26/01: Exploring All Alternatives
Ron's most recent meeting was with Daniel Akot Deng, Director of Alternative Education in Aweil. This blogger is impressed that there even is such a position, and we're eager to learn how we can help provide educational alternatives for those who can't attend a regular primary school.
Our multi-purpose cultural center would easily fulfill the mandate of alternative education by providing literacy, vocational, agricultural, and animal-husbandry training to men and women who already have the responsibility of a family.
One of Mr. Deng's focal points is cattle-camp education, a concept that addresses a cultural and economic dilemma head-on. Franco, in response to a question from Pastor Ron Goodman of St. Paul Lutheran Church, reports that village elders have been discussing how the culture and economic dynamics of the cattle camp would survive if all children left the camps for school. It appears that a plan to educate those who stay in the cattle camps is being formulated. Another opportunity for VHSS to bring education where it hasn't been before!
Our multi-purpose cultural center would easily fulfill the mandate of alternative education by providing literacy, vocational, agricultural, and animal-husbandry training to men and women who already have the responsibility of a family.
One of Mr. Deng's focal points is cattle-camp education, a concept that addresses a cultural and economic dilemma head-on. Franco, in response to a question from Pastor Ron Goodman of St. Paul Lutheran Church, reports that village elders have been discussing how the culture and economic dynamics of the cattle camp would survive if all children left the camps for school. It appears that a plan to educate those who stay in the cattle camps is being formulated. Another opportunity for VHSS to bring education where it hasn't been before!
