HEDWIG AND ROBERT SAmUEL FOUNDATION

PROSA Publication of the Hedwig and Robert Samuel Foundation

Number 3 . 2004

Hedwig And Robert Samuel Foundation düsseldorf

managua

new delhi

san jose

lampang

T H E S A M U E L F O U N D AT I O N AT A G L A N C E WHO WE ARE The Hedwig and Robert Samuel Foundation is a private charitable foundation with its head office in Düsseldorf, Germany. It was established in the year 1932 as stated in the last will of the businessman Robert Samuel and his wife Hedwig.

OUR ASSIGNMENT

Hedwig and Robert Samuel

According to the Foundation's statutes, our purpose is to help people in need world-wide. We focus our work on the support of socially disadvantaged children and youths in the developing countries. We obtain the necessary financial means through revenues from the foundation's assets, through co-financings and through donations.

OUR MISSION

donation accounts

From the large group of the underprivileged, we promote those young people who by virtue of their intelligence and their personality are able to live a life in dignity and self-determination with the basic support provided by the Samuel Foundation.

In Germany Deutsche Bank Account No.: 390 80 50 05 BLZ 300 700 24

MAIN FOCUS OF OUR WORK

In Costa Rica Banco Nacional de Costa Rica Account No.: 609 838 8 (US $) In Nicaragua Banco de Crédito Centroamericano Managua Account No.: 201 201 446 (US $) In India Punjab National Bank, Delhi Account No.: 18941 FCRA No.: 231 650 827

addresses Headoffice Germany Königsallee 14 40212 Düsseldorf Tel: +49-211-1386666 Fax: +49-211-1386677 [email protected] Office in Costa Rica Calle Blancos Frente a Durman Esquivel Goicoechea Apartado Postal 5275 1000 San José Tel: +506-258-4080 Fax: +506-222-5242 [email protected] Office in India MCD Community Centre 1st Floor, B Block Market Tagore Garden New Delhi 110 027 Tel: +91-11-25168862 Fax: +91-11-25454021 [email protected] Office in Nicaragua Contiguo a la terminal de buses 105 Colonia Unidad de Propósito Apartado Postal 5317 Managua Tel: +505-2631243 Fax: +505-2631935 [email protected] Office in Thailand 20 M.3 T. Sermklang A. Sermngam Lampang 52210 Tel: +66-54-239469 [email protected]

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The main focus of our work is the support of children and youths in the areas of education and vocational training. In our own centres, we offer training programmes for craftsman and technical trades as well as for the service industry, to young people from the social and economically disadvantaged levels of society. By this, they get the chance to obtain a job in their respective profession and to master their life self-responsibly. Furthermore, the Samuel Foundation supports projects of health promotion and health precaution as well as of humanitarian aid.

OUR PROJECTS In India, currently 100 young people per year, who come from the poor quarters of New Delhi, are being trained in dress designing. ■ In Nicaragua, we offer trainings in car mechanics and construction as well as in administration and office communication for 850 young people at the time. ■ In Costa Rica, we offer training in four different trades of refrigeration and air conditioning as well as the possibility of attaining the high school diploma through evening classes, for actually 180 students per year. ■ In Cuba, we are supporting a vocational training centre in Havanna since 1998. ■ In Thailand, since the beginning of 2002 the Samuel Foundation cares for more than 70 pupils from the region of Lampang in the north of the country, and supports them in their school education. ■ In Germany, we provide help for violence-stricken children as co-founders and associates of the KID "Kind in Duesseldorf gGmbH" (organisation "Child in Düsseldorf"). ■

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TRAINING ■ The

participants of the courses in our training centres are selected in a selection process which has been developed especially for our needs. ■ The selection of trades is based on market surveys that reliably identify which practically-orientated professions provide best opportunities on the local labour market. ■ The offered training programmes consist of fulltime courses with a maximum duration of at present 19 months, evening classes for the already employed as well as Saturday courses for special retrainings. ■ Complementary activities to encourage the development of the students' personality are fixed components of our training. These activities include seminars and round tables about youth-specific interests in co-operation with local institutions, a comprehensive psychological support of students and parents, but also social work which takes place in public and private complexes in the neighbourhood as well as on the Foundation's premises. ■ The diplomas are officially recognized, whenever possible and reasonable. Depending on the requirements of the training, the graduates receive certificates which prove their qualification as workers, skilled workers or skilled workers with specific know-how.

INTERNATIONAL FIELDS OF ACTION Developing and running of training centres for young people, with integrated workshops where it is possible and reasonable Promoting and operational support of local self-help groups and initiatives ■ Placement of graduates of the Samuel Foundation in enterprises and companies ■ Support of the social and productive infrastructure of the rural area ■ ■

NATIONAL FIELDS OF ACTION ■ ■

Protection, care and support of children and youths from socially and economically disadvantaged families Support for the integration and care of foreign children

Editorial

Content

Dear staff members, students and friends of the Samuel Foundation,

We have a German Christmas carol that says "the bells never ring sweeter". You can hear this carol everywhere in these days before Christmas. But for millions upon millions of people on this planet this carol certainly sounds rather cynical

THE SAMUEL FOUNDATION AT A GLANCE

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EDITORIAL

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SISTER NICOLE, THE GOOD SOUL OF EL TEPEYAC

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NEW GERMAN AMBASSADOR IN NICARAGUA

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85TH BIRTHDAY OF HEINZ ASCHERFELD

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STEWART TITLE COSTA RICA SIGNS AGREEMENT ON VOCATIONAL TRAINING SPONSORSHIP

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WWBC SPONSORS VOCATIONAL TRAINING

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INAUGURATION OF THE NEW TRAINING CENTER IN COSTA RICA

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THE HOUSE "HOHENZOLLERN" AND ITS NEW FACE

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NEW CLAIM OF THE SAMUEL FOUNDATION

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because the only thing that sounds for them are their empty stomachs and their unfulfilled hopes for a better future. The majority of these people cannot be blamed for their situation and they need the solitary help from all of us who are living in happier circumstances. Please do not misunderstand what I am saying, I certainly

