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- Cáceres now
- Instituto Santa Maria
- Workshop for Furniture
- O Bom Samaritano
- APAE
- Home for the elderly
- Crèche
- Pastoral work
Top ↑Cáceres now
The community is formed by seven brothers and all of them are older than 65 years. Although all of them are aged each of them is still doing some jobs, at least in the community itself. The provincial chapter of 2005 decided “to continue their presence and work as long as supported by physical, medical and social circumstances”. .
Cáceres 2001 six members of the community
Top ↑Instituto Santa Maria
The school ‘Santa Maria’ (ISM) with about five hundred pupils still plays a respectable part in the society of Cáceres. Mrs. Cleia is now, after her predecessor Br. Willibrord Feyen, responsible as headmaster, but the brothers are still in charge of the foundation. Statutes and regulations have been revised to guarantee continuity.
Top ↑Workshop for Furniture
The need for a good professional training appeared to be small. Bigger cities are attractive for the young. Becoming a professional craftsman is not possible without confronting the pupils with rather high standards. But until now almost every year could be closed with a small positive financial result.
Top ↑O Bom Samaritano
The number of pênfigo patients and lepers, who were the original aim of the project - praise God - is decreasing now. But as to the future of the hospital questions are rising now. Professionals are talking about a clinic for eye and skin diseases in cooperation with the local university. Until now financial shortages could be overcome by donations from sponsors in Brasil and from abroad.
Cáceres 2007, entrance
Cáceres Patients waiting in the shadow
Top ↑APAE
About 135 pupils get their education at the APAE school. Subsidies from the local government have been decreased and the procedures are working slowly. Because of that the school is confronted with difficult choices. To keep and to upgrade the quality of their service they need professional skilled educators but because of financial shortages they have to discharge valuable staff members. Plans to expand the services are kept in the freezer now.
Cáceres personal attention is needed
Cáceres wheelchair pupils of the APAE
Top ↑Home for the elderly
Near the church where Br. Grignon is serving, some houses were constructed for lonesome and poor elderly. The need for housing facilities like these appeared to be smaller than foreseen. About seven old men and women enjoy their own home there now.
Top ↑Crèche
The crèche succeeded in becoming an attractive facility for middleclass families; extra revenues, however, from the hammock mill didn’t come about. The mill had to be closed and revenues are received now from the families who can pay for themselves for their child and other donations.
Cáceres 2007 a group of children in the kindergarten
Top ↑Pastoral work
In the parish of ‘Mary of the Immaculate Conception’ an active parish board was established. The pastoral care of the brothers involved, is above all focused on those who are ill, dying and poor
