LASALLIAN ALUMNI & FRIENDS ASSOCIATION INTRODUCTION
VISION
The La Sallian Alumni and Friends Association Incorporated was formally launched on Saturday 25th May 2019 at a private beach in Gaire village of Central Province, Papua New Guinea.
Our vision is to assemble skilled and like-minded individuals within our network to create an engine room to utilize our knowledge and skills to help our former schools through supporting their educational, infrastructure, social and spiritual programs.
It was a collective initiative from some of the former students of De La Salle High School now Secondary School in Bomana. Our participation was aimed at finding a path or revamping the LaSallian Cause after numerous weekend get-togethers.
OVERVIEW
Our future goal is to further enhance the unification of all the LaSallian education institutions in PNG through our membership and enabling them to unite and function as one.
The LaSallian Cause is a path established by the founder, St. John Baptist De La Salle who had created institutions around the world to inspire others on how to teach and care for young people, how to meet failure and frailty with compassion, how to affirm, how to strengthen and heal.
The main source of funding comes from fundraising activities and donations, which our team of active and selfless patriots have proven. Late last year we begun two projects that kicked start our campaign.
The cause is the gist of our establishment and that is creating a networking hub for ex-students to incorporate their skills and find ways to support the teaching vocation of LaSallian institutions throughout PNG. We have derived our Constitution and Structure from the five (5) Lasallian Guiding Principles: 1. Concern for the Poor & Social Justice 2. Faith in the Presence of God 3. Quality Education 4. Respect for All Persons 5. Inclusive Community
The La Sallian institutions include;
Our motto is “It’s Our Time to Educate, Equip and Engage”. The motto represents us as former students of LaSallian institutes giving back to our former schools by enhancing their teaching environment and facilities, to equip the current students with updated skills to engage productively for their betterment and for Papua New Guinea as a whole.
• De La Salle Secondary School (NCD) • Mainohana Catholic Secondary (Central) • Rosary Secondary School Kondiu (Simbu) • Sacred Heart Teachers’ College (NCD) • Jubilee Secondary School (NCD) • Holy Trinity Teachers’ College (Mt Hagen)
AIM
• Mun Primary School (WHP)
Our aim is to function as an independent body to maximise our outreaches for raising funds and providing services to our former schools. MAMBU MAGAZINE
• Rabiamul Elementary School (WHP) • La Salle Technical College (NCD) 23
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