POSTBANK PRIVAT INVESTMENT SUPPORTS THE WORK IN THAILAND 13 SAMUEL FOUNDATION FACILITATES COMPUTER COURSES IN THAILAND

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HELP FOR DUANGPON

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INDIAN HINDU WEDDING SEASON

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STUDENTS OF THE SAMUEL FOUNDATION LAUNCHED THEIR OWN JOURNAL

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GRADUATES OF THE YEAR 2003/2004

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READERS LETTERS

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BEST STUDENTS

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do not want to cause a feeling of guilt in you and I do not either want to appeal to you for donating in this sentimental period before Christmas, that would be like a deal of indulgence. The people I am talking about do not have any sense for Christmas and the feelings involved. They still have to struggle every day to reach the next day, always hoping that things will get better. That is why I ask you to concentrate your senses on the fact that these people need our and also your help every day of the year. And with a little continuous contribution that will not hurt you, given to one of the numerous organizations that do useful work, you can make a big and important contribution to the durable welfare of those who are not allowed to live at the sunny side of this world.

The house"Hohenzollern", Königsallee in Düsseldorf. The headquarters of the Samuel Foundation was built between 1907 and 1911on behalf of Robert Samuel. The name was given to the building presumably in honour of the King of Württemberg, who was a member of the Hohenzollern family and purveyor of the court for tobacco products.

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a hopeful year 2005.

Masthead Published By: Hedwig And Robert Samuel-Foundation

Martin Barth President

Editor: Martin Barth Translation: Susanne Köster, Claudia Moll, Stella Geiser Layout: Martina Wallraf Druck: Druckerei von Ameln, Ratingen Photos: Archives of the Samuel Foundation Cover: Martin Barth PROSA is published three times a year in English, Spanish and German PROSA No. 3/2004 has been elaborated in cooperation with the following persons: in Germany: Susanne Köster, Claudia Moll, Ivonne Schönberger, Renate Thomassen, in Costa Rica: Javier Berrocal Domínguez, in Nicaragua: Noel Robleto Falla, in India: Arpana Luthra, Rama Kant, in Thailand: Gerd Mathia

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Despite her 92 years, Sister Nicole is still enthusiastic about "her" health station in El Tepeyac.

Sister Nicole 1993 talking with the chairman of the board of the Samuel Foundation Dr. Günther Barth.

Sister Nicole, the Good Soul of the Health Station of El Tepeyac in Nicaragua Samuel Foundation has been giving support for almost 15 years

capped persons leaned on improvised crutches are walking Saturday after Saturday 7 or more kilometres, at 35° Celsius or with heavy downpour, in order to get to the health station El Tepeyac, where they hope to get a helping hand, hear some encouraging words or receive medicaments that will ease their

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ne more common Saturday at the health station of El Tepeyac. Situated in a beautiful landscape at the foot of

the Vulcan Mombacho, by car half an hour away from Granada, the health station is the last place of refuge for a lot of ill and handicapped people living in the near and more distant neighbourhood. They are coming to look for help and consolation for their pains. And although the Belgian sister Nicole L'Escaille knows very well this scenery since she founded the health station together with the Sisters of her order in 1963, she can not and does not want to get used to it because she suffers too much with the people. Exhausted old people with sad eyes, pregnant women without a partner, shy and undernourished children, handi-

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Every Saturday approximately 200 poor ill persons take on up to 7km and more in order to reach El Tepeyac and get medical treatment.

Nicaragua

Sister Nicole, Sister Petrona Albizuris and Sister Concépción Rivera visiting Martin Barth, Celia Suárez and Noel Robleto at the Nicaraguan office of the Samuel Foundation

suffering. They are all very poor people who don't have the

ing her belly button. Luz is almost deaf, suffers from diabetes

financial means to get treatment in the public hospitals.

and high blood pressure and is looking for help for the diseases caused by her age.

Mariela, a single mother of a 2-year-old girl who is suffering from a kidney infection from birth, also came to El Tepey-

"These are all typical examples, and there get more and

ac hoping to get medicaments that would ease the pain of her

more. The health care for the poor people in Nicaragua got

little girl. With tears in her eyes she is telling us about her des-

worse in the last few years. We receive every Saturday 200

perate situation not to have enough money to pay the neces-

patients who are looking for help" says Sister Nicole. And

sary special treatment for her daughter.

proudly she points out that today she can count on five doctors from Granada and Managua, who are offering their help

The 76-year-old Luz Marina Aragón has wrapped a towel

in the health station during their spare time. And of course

around her head as a protection from the burning sunbeams.

there are much more helping hands, especially within her

She's accompanied by her 10-year-old granddaughter who is

order; but Sister Nicole is the good soul of all and the health

wearing faded shorts and a small t-shirt that is hardly cover-

station is her "child".

The health station in 1991: since the establishment of the health station in 1963 the years have left its marks at the building.

The health station in 2004: By donations and the support of the Samuel Foundation imperative renovations have been undertaken.

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of the water supply system of three communities situated in the surroundings is included. And finally, since 1995 the Samuel Foundation grants regular financial support for the purchase of medicine and food. "Many of the children who are brought by her mothers to the health station to get medical treatment, simply suffer from malnutrition. The parents don't have the money for sufficient and balanced food. We don't have any alternative than giving them food" explains Sister Nicole almost desperately. Medicine and food are getting more and more expensive which El Tepeyac in 1992: Dr. Helmuth Bublatzki, country director of the SamuelFoundation hands out the key of the donated minibus to Sister Nicole for the transport of patients and employees.

causes not only problems to the people but of course also to the health station that, for the most part, is financed by donations. But Sister Nicole does not give up besides of her age of 92 years. She knows that the people need her and she will not abandon them. Even if her eyes have become tired and she seems absent sometimes during the conversation. But her face changes quickly when the conversation is about her "child", the health station. Immediately reappears the former shine in her eyes and she talks joyfully about some new donator who she could win. So we also promised her once again our support for the

The board of directors of the Samuel Foundation visits the health station in 1993, talking with Sister Nicole.

urgently needed renovation of the health station. On several Saturdays our students of civil construction went together with their teacher to El Tepeyac and lent their hands to give

She was born in 1912 in Belgium and passed the First

new shine to the health station.

