Our achievments
From 2003 till present: support to the orphanage of Hebo
- yearly supply of powdered milk for babies up to two years hold
- supply of food for children
- medical assistance initiated by the paediatrist Dott. Laura Claut. All babies have been visited and an hospital file prepared to be the basis for the future assistance.
2003-2004 : Youth Poly-functional Centre in Dekhamare
A complex of two buildings within the premises of the parish church of the
Madonna of Perpetuo Soccorso.
The biggest building, capable to accommodate more than 1000 people, is the
gathering place of the local community for celebration, festivals and for all the
social activities of the many youths of the parish.
The smaller building includes the office of the parish, school rooms and the
library.
After the nearby church has been demolished as result of the bombardment
occurred during the Eritrean- Ethyopian war ended in the year 2000, the poly-functional center is utilized also for the celebration of religious ceremonies.
2004-2005: Toyota pick-up
The village of Hebo as well as all the villages of the valley are connected to the
closest town of Segheneiti by a severely made-up road. The local population
transport is by donkey or camel.
The donation to Hebo’s orphanage of a big Toyota Pick-up has solved the
problem to the Fathers for a faster and more convenient transport of people and goods.
2005-2006: underground rain water reservoir
Water is an atavic problem of Eritrea and is worsened in the last decadesRain falls are more or less important only during July and August; ground water is rare and deep.
Collected rain water is an important resource during the rest of the year and
that is why we founded the construction of a 200 m3 concrete underground
water reservoir needed by the population of the parish of Dekhamare.
2007-2008: The middle school of Tekelabi( Blessed Gabremichael Junior School)
The valley of Tekelabi is a corner of paradise towards the center-east border
with Ethyopia.
The population of the valley, living in ten villages, is mainly dedicated to agricultural activities.
Since the childhood everybody has to contribute to the farmer activities, each
one for his capabilities. This is why school remained as a remote option until
recently. The Vincentian Fathers started several years ago the building of two primary schools located towards the opposite ends of the valley.
The two schools are reachable from the villages just by walking for 1-3 Km, thus letting enough time for the child to help the parents in the fields.
But once completed the primary school the problem was again there . The
closest middle class school was at a distance of more than 15Km or six hours of daily walk. No time left to help the parents in the field and therefore no chance to continue the educational cycle.
Amici di Marco , thanks to the exceptional sensibility to this issue of many donators, has sccceded in collecting enough funds to sustain the construction of most of the school complex.
An important infrastructure including
- 5 buildings out of which four are classrooms and one is left for teacher offices and for a library.
- In total 16 classroom each capable of at least 50 students
- For a total of 800 students.
The school has been inaugurated on July 14, 2007 at the presence of the Bishop of Asmara and by the founders of the association.
Just recently the Fathers have provided the school with a couple of computers while other educational material has been supplied by the Ministry of Education.
We will continue to follow the growth of the school. For the academic year 2007-2008 the school has already two class room of the first year and two of the second year.
