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Dequeni nació del compromiso social de Schoenstatt
Dequeni was born from the social commitment of Schoenstatt
Dequeni ist eine Frucht des sozialen Engagements Schönstatts
Foto: Pardo © 2006
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Expo Dequeni
Exposition of Dequeni
Ausstellung von Dequeni
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Llegada de participantes de la Caminata de la Solidaridad
Arrival of participants of the Solidarity March
Ankunft von Teilnehmern des Solidaritätsmarsches
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Fiesta en el parque Ñu Guazú
Feast in the Ñu Guazú Park
Fest im Ñu Guazú Park
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Expo
Exposition
Ausstellung
Fotos: Beltran © 2006
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PARAGUAY, Dequeni/rb. A young woman is seen beside one of the posters
of Dequeni that were posted for the 10th Walk of Solidarity.
The posters show photos of the different projects as well as the history
and examples of the work of the children and the mothers. That young woman
is the little girl in a photo that was taken 10 years ago; she had been
one of the beneficiaries of Dequeni and today is a good mother and she
is happy.
Once again the citizens from Paraguay positively responded to Dequeni,
founded more than 20 years ago by some young men of the Schoenstatt Movement
to help the children of poor families, to give them the chance of living
with dignity and to one day contribute in forming a Paraguay that is more
just and more in solidarity. Pedro Fadul, one of the founders of Dequeni,
participated in the walk, today he is the president of the Party "Patria
Querida". Basically, he still works for the same ... As representative
of the political world, along with Miguel Carrizosa, they supported the
work of Dequeni through the walk.
A celebration of solidarity
The family of Paraguay was convoked on August 27th for the
"Walk of Solidarity" of the Dequeni Foundation with a spirit of harmony,
commitment and joy. In its tenth edition the numerous walkers departed
from the Mariscal López Square, from Luque; from Fernando del Mora,
and from Shopping del Sol, in the midst of a comfortable climate.
Children, youth and adults; alone or with family; with a pet or in couples,
on bicycles or in wheel chairs, the participants began the walk toward
the park. All the funds that were collected are destined to the different
social projects that the foundation carries out in Asunción and
in the interior of the country. Last year they reached the amount of 48
million guaranties. This activity is a symbolic gesture that is carried
out annually and that stimulates the spirit of cooperation. The walk claims
the rights for health, education and protection for children. Many children
carried posters that mentioned their rights. A retinue of famous personalities
of theater, television, and radio were present in the encounter to sign
autographs and to be close to their fans. Well know television personalities
such as, Menchi Barriocanal, the actors of the program Manicómicos
and of the television series "La Chuchi", accompanied the walk. Ñu
Guazú the people from Luque noisily and enthusiastically arrived
at the park with the explosion of firecrackers and accompanied by the
fire trucks sounding their sirens.
The encounter, that was supported by Unicef, OIT, the National Secretariat
of Children and Adolescence SNNA, the Olympic Committee of Paraguay, and
the Ministry of Public Works and Communication.
"A miracle in the air" was the headline of a newspaper of Paraguay in
the news story about a parachutist, who had jumped to land from some five
thousand meters during an exhibition within the framework of the Dequeni
Walk of Solidarity. He suffered various injuries, but they were not life
threatening. He is recuperating well, and he is out of danger. Thanks,
Blessed Mother.
If you walk for your health…
"If you walk for your health or just to take a walk, you can also do
it "FOR LOVE OF CHILDREN". This walk is encouraged by the solidarity as
the maximum human expression", that is how people were invited on Friday
for the walk. At the same time some German boys from 9 to 13 years of
age, participated in a camp for the Schoenstatt Boys’ Youth, in faraway
German they gathered penny by penny…and when along with the leaders of
the camp and a young Italian girl, who had told them about the children
in Paraguay, who are their same age, counted the coins, they began to
jump for joy: "We have one child!!!" –"More, we already have two!" In
the end their coins were enough for two scholarships for two children
of Paraguay, and they only need 20 Euros for the third one…Solidarity,
the maximum human expression.
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