World War together with her parents in England. In 1918 her family returned to Belgium where they stayed until the end of

But still a lot of things are lacking and donations are need-

the Second World War. Shortly after that she entered the "Con-

ed more and more urgently. Sister Nicole and the other Sisters

gregación Católica Oblatas del Sagrado Corazón" and went to

of her order have to continue with the struggle in favour of their

El Salvador. 1955 she changed to El Tepeyac, the place of her

protégés, the ill and handicapped people of El Tepeyac.

order in Nicaragua, where she founded the health station in 1963. In 1991, she gets in contact with the Samuel Foundation for the first time. As result, the Foundation donates a minibus for the transportation of patients and staff members. Sister Nicole knows how to win the responsible persons of the Samuel Foundation to her work for a permanent time. In 1993 the Samuel Foundation realizes a project, which is co-financed by the Federal Republic of Germany, for the renovation and expansion of the health station. In this project the renovation

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Nicaragua

New German Ambassador in Nicaragua

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ike in Costa Rica there has also been a change in Nicaragua at the German embassy in July this year. The new German

ambassador is Gregor Koebel. He was ambassador in Mexico before and will now represent Germany in Nicaragua for approximately the next three years. Mr. Koebel succeeds Dr. Hans Petersmann who retired. During a visit to Nicaragua, the chairman of the Samuel Foundation and the country director of the Samuel Foundation Nicaragua visited the new ambassador for the first time in order to accentuate and strengthen the many years of inten-

The chairman of the board of the Samuel Foundation Martin Barth (left hand) and the country director of the Foundation in Nicaragua Noel Robleto (right hand) visiting the new German Ambassador in Nicaragua Gregor Köbel.

sive contact between the Samuel Foundation in Nicaragua and

ambassador to visit our training centers and to participate in

the German Embassy. On this occasion, they invited the

our annual closing ceremony.

Germany

Heinz Ascherfeld, Ex-Member of the Board of Directors celebrates his 85th Birthday

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n 7th November, the ex-member of the board of directors, Heinz Ascherfeld, held his 85th birthday with his family

and friends. His mental and physical constitution is really good. 1972, he was named member of the board by his aunt, the co-founder Hedwig Samuel. He was part of the board till 1999. Under his aegis the Foundation made most important

mine the future of the Foundation for so many years, natural-

basic decisions as the reconstruction of the top floors of the

ly still feels united with the Foundation and its activities, also

building "Hohenzollern" as the headquarters of the Foundati-

after having left the board of directors. So he still joins the

on and the orientation of the Foundation's work towards for-

annual meetings of the directors of the Foundation from abro-

eign countries with the opening of the offices in Nicaragua,

ad and keeps himself well informed about what is happening

India, Nigeria and Costa Rica. Someone who helped to deter-

in and around the Foundation.

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The managing director of Stewart Title Costa Rica, Alejandro Antillón (right hand) and the country director of the Samuel Foundation in Costa Rica Javier Berrocal signing the agreement on vocational training sponsorships.

Samuel Foundation in Costa Rica Propaganda for Vocational Training Stewart Title, the renowned international company for the procurement of information and the security of real estate signs agreement for the first two vocational training sponsorships.

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he Costa Rican Office of the Samuel Foundation contributes 50% to the annual budget for the activities of the

vocational training by revenues from their own garage, donations and donations in kind as well as by course fees from those courses which are not completely subsidised. The head office in Germany accounts for the other 50%. In order to release this situation and achieve a more evenly budget, the management of the Samuel Foundation in Costa Rica elaborated a sponsorship for vocational training. Therefore the Samuel Foundation is now looking for sponsors for the intended 250 vocational training sponsorships for 70 US$ at home and abroad. The program mainly addresses companies and enterprises which profit from our vocational training by providing them qualified skilled employees. That includes the whole area of Industrial Air Conditioning and Industrial

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Costa Rica

Refrigeration as well as the whole area of the Automobile Industry because one line of our training program includes Automobile Air Conditioning. Since many years we are in good contacts with these companies and therefore we hope to be able to win as many companies as possible for our vocational training sponsorships. We were glad to have won the branch office of Stewart Title in Costa Rica, the renowned international company for the pro-

Germany

World-Wide Business Centres Düsseldorf sponsors vocational training of the Samuel Foundation

curement of information and the security of real estate as first sponsor for probably two vocational training sponsorships. This means a great sign of confidence for the Samuel Foundation as the company deals worldwide with the security of real estate and its transference and therefore is considered to be especially strict when revising their actions. Stewart Title will not restrict to these two sponsorships for vocational training but the employees of Stewart Title in Costa Rica will amongst other things hold seminars and workshops for our students in the framework of our further training

makes ng Sponsorships

The employees from World-Wide Business Centres in Düsseldorf (from left to right): Christina Iwohn, Centre Manager Anja Becker, Stephanie Krause, Ina Droßmann.

is part of their program of social responsibility. Especially the

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work with young people from deprived classes is of great

companies and office services located at Königsallee in

importance at Stewart Title.

Düsseldorf, sponsors again the vocational training for a

modules. For the employees of Stewart Title this engagement

nstead of buying Christmas presents for their clients, the company specialized in office rental, representation of

needy young person in Costa Rica for one year. Also the Our special thanks go to Mr. Alejandro Antillón, managing

employees supported this social engagement. They do

director of Stewart Title Costa Rica, who took the initiative for

without the usual birthday and Christmas presents for the

this dedication at Samuel Foundation. Those initiatives en-

benefit of the sponsorship.

courage organisations like the Samuel Foundation by believing in their work, to do a good daily philantrophic job and

For further information concerning World-Wide Business

support young people from deprived classes.

