigente ta haya su inicio

*Preparacion di e mucha pa un mundo adapta na crisis mundial

*E peligro di polio y situacion social despues di era di abundancia 

ORANJESTAD(AAN) — Awe un aña escolar nobo ta haya su inicio. Lo no ta un aña escolar manera hasta den tempo di pandemia nos a conoce, pero un temporada mundial nobo, cu ta afecta tur mucha como participante di desaroyo mundial.

Nos ta sigui cu atencion loke mundo di enseñansa ta trece dilanti despues di un vacacion cu a mira e cara di mundo cambia.

Na momento cu muchanan subi tereno di schoolnan awe, un parti importante di nan dia lo keda den man di educadornan, profesionalnan cu tareanan cu ta inclui conocemento di materia den buki pero tambe profesionalnan cu hunto cu mayornan lo dicidi riba e forma di pensa di e mucha y e contenido cu mucha lo duna na cada balor den comunidad.

Un tempo di abundancia a termina pa mundo, cu ta drenta un futuro den cual hende mester ahusta su mes y pone balornan di acuerdo cu e cultura y moral di e pueblo caminda nan a nace dilanti.

E obligacion di tur sector den un comunidad actualmente ta, pa den un mundo di cambio moral enorme, percura pa e mucha realisa kico ta e herencia cultural y moral cu el a ricibi.

Awe trankilidad mundial a spart for di otro na momento cu e forma di poder financiero centralisa den un man yen di hende cu ta yama nan mes lider den e sistema comunista, ta destrui un pais yama Ukraine y ta mata pa horta propiedad di un Pueblo.

Esaki ta e mensahe cu e mucha ta ricibi den noticia mundial, caminda comunismo ta propaganda uzo di poder pa trapa riba hende cu ta wordo ciega, den e persecucion di mas placa y mas poder di e lidernan comunista. Balor di hende, moral di Pueblo a bira suela pa e concepto comunismo cu ta ciega hobennan tur parti di mundo y cu ta crea trampa pa hende cu ta kere cu nan ta lucha pa idealnan halto mientras nan ta lucha solamente pa placa y mas placa pa nan saco.

Con maestronan den e situacion mundial actual, ta splica muchanan cu placa no tin mas balor cu hende y cu bienestar di un pais pa asina duna nan e formacion basico cu ta crea e ciudadano ehemplar cu no ta mantene su bista fiha riba placa y mas placa?

E Pandemia Covid-19 a enfrenta e muchanan cu e realidad di fragilidad di bida humano pero tambe di poder di placa.

E muchanan a mira con den un rato, un simpel virus a destrui e realidad mundial di e momento y a exigi hende demostra cu e ta parti di un mundo, den cual solidarismo ta demostra di ta e herencia moral y cultural mas grandi di Aruba.

E muchanan a mira morto nan dilanti y awe mester enfrenta tambe Polio, cu ta plama rond mundo y pa cual nos ta pidi Dios cuida Aruba atrobe.

Maestronan a prepara un plan pa actua for di awor y defende bida di muchanan cu tin mayor cu no kier pa nan vacuna?

Simar a reuni cu su miembronan pa asina instrui nan riba e peliger nobo, cu por afecta su miembronan tambe ya cu schoolnan ta wordo considera uno di e centronan mas facil pa Polio plama?

Con SIMAR a atende cu su miembronan riba e necesidad pa splica muchanan cu mester pensa mas leu cu kico ta na moda y kico ta estilo y cuanto placa nan mester exigi di nan mayornan den tempo dificil?

E formadornan di Aruba den pasado a prepara Arubianonan pa e temponan mas dificil cu Aruba a conoce cu tabata e tempo cu por ehempel durante un Augustus, cu a bira historico, Aruba a lanta para pa lucha pa su Status Aparte.

E mucha di awe ta prepara pa lanta para pa su pais y no keda dilanti spil di egoismo?

Un era di abundancia a termina pa mundo y tambe pa Aruba cu a mira (manera Hulanda mes ta trece dilanti den su rapportnan) con gobernantenan den pasado a haya man liber pa destrui Aruba y a base di e pensamento materialista, a logra pa e promesa di “mitar BBO”, hinca hasta maestronan di school den situacion financiero dificil.

