CISA REPORT:
BANGASSOU, June 5, 2012 (CISA) -For about 5 years, Rt Rev Juan José Aguirre, the Bishop of Bangassou, has welcomed to his diocese children who have succeeded in escaping from Joseph Kony, “the tyrant of child soldiers”.
Kony has kidnapped 300 children so far in the Central African forest and together with his guerillas kill, assault, rape and torture people. Young girls are brutalized and raped for years by the group.
Bishop Aguirre pointed out that everyone expects Kony to be arrested along with his soldiers. The Bishop, together with priests and religious women who work in the diocese, continue to risk their lives without any form of protection, even after reporting to have witnessed scenes of violence perpetrated by the rebels against innocent children.
And in support to the diocese, the Fundación Bangassou was established in Cordoba (Spain) with the help of Bishop Aguirre and has helped in funding 25 major projects, including the distribution of powdered milk intended for children who cannot be breastfed by their mothers because they have died or have AIDS.
According to Fides, Other projects include the “Good Samaritan”, a home for the terminally ill with AIDS, a leper colony, a children’s ward and a center for malnourished children. With regard to schooling, the Foundation has provided a school run by the pupils’ parents for each mission. There are already about eight thousand children who are attending school in the diocese. The “Orphans” project cares for 1,100 children, who are affected due to AIDS
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Kony has kidnapped 300 children so far in the Central African forest and together with his guerillas kill, assault, rape and torture people. Young girls are brutalized and raped for years by the group.
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“When they manage to escape they are traumatized, terrified and with no self-esteem. Many are also pregnant,” said the Bishop.Bishop Aguirre pointed out that everyone expects Kony to be arrested along with his soldiers. The Bishop, together with priests and religious women who work in the diocese, continue to risk their lives without any form of protection, even after reporting to have witnessed scenes of violence perpetrated by the rebels against innocent children.
And in support to the diocese, the Fundación Bangassou was established in Cordoba (Spain) with the help of Bishop Aguirre and has helped in funding 25 major projects, including the distribution of powdered milk intended for children who cannot be breastfed by their mothers because they have died or have AIDS.
According to Fides, Other projects include the “Good Samaritan”, a home for the terminally ill with AIDS, a leper colony, a children’s ward and a center for malnourished children. With regard to schooling, the Foundation has provided a school run by the pupils’ parents for each mission. There are already about eight thousand children who are attending school in the diocese. The “Orphans” project cares for 1,100 children, who are affected due to AIDS
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