Centres see: www.wwbc.de

For further information concerning Stewart Title, Costa Rica, see: www.stewart.com

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The new German ambassador in Costa Rica, Volker Fink, and the chairman of the board of the Samuel Foundation Martin Barth cut the ribbon at the entrance of the new training center and set it free for use.

Inauguration of New Training

Students of the Samuel Foundation in Costa Rica are happy about the improved training possibilities of the new training center.

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Costa Rica

The inauguration of the new training center is being celebrated together with the facilitators of the project (from left to right): Efraín Chavez, Martin Barth, German Ambassador Volker Fink, Mario Mora, Carlos Bresciani, Orlando Ugalde.

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he foundation stone for the new training centre in Costa Rica was layed in April this year with the cooperation of

the German ambassador, who was at that time Dr. Helmut Göckel. Now, six months later in October, the new training centre has been inaugurated. In a solemn ceremony on 20th October the new German ambassador Mr. Volker Fink and the chairman of the Samuel Foundation Mr. Martin Barth cut the ribbon at the entrance and thereby set the new training center symbolically free for use. In this symbolic act also participated Carlos Bresciani, engineer and managing director of the construction company Araica, Mario Mora, engineer and managing director of the company Thermo Tec, Mr. Efraín Chávez, managing director of

Center in Costa Rica the construction company Santa Elena and the craftsman Orlando Ugalde. All persons involved were pleased about the result of the joint support of the work of the foundation. Within the framework of joint social sponsoring, they all contributed to the extension of the practical training center which will improve the possibilities of the vocational training for our students. The German Embassy gave a donation of 7.500 Euros within the framework of its support program for small projects. The construction companies, as well as the craftsman and his employees, worked for free and the company Thermo Tec sponsored the majority of the building material. Students of the Samuel Foundation also made their contribution. Everyone can be proud of the new training center, a 170 m2 extension, which annexes seamlessly to the existing buildings as well as to the 160 m2 courtyard which will also serve for training purposes. 11

Germany

The House "Hohenzollern" and its New Face W

ithin the last years, the Foundation made every effort to recover the historic aspect of the exterior part of the

building and the whole aspect of the house "Hohenzollern" at the Königsallee, its headquarters. This was realized step by step and now, these days, after the rebuilding of the shop of the jeweller Wempe and the simultaneous renovation of the corresponding exterior part, these efforts could be finished successfully. Since 26th October, the exterior of the building shines with its former splendour in the literal sense of the word. The

After the renovation of the exterior part of the company Wempe the house ‘Hohenzollern’, Königsallee in Düsseldorf, shines with its former splendour in the literal sense of the word.

company Wempe reopened its shop this day after the renovations and as a finishing detail they lit the exterior part by floodlights that emphasize the structure of the building.

The new claim of the Samuel Foundation

The new claim of the Samuel Foundation "Give youth a chance" expresses very clearly and in a short form, what the Foundation's work is about, what are the contents and its target group. This claim was created by Mr. Bernd Kreutz, owner of the management consultancy "Kreutz & Partner Kommunikation" in Düsseldorf, who kindly did this job as a probono-order. Our thanks also go to Rainer Barth of the advertising agency Grey in Duesseldorf, who acted like an intermediary between the Foundation and Mr. Kreutz.

For further information concerning Kreutz & Partner Kommunikation see: www.kreutzundpartner. de

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Thailand

The Postbank Privat Investment in Bonn supports the Work of the Samuel Foundation in Thailand Donation for a good cause instead of Christmas presents

From April 2003 on, the Postbank Privat Investment has been sponsoring the vocational training of the 13-year old girl Netnapa Djaiwandee.

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ust as last year, the Postbank Privat Investment in Bonn once

and computer classes and by this intensify and improve the

again informed its clients that instead of Christmas pre-

training in these two areas for all children we care for. And to

sents the bank would invest the money provided for the pre-

show their solidarity in the long term with the people there,

sents to support the work of the Samuel Foundation in Thai-

Mr. Pfarrer and his team decided to sponsor one of the chil-

land. Furthermore they will ask their clients in a letter to par-

dren looked after by the Samuel Foundation.

ticipate with own donations in this campaign of support in favour of needed children and youths in Thailand. Karl Heinz Pfarrer, the director of the Postbank Privat Investment and his team are part of those who faithfully sup-

For further information concerning Postbank Privat Investment see: www.postbank. de

port our initiative for education in the North of Thailand. With their help we e.g. could enlarge our equipment for the English

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With donations of Ruamjai e.V., Wachtberg, and the SchmitzHille-Foundation, Düsseldorf, the Samuel Foundations equips two rural schools with a small computer laboratory

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Samuel Foundation Classes in Thai Sc h

ven in Thailand the syllabus of the primary schools inclu-

at the limit of our capacities regarding space and equipment

de computer classes because every-day-life of Thailand,

and we had to find a solution.

as all over the world, is not possible without computers and, therefore, it is a must to get familiar with this media at an ear-

Computer courses for 200 children

ly age. However, lacking financial and personal capacities are

In close coordination with both public schools situated in

impeding this and because of the limited household of Thai-

the surroundings of the Foundation we could finish very soon

land's government this situation will probably not get better

the planning of the installation of a computer laboratory in

in the coming years.

each one of them with four computers, one server, one printer and one modem and with an instructor provided by the

We have realized this development in time and have start-

Samuel Foundation. Furthermore, we could soon find

ed two years ago with computer courses for the children we

financiers for the investments in Germany. Raumjai e.V.,

care for. In that time we have been able to make a lot of expe-

Wachtberg, financed the investments for the Pong Nam Ron

riences and to collect know-how. So it was no surprise that

School by a school sponsorship and the Schmitz-Hille-Foun-

"our" children became "cracks" in this area in a short time. As

dation, Düsseldorf, a cooperation partner of the Samuel Foun-

a result our classes got the attention and acceptance of the

dation of many years, gave the necessary financial means for

local schools and we wanted to give also to other children the

the purchase for the Ban Giu School. So we got the solution.

