Stakeholders Attend ‘Focus Group Discussion

The Salesian Province of Dimapur, In the morning session on 11 Sept. teacher comprising Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, representatives from the above mentioned Nagaland and Upper Assam organized the colleges deliberated and honestly expressed their ‘Focus Group Discussion’ (FGD) programme views on Salesian personnel and their activities at the Don Bosco Institute of Development in Dimapur Province. They also offered their and Leadership (DBIDL), Dimapur, from 10 to suggestions as to how the Salesians ought to plan 11 September. In four interactive sessions Mr. for the next 10 years. In the afternoon five NGOs Conrad Saldanha, principal adviser to the Don working under the direction of the Salesians Bosco Centre for Learning, Kurla-Mumbai, shared their success stories as well as the efficiently animated the participants. areas where they need to improve. They freely

The FGD programme is part of the expressed their views on Salesian personnel and project undertaken by the Salesian Provincials activities and their expectations from them. Conference of South Asia (SPCSA) to elicit Mr. Saldanha said he was greatly satisfied feedback from the four groups of stake holders with the way the participants readily and – youth, parents, teachers and NGOs – on the frankly offered their valuable feedback on life and activities of the Salesians with a view to Salesians and their activities. He added, “when streamlining and improving their services to the the 11 Indian Salesian Provinces of Bangalore, youth of the South Asian Region. Chennai, Dimapur, Guwahati, Hyderabad,

On 11 Sept. student representatives from Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi, Konkan, Silchar, Don Bosco College (Itanagar), Don Bosco College and Tiruchy meet in Guwahati on 17 Sept. to (Golaghat-Assam), Salesian College of Higher present their reports on the FGD programmes, Education, Bosco B.Ed. College and Don Bosco the report from Dimapur too will be presented.” Hr. Sec. School (Dimapur), Don Bosco College Fr. Perianayagam J. Bosco, chief coordinator of (Kohima), as well as from Don Bosco College the province-level exercise, sincerely thanked (Maram-Manipur) shared their views on issues the youth, parents, teachers and NGOs for their like career, education, boy-girl relationships, cooperation. He said their generous feedback their attitudes towards religion, their positive as would contribute much to present a fairly clear well as negative views on Salesians and Salesian picture of the Salesian work in South Asia when works. In the evening of the same day parent Rev. Fr. Angel Fernandez Artime, Rector Major, representatives frankly shared their perceptions visits India in 2017. on as well as expectations from the Salesians. DL Correspondent Dimapur Links: Sept. - Oct. 2016 /19