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World President of Don Bosco Past Pupils Mr. Michal Hort with the Federation presidents and the final resolution of the EAO Congress


Resolutions of the 11th Asia - Oceania Congress of Don Bosco Past Pupils

By Mr. Angel Gudina
Vicepresident of the Don Bosco Past Pupils


Dili, Timor Leste, 7 October 2016 -- The 11th EAO Congress of Salesian Family Past Pupils brings many fruits. Fr. Michael, one of the EAO provincial delegates to the Don Bosco Past Pupils shares: 'We were overhelmed by the wonderful hospitality of Timorese Salesian Family in Dili. They did really all possible to make us feel at home. As regards the Congress theme, it was a very good insight into the social teaching of the Catholic Church, very meaningful for our situation. Our 10 members strong delegation was able to discuss deeply about the future direction of the Korean Federation. Indeed sometimes we move at the level of socializing, as a group of friends. This Congress motivates us to growth..!"


On the last full day of the Congress the delegates in a final workshop formulate their Resolution and share the


Resolution of the 11th Asia-Oceania Congress of Don Bosco Alumni
Dili - 4th- 8th October 2016


We, the Alumni of Don Bosco of Asia – Oceania region commit ourselves to the care about the world, making it a worthy dwelling place for us and for those coming after us, and with a clear social concern and justice, taking into consideration the seven key priorities of the World Confederation Strategic Plan;


We resolve that every national federation will prepare by 31.1.2017 their development or strategic plan, indicators and timeframe based on the seven key priorities of the Past Pupils Association.


We resolve that every national federation will work actively on the networking of their Past pupils by completing the preparing of the database within one year based on the format suggested by the World Confederation of the Past Pupils.


Attached to this resolution are the proposals from the group discussions for consideration and implementation of the seven priorities by national federations.


The National presidents and Delegates of Asia-Oceania Region shall meet with the regional councilors in 2018 for the midterm evaluation of the resolution and discuss issues pertaining to the Region.


7th October 2016


Signed by representatives of the following countries: Australia, Cambodia, East Timor, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Macau, Nepal, Philippines, South Korea, Thailand, and the World Confederation Presidency members.


Priorities discussed by the Working Groups

  1. Growth and Sustainable Structure
    • Establish strong national structures, local union structures and secretariat
    • Documentation and uniform reporting structure
    • Develop integrated annual plan

  2. Formation and Training
    • Networking in Vocational and career guidance
    • Formation in Leadership, Financial Management, Marketing and Time, Management and Faith, Family planning
    • Preparing volunteers to reach out to the needy (serve others)

  3. Gex Promotion
    • Salesian House, Salesian School (Leadership promotion and employment promotion
    • Unit of Past Pupil organization
    • Published journal and magazine

  4. Funding and Fundraising
    • Annual affiliations charges.
    • Facilitating job placement and collecting fees from corporates
    • Sponsorships and voluntary contributions

  5. Family support
    • Family formation: organized by Alumni Association, every month in the local level
    • Family gathering: every Sunday, organize alumni
    • Family conference: regional (once every 4 years), create organizing committee

  6. Salesian Family
    • Challenge: Education, Economy and Materialistic mentality
    • Strategies: Dialogue, Pastoral Care, Unity
    • Commitment: formation, honesty, moral value

  7. Communication and External relations
    • Establish a full function regional secretariat as the centres of regional communication network for Asia – Oceania region. (not feasible as it is against the World Confederation Statute)
    • Establish various communication channels using all available means such as online social media applications
    • Identify all available alumni in the region with various skills and expertise as a key for developing specific network for external relation in the fields of social, economic and politics.
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  • vaclav 2016.10.28 11:16
    28 OCTOBER 2016 PROVINCIAL CIRCULAR  AUL                NUMBER 579

    EAO Salesian Family PAST PUPILS’ CONGRESS 
     
    From 4 - 8 October 2016, I had the pleasure of representing the Province at the 11th Congress for East-Asia-Oceania for the Salesian Family organized by Past Pupils of Don Bosco in Dili, Timor Leste. More than 380 participants from 11 countries and eight Provinces of the EAO region (Korea, Japan, Philippines North, Philippines South, Australia-Pacific, Thailand, China, Timor Leste and Indonesia) gathered around the theme of Serving God through our fellows by promoting good education, economic solidarity and social justice. This was the first International Salesian event hosted in Timor Leste, and they did a magnificent job. 
     