possibility to participate. But with only "our" children we were

In the meantime, the computer laboratory of Pong Nam Ron is

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Thailand

Two students being briefed by the employee of the Samuel Foundation Pai Chamburee.

on gives Support for Computer c hools finished and completely equipped and the work at the Ban Giu School will be ready in December so that in both schools we can start with the computer classes in January. Totally, 200 children of these two schools will get the benefit of the computer classes. Thanks to the generous support of the Schmitz-Hille-Foundation we also can build new sanitary facilities at the Ban Giu School and completely renovate the kitchen, where the daily school meals are prepared. And if the cooperation works with the computer classes as everybody is expecting it, we will start this project in the San Pong School which is the meeting point of all advanced students coming from the rural schools and where the computer

From January 2005 on, computer courses will be provided for the children of the Samuel Foundation in the computer laboratory of the Pong Nam Ron School.

classes are becoming even more important. But first we have to find another sponsor for this project.

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Help for Duangpon Lionshilfe e.V. Bielefeld supports handicapped girl in Thailand

The 19-year old Duangpon is suffering the consequences of polio. Her physical handicaps allow movements only with great effort.

ince three years already, the Samuel Foundation is active

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bilitation. But nonetheless, the Thai girl did not give up her

in a supporting way within the area of training in the North

courage to face life. Her biggest desire is to learn and to broad-

of Thailand. Apart from that, the Foundation takes care with

en her horizon. But to do so, she needs a special training in

great commitment of some especially needed people who -

movement and technical aids.

because of their illness or physical handicap - are a big and nearly unsupportable responsibility for their impoverished families.

A wonderful present The LIONS-Hilfe e.V. Bielefeld made that the desire she had all her life now came true. With a generous donation they have

One of the mentioned cases is the one of the girl Duang-

now created the economic requirements to give Duangpon's

pon, who as a baby suffered from polio y since then is seri-

life a real sense, step by step. First there were bought things

ously disabled. Today she is 19 years old and has passed near-

to simplify her daily life, as e.g. an adjustable, movable chair

ly all her life lying because her physical handicaps allow her

where Duangpon is able to participate in the life that is sur-

to move only with great effort and external help. Therefore,

rounding her sitting in an upright position, and also a specially

Duangpon depends on her family's care the whole day long,

padded mattress.

but her family day after day has to take up the struggle to survive. Her father died years ago, and therefore her mother,

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An unforgettable excursion

grandmother and her younger brother have to see to the daily

Finally and for the first time in her life, Duangpon should

essential needs without being able to rely on a regular income.

leave her home to make an excursion to the local surrounding

The unfavourable circumstances did not leave any possibility

area and this way find the motivation and strength for the new

for Duangpon to attend school or receive a treatment of reha-

tasks in her life. Together with her mother, the Samuel team

Thailand

For the first time of her life, Duangpon leaves her home to make an excursion. The performances of teachers and students made the day an unforgettable experience for her.

Duangpon has got a future In the near future, Duangpon will get massages and do therapeutic exercises in order to train her kinetic system and improve the control over her extremities decisively. As soon as the necessary progress has organised the visits of two village schools, which should be an

been made, she will get a visual technical training for reading,

unforgettable event for everybody involved.

with the desired aim to allow Duangpon to communicate with the exterior world via the world wide web. The necessary tech-

The teacher and pupils of the Ban Giu school had pre-

nical aids will be put on her disposal.

pared the visit of Duangpon with great joy and had planned some surprises. Half of the village was already there when

We and Duangpon say thank you a lot to the LIONS-Hilfe e.V.,

Duangpon reached the school. After a very warm welcome, a

Bielefeld.

children's dancing group showed a dancing performance on an improvised platform. Karaoke singing, showed by other groups of pupils, naturally could not be missing and was an especially amusing entertainment. All in all it was a touching picture and Duangpon was fascinated by so many new impressions. Meanwhile, the Samuel Foundation had prepared refreshing drinks and snacks for everybody present, in order to say thank you. So that teachers, pupils and visitors went to eat all together. Duangpon showed her gratitude to everybody for this beautiful day in a most beautiful way: with an overjoyed smile, that would not move from her face.

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It's Indian Hindu Wedding 14.000 weddings only in New Delhi on A typical Indian Hindu wedding. The former student of the Samuel Foundation Charitable India Trust Kavita with her groom Pradeep.

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+ India

g Season again

n the 28th of November Every year the months from November till February are the heaviest Hindu wedding months in India due to auspicious days during this period. Only in New Delhi 14.000 weddings were hold on Sunday the 28. of November as it was supposed to be one of these very auspicious days. Numbers that raise the question: what is it that makes people in India believe so strongly in their marriages while marriages in the western cultures are more and more on the defence?

Therefore parents and elders of both families consider these units and the social system before making a partner choice. So Hindu marriage is based on exogamy in which before setting up relationship the degrees of ascendancy of father and mother is traced. As per Hindu marriage Act of 1955 the degree for father and mother is determined up to five and three generations respectively. In this way the degrees of parents of bride and groom both are traced and if either of them comes from the same ascendancy the possibility of marriages are reduced. This system reduces the marriage with the blood group. This principle of exogamy is practised almost in all over India.

ndian Weddings reflect the rich cultural heritage of this

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Hindu marriages require several ceremonies and rites

country and the religious customs associated with marria-

before taking legal effect of marriage. These ceremonies vary

ge. Although there are also Muslim Indian Weddings, Christi-

from community to community in India but these ceremonies

an Indian Weddings and Sikh Indian Weddings, the most

are essential and indispensable. They take a couple of months

important one is the Hindu Indian Wedding due to the majo-

time in which number of stages related to marriage are per-

rity of Hindus in the Indian Society.

formed such as identification and matching of partners, matching them astrologically, family status, ‘Roka’ (engage-