Awe un aña di formacion di mucha na school, ta cuminsa cu exigencianan pisa pa e educadornan cu tin e futuro di e mucha y di e pais den man.

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The National Community Foundation (NCF) last Wednesday (August 10) disbursed 20 scholarships and 12 bursaries to students ahead of the commencement of the 2022/2023 school year in September.

The separate ceremonies were held upstairs the Saint Lucia Workers’ Credit Union Limited’s building on Bourbon Street, Castries, where the beneficiaries and their parents received official letters and were also briefed on the processes in procuring the school supplies.

The scholarships last for five years and include registration fees, books, uniforms, shoes, transportation and meal allowance stipend and CSEC Exam fees.

For bursaries, students receive uniforms, shoes and books for five years. Students also get to print school materials at the NCF’s office and are encouraged to maintain a grade point average of 65% each school term.

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This year, 27 NCF beneficiaries graduated from secondary school, two of whom were valedictorians – one from Beanefield Comprehensive Secondary School, the other from Soufriere Comprehensive Secondary School.

The NCF was established in 2002 and is celebrating 20 years of existence this year. The non-profit and non-governmental organization raises funds to take care of the needs of persons who require assistance. As such, the NCF depends heavily on volunteerism.

NCF’s Executive Director, Michelle Phillips, congratulated the students for successfully sitting the CPEA, urging them to continue working hard to maintain success in their secondary school environment.

According to Phillips, an Education Committee reviews the scholarship applications. She stated that the number of applications the NCF currently receives far exceeds the number that the organization is able to fund.

“I know that we are tapping into a small demographic, but there is so much more that can be done,” she said. “So I would like to appeal to Saint Lucians and corporate society to understand that if it was bad before, COVID-19 has put a lot of people in a financial situation that they did not anticipate, so the need is great.”

The National Insurance Corporation (NIC) is responsible for the existence of the NCF. Twenty years ago, after a deluge of requests for assistance were being sent to NIC, the decision was made to establish a separate entity to address those requests. That new entity was the NCF.

Shervon Alfred, NIC’s Communications Manager, spoke at Wednesday’s presentation ceremony.

“Today, the NCF provides scholarship opportunities to more than 100 deserving young Saint Lucians who, while academically gifted, would otherwise face challenges in acquiring the resources necessary to allow them to focus on their education,” said Alfred.

He added: “The National Insurance Corporation is indeed proud and happy to support this initiative to tune of EC$300,000.00 annually. Students, let me take this opportunity to say congratulations to each and every one of you.”

Alfred shared his personal story with the students, explaining that, he, too, faced a myriad of challenges as a student while being raised by a single mother who had five children to provide for while earning a living from low-paying jobs. This meant that he often went without textbooks and other essential materials for school.

“Just like you, I know what it’s like to receive a scholarship,” Alfred told the students. “In 2009, I was awarded a scholarship from the Government of Taiwan to pursue further education. I say confidently that the success that I’m enjoying today is in large part due to that scholarship I received. Education has opened doors for me that I previously thought impossible.”

He also had some crucial advice for the students: “Take this opportunity that you have been given by the NCF, make your parents proud, make NCF proud, take your schoolwork seriously, and use the gift that God has given you to shape your future and to change the lives of yourselves and your families. Remember to always give back to your society.”

The parents were all very appreciative about the NCF’s scholarship programme, especially Tama Constantine, whose daughter, Tamara, sat the CPEA this year at Aux Lyons Combined School and will attend St. Joseph’s Convent from this September.

“I know that the scholarship my daughter has received is going to help her achieve her dreams and make things even easier on my part as a parent,” Constantine said.

She added: “I want to say thank you to the NCF for helping not only me, but all the parents here today. It really is a challenge, and, with us knowing that we have some load off our shoulders, we will surely put our best foot forward and work hand in hand with NCF.”

SOURCE: National Community Foundation. PHOTO: Shervon Alfred, NIC’s Communications Manager, far left, and Michelle Phillips, NCF’s Executive Director, far right, with Tama Constantine and her daughter, Tamara.

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