    The Past Pupils Congress is held every four years and this was the fourth one I have had the pleasure of attending. My first was in 1984 in Bombay. I was part of the organising committee for the 1988 congress that was held in Melbourne and, as National President of the Australian Past Pupils, I delivered one of the keynote addresses at the 1992 Congress held in Macau. Back then it was known as the Asia-Australia Past Pupils Congress. It has been 20 years since Australia has been represented. So we couldn’t very well complain about having our country removed from the title. 
     
    Timor Leste is a very Catholic country with a big Salesian heart. The opening Mass was celebrated by the Bishop of Dili, Mons Virgilio Da Silva SDB, Salesian Past Pupil. There was a long list of VIPs and VVIPs and speakers representing the Government of Timor Leste, all Salesian Past Pupils. Then followed the Chief of Army, Major General Lere Anan Timur, also a Salesian Past Pupil. Every sector of the society, Government, Church, Military, business and education has been formed and influenced by Don Bosco. And like the running of the country, all had their say at the congress.  
     
    The world congress of Past Pupils was represented by a very impressive team: World President Mr Michal Hort from Slovakia, Vice President Mr Rajesh Gupta from India, GEX Vice President Angel Gudina Canicoba from Spain and the new World Delegate for the Don Bosco Past Pupils, Fr Raphael Jayapalan from Chenna, India. The World Confederation is not just well organised with great aims and plans; it has quality leadership. They are making things happen on a global level. The Past Pupils are an enormous group in the Salesian Family with over 100,000 registered members from more than 100 countries. Worldwide, many millions of people have received a 

      
     
     
    10 
     
    preparation for life based on the principles of Don Bosco’s Preventive System in a Salesian oratory or school.  If you have an interest, check out the new web site www.exallievi.org 
     
    After the Congress, I spent a week at Don Bosco CoEducational Technical School, Maliana. This is a very new school in its third year of operation. The school is being literally built around the students by the Salesian community led by the inspirational Br Marcal Lopes. This is a government school run by the Salesians, but the biggest headache for Marcal is getting any money out of the government. 
     
    St Francis de Sales is quoted as saying ‘You should pray for an hour a day, unless you are very busy, then you should pray for two hours.’ With close to three hours of prayer a day, this is an extremely busy and productive community of students and Salesians. Many things impressed me about this newly born community: one hundred male and female boarding trade students all living, working and studying together as a large harmonious family.  
     
    Let me say that again:  one hundred boys and girls aged 15-18 all boarding away from their family and village. They are eating three good meals a day. All are studying to be electricians in wellequipped facilities and following a solid curriculum. The students clean the school, help out in the kitchen and the gardens and wash all their own clothes by hand. They happily move tons of concrete and building materials together. They play sports and music together. All of them are surrounded by Prayer and Salesianity.  
     
    It was a real pleasure to spend time with this joyful, happy, healthy, confident, hardworking, resilient, motivated and funny group of young people: all honest citizens and good Christians in the forming. They are future Salesian Past Pupils, who will go on to shape and grow the newest nation on earth, Timor Leste.      
     
    It was a great experience to meet so many people from Asia and all over the world with that common Joy of Salesianity and friendship. This was my first trip to Timor Leste, but hopefully not my last. This new country, the poorest in Asia, has a long way to go in terms of economic growth, but it has a very firm Salesian foundation to build upon. 
    Mr Ashley, Australia DB Alumnus

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