The traditional Hindu law says "marriage is sacrament and

ment /ring ceremony), ‘Tilak’ (praying and invitation to groom

not a civil contract". It is a 'Sanskar' or purificatory ceremony

by the brother of the bride and providing some gifts to groom's

obligatory for every Hindu. The Hindu religious books tell that

family) and then the marriage ceremony at bride's house.

marriage is a duty because an unmarried man cannot perform some of the most important religious duties. The union due

The marriages are performed by priests who chant Sanskrit

to marriage is sacred and indissoluble in life and continues

hymns and mantras in front of the sacred fire, while special

even after the death of the partner (spouse). The parents are

Indian wedding music - ‘Shehnai’ in the North Indian wed-

morally obliged to find life partners for their children and the

dings and ‘Nadaswaram’ in the South Indian weddings - are

children, mostly, accept the parental choice. The marriage is

played. Typically it begins with the selection of an auspicious

considered as a union of two families rather than between two

day and time to perform the wedding. A day before the wed-

young people. Hindu marriage system does not allow room

ding, the bride's palm and feet are decorated with ‘henna’ or

for courtship or romantic love before marriage.

‘mehendi’. The ceremony itself is conducted in a mandap, a special dias decorated with flowers for the occasion.

The Hindu marriage system has defined various forms of marriages and for different forms of marriages there are dif-

The wedding procession of the groom, the ‘baraat’, is the

ferent sets of rules and regulations. The Hindu social system

main event on the groom's side. The Bridegroom sits on ‘mare’

is structured in various units such as caste, class, village, trib-

(female horse). The ‘baraat’ headed by a display of fireworks,

al, etc. The marriages are prohibited in the same social unit.

accompanied by the rhythm of the ‘dholak’ or ‘melam’ 19

India

(drums), reaches the meeting point, where the elders of both the families meet and welcome the groom with garlands and ‘aarati’(Hindu divine service) . After this the bride, decked with the finest of jewellery, and the groom sit in the mandap in front of the sacred fire, where the ‘kanyadaan’ is performed, the ritual where the bride is given to the groom by her father, symbolizing giving of the bride to God Vishnu. Then the groom ties the knot. The ritual of ‘pradakshina’ follows, where the bride and the groom walk seven times around the sacrificial fire, called ‘Saptapadi’. The last stage of the Indian marriage ceremony is the ‘saptapadi’, where the bride and the groom take seven steps together facing the north, after which the bride shifts to the groom's left. The couple is now declared married. It is the tradition which is still the stronghold of the Indian society and which makes marriages still so popular. But as can be seen in other fields the influences of foreign cultures grow and will definitely not bypass the relationships between man and woman.

After the couple has taken seven steps together facing the north, the couple is then declared married.

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Students’ Journal

Students of the Samuel Foundation launched their own Journal

The Students’ Journal in the different countries: same design of the header but individual layout and content.

During the last few months the students of our training centres in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and India have launched their own students’ journal.

multiplication of the students’ journal are given. Additionally, this concept has the advantage to teach the students in a playful way special knowledge and skills. Computer knowledge, handle of digital media like photo cameras and dictating machines are taught and the students are stimulated to

A

fter the "Students’ journal" of the Samuel Foundation in

bear responsibility.

India and the "Boletín Estudiantil" of the Samuel Foun-

dation in Nicaragua and Costa Rica, in the next year the Samuel

Furthermore, in India you can point out one more aspect

Foundation in Thailand will also follow with its own Students’

which is the linguistic aspect. The journal is published in Eng-

Journal.

lish which helps the students to practice this language which is becoming more and more important in India. In Thailand the

This initiative gives the opportunity to the students to com-

journal will be published in Thai as 95% of the people who are

municate and comment local events. The German Prosa edi-

living in the area of the foundation's office don't speak Eng-

tion with its character of an international journal of the Samuel

lish and can not read the PROSA journal which is published in

Foundation, is addressed to another group of people and

German, Spanish and English.

therefore has to fulfil a different demand for information. So it was likely to create a mouthpiece about subjects of local

Everybody who is interested and of course the students

interest for the students and employees of each training cen-

and employees of the other training centres will be able to

tre. And as all our training centres have computer laboratories,

download the students’ journals from our homepage

the necessary technical conditions for the production and

www.samuel.de.

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THE SAMUEL-FOUNDATION CONGRATULATES THE 737 GRADUATES OF THE YEAR 2003/2004 AND WISHES THEM ALL THE REPAIR OF GASOLINE MOTORS (SATURDAY COURSE)

NICARAGUA

Carlos González Mejia Cristian Guerra Bellorín Erick Fonseca Aburto Franklin Marenco Romero Huber Ramírez López Howard Madrigal Julio Amador Sequeira Jessica Palma Rodríguez Julio Ruíz Largaespada Juan Soza José Torres Sovalbarro Tommy O'meani Gutiérrez

CAR MECHANICS Alvaro Aguirre Palacios Alvaro Martínez Jarquín Alfa Narvaéz Flores Carlos Espino Rivas Erick Blanco López Erick Coca Zelaya Erick Díaz Guerrero Eleazar Madríz López Franklin Sánchez Jarquín Freddy Miranda Mendoza Javier Acevedo Espinoza José Cantillano Reyes Julio Moraga Rojas Lenin Moraga Murillo Marvin Pérez Bone Melvin Ramos Maltez Melvin Solís Granado Omar Olivares Calero Pablo Dávila Rodríguez Yuris Martínez Parrales

CAR MECHANICS (MORNING COURSE) Amilcar Alemán Espinoza Augusto García Romero Aisbel Obando Solís Duilio Baltodano Valle Ervin García García Johnatan Martínez García Jairo Rojas Michel García García Marcos Velásquez Aguirre Norlan Ruiz Flores Norlan Murillo García Rigoberto Ortiz Vellorín Uriel Reyes

CAR MECHANICS (SATURDAY COURSE) Andrea Álvarez Martínez Armin Rodríguez Ramos Arlan Serrano Sánchez Carlos Aguilar Vega Carlos Santos Toruño Cristhopher Serrano Castillo Denis Payán Rivera Eugenio Flores Báez Ervin Maldonado Narváez Fernando Flores Gutiérrez Franklin Sánchez Espinoza Juan Saballos Toruño Luis Arguello Hernández Leonardo Cano Espinales Marvin López Alemán Manuel Velásquez Rodríguez Octavio Jaenz Sandoval Roberto Reyes Rodríguez Vidal López Cárdenas Yasser Castillo Cano

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REPAIR OF GASOLINE MOTORS (SUNDAY COURSE) Bladimir Molina Suárez Bayardo Raudez Rodríguez Carlos Gutiérrez Castro Carlos Ruíz Hernández Francisco Tinoco Ruíz José Hernández Mendez Junior Gutiérrez Romero Luis Tórrez Mardoni Alemán Reyes Manuel Guevara Gutiérrez Reynaldo Martínez Maradiaga Yerlis Gutiérrez Castro

AUTOMOBILE ELECTRICITY (SATURDAY COURSE) Carlos Benavides Suárez Carlos Martínez García Geysell Flores Jorge Cano Escobar Jonathan Chávez Maliaños Jorge Flores Valdez José Olivas Hernández Róger Amaya Zamora Ronaldo Cardoza Bermúdez Rudy Maldonado Betanco Victor Landaverde Aburto Wendy Alvarez Martínez

AUTOMOBILE ELECTRICITY (SATURDAY COURSE) Ernesto Gutiérrez Enrique Martínez Jorge Roa Chávez Jonathan Rosales Luis González Ríos Lenin Moraga Murillo Novi González Omar Mairena Pedro Fernández Samuria Roberto Bravo Bermúdez

FUEL INJECTION (SATURDAY COURSE) Armando García Jarquín Adán Matamoro Obando Aldo Velásquez Velásquez Carlos Mendoza López Flavio Villalobos Cruz Francisco Alfaro Mendoza Giovanny Cortez García German López Pineda Gabriel Sánchez Jorge Calderón Picado José Sandoval Sanabria Milton García Saavedra~~ Nestil Mondragon Santamaria Roberto Payán Silvio Malespin Walter Bonilla Solano Willian Vasquez Moraga

CIVIL CONSTRUCTION Ariel López Pineda Carlos Molina García Darvin Córdova Williams Jhony García Calero Juan García León Juan Mendoza Quintanilla José Soto Valle Miguel Gaitan Martínez Roger Mercado Betanco Wuilber Pérez Balladares

CIVIL CONSTRUCTION (MORNING COURSE) Aída Samuria Arguello Edwin Balmaceda Martínez Erlan Salgado Edgard Vilchez Collado Francisco Hernández Heydi Rojas Aguirre Maykeling Baltodano Martínez Norlan Aranda Hernández Ninoska Bojorge Gutiérrez Sheyla Gaitan Rodríguez Vladimir Saballos López

CIVIL CONSTRUCTION (EVENING COURSE) Diana Escobar Gutiérrez Elvia Navarrete Rivas Esmeralda Velásquez Rodríguez Jenny Picado Urbina Leonor Bonilla Rodríguez Luis Payan Rivera Lucelia Rodríguez Guzmán Maria Flores Maria Toruño Sevilla Rosa Alemán Maradiaga

CIVIL CONSTRUCTION (SATURDAY COURSE) Aracely Bermúdez Martínez Armando Fuentes Vásquez Ana Jaenz Jaime Bildiar Saintclair Calero Braulio Berrios Figueroa Cesar Gurdian Estrada Cristian Párrales Flores Erick Corea Castillo Eveling Guzmán Eduardo Mendoza Rocha Franklin Velásquez Calderón Guissell Díaz Guadamuz Heran Padilla Julio Solís Acosta Julio Ayala Solís Juan Bejarano Puerto Jislem Dávila Ruiz Jairo Fox Rayo Jimmy Roque Dolmos Maria Samuria Sánchez Sergio Masis Izquierdo Wilfredo Canda Pérez

MASONRY (SUNDAY COURSE) Benito Rodríguez García Dennis Villega Fernando Villega Alvarez Guillermo Alvarez Prado Horacio Ochoa José Zavala Luciano Cerda Reyes

DOMICILE ELECTRICITY (SATURDAY COURSE) Ereno Gerán Harling Velásquez Aguirre José Brizuela Arcia Leonardo Alvarado Hernández Michael González Collado Yader Roque Dolmus

ADMINISTRATION AND OFFICE COMMUNICATION Cardelina Rodríguez Reyes Dina Rosales Salinas Eveling Mora Rivera Edelma Vásquez Soza Jacqueline Barrios Gutiérrez Karen López Amador Maria Mendieta Carballo Marta Olivares Loaisiga Tatiana Mendoza García

COMPUTER HANDLING (MORNING COURSE) Ceila Acosta Tejada Claudia Sánchez González Dany Arauz Calderón Eduardo Cruz Téllez Edysson Herrera Castro Fatima Rocha López Guillermo Osorio Alfaro Juan Cruz Guillén Judith Domínguez Cuadra José Lazo Membreño José Reyes Ocón Kenia Márquez Martínez Karla Williams Martínez Meyling Fonseca López Meyling Hernández G. Mario Cano Norman Hernández Mairena Israel García Medina Sujey Domínguez Cuadra

COMPUTER HANDLING (MORNING COURSE) Cristian Gutiérrez Narváez Ernesto Acevedo Morales Humberto Reyes Sandoval Maria Gutiérrez Sandino Martha Rios Guadamuz Rebeca Aráuz Martínez Selenic Brautigam Fagoth

COMPUTER HANDLING (MORNING COURSE) Ana Lacayo Mendoza Diana Gómez García Eisner Loasiga Centeno Edgard Lovo Chávez Enoc Maradiaga González Francisco Espinoza Espinoza Grissell Vargas Leiva Gloria Villalovo Gutiérrez Jemmy Gurdían Estrada Juan Gutiérrez Martínez Juan Rivas González Maria Castellón Pichardo Maria López Gaitan Maria Medina Vallejos Noelia Valerio Hernández Thelma Arauz Calderón

E BEST FOR THEIR FUTURE! COMPUTER HANDLING (EVENING COURSE) Claudia Aguilar Martínez Christian Lara Ordóñez David Alfaro Picado Escarlette Toruño Sevilla Eddy Valle Martínez Freddy Urbina Oconnor Gregorio Gutiérrez Balladares Germania Jaenz Lacayo Juan López Castro Joblamarsan Morales Zeledón Karla Gutiérrez Balladares Moisés Martínez Orozco Nelly García Pablo López Uriarte Reyniero Aburto Rayo Roger Bustamante Salmeron

COMPUTER HANDLING (EVENING COURSE) Aldo Flores Jarquín Alba Ponce Delia Artola Artola Edwin Bermúdez Gutiérrez Edwin Palacios Hernández Edwin Rodríguez Ríos Freddy Arauz Calderón Francisco Valverde Membreño Hilda Rivas González Jenniffer Mena Masís Johanna Rivas Carvajal Kenneth Castillo Membreño Larisa Romero Castillo Martha Mena Masís Maximiliano Reyes Páramo Marcos Sánchez Suárez Raúl Centeno Ortiz Sandra Peralta Caballero Tania Ruíz Urbina Wendy Barrantes Martínez Xiomara Rivas Hernández Yahoska Cuarezma Rivas Yisseth Mejia Hernández

COMPUTER HANDLING (SATURDAY COURSE) Alba García Palacios Ada Obando González Arlen Ortiz Obando Belkis Thomas Cristian Livannie García Elisa Vargas Castro Hasell Espinoza Heidy Montiel Chevez Holman Narváez Medal Ixcel Montes Martínez Jacqueline Maldonado Espinal Jhonny Montalbán Salmerón Lilliam Baltodano Lantaho Gómez Centeno Marlon Castro Téllez Mercedes Santana Mendoza Sujeyling Flores Espinoza Sonia Moreno Sequeira Verónica Corea Márquez Yeymi Pérez González Yuri Silva Téllez Zenelia García Araica

COMPUTER HANDLING (SATURDAY COURSE) Arlen Aguilar Martínez Arlen Martínez Morales Cristhian Saravia Espinoza Elizabeth López Cruz Francisco Rivas Reyes

Justo Rivera Hernández Karen López Castro Karla López Castro Karla Urbina González Maria Bejarano Puerto Maria Vega Balladares Michael Hernández Rodríguez Noel Tórrez Herrera Oliver Corea Vallecillo Reyna Chávez Verónica Bojorge Porras Verónica Mayorga Juárez

COMPUTER HANDLING (SATURDAY COURSE) Armando Cruz Guillen Alvaro Romero Pasquier Bismarck Tellez Pérez David Espinoza Aquino Denis Martínez Erica Bonilla Rodríguez Elías Pavón Valle Geydi Baltodano Rodríguez José Pacheco García José Puerto Tercero Karla Munguía Ruiz Leslie Hernández Rosales Mario Paredes Rodríguez Raquel Lindo Herrera Rebeca Portocarrero Davila Tatiana Hernández Martínez Yairon García Pasquier

COMPUTER HANDLING (SATURDAY COURSE) Ada Gómez Reyes Carolina Contreras Mairena Carlos González Gaitán Carla López Denis López Donaire Elías Aguirre Erick Martínez Montes Grissell Leiva Balladares Glenda Sandoval Israel García Medina Jessica Hernández Escorcia Juan Tórrez González Johan Medina García Leslie Garay Zeledón Mirtha Contreras Mairena Meyling Mendieta Baldizón Marling Padilla Zeledón Nercis Suazo Silva Rebeca Ramos Morán Sergio Pérez Bermúdez

REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF COMPUTER (MORNING COURSE) Belkis Moreira Duarte Bayardo Sandoval Martínez Braulio Valle Montiel Carlos González Fuentes Franklin Ramos Hurtado José López Mestayer Marlon Leiva Balladares Nohemi Tercero Sánchez Silvio Baltodano Fierro Walford Montoya Villareyna

REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF COMPUTER (EVENING COURSE) Algherys Cisne Chévez Abraham Estrada Dávila Denis Reyes Arróliga Jacqueline Reyes Páramo Linda Escobar Gutiérrez Luis Rosales Balladares

Maricela Solís Chávez Omar Molina Cruz Yony López Chevez

REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF COMPUTER (SATURDAY COURSE) Aarón Olivas Zeledón Arlen Padilla Altamirano Brayan Vanegas Solís Deglis Cruz Cruz Franklin Varela Flores Hernaldo Lindo Herrera José Medrano Chávez Jorge Salazar Cruz José Salgado Osorio Leslie Barrios Rivera Lisseth Chavarria Muñoz Miguel Araica Saborio Marlon Salguera Ocampo Marlon Silva Murillo Maycol Tijerino Sánchez Obet Corea Centeno Ronaldo Reyes Sánchez Wilbert Valdivia Olivas Yader Domínguez López Yolanda Ortega Cajina Zeneida Ortiz Mendoza

REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF COMPUTER (SATURDAY COURSE) Alicia Lanuza Pérez Ana Tinoco Mena Claudia López Inestroza Dimar Soto Aragón Denis González Blandón Emérita Espinoza Estrada Freddy Sarria Ingrid Reyes Acuña Jacinto Lagos Carrión José Mejia Rayo Jefferson Molina Chevez Juan Solórzano Karen Saravia Flores Luisa Martínez Gutiérrez Milton Aráuz Guido Maria Chávez Bermúdez Mildred Flores Espinoza Maria Jiménez Aguirre Marlen López Flores Nehemías Chévez Nelson Martínez Morales Patricia Carballo Pedro Uriarte Aburto Richard Sarria Gómez Victor Martínez Lacayo Yeril Saravia López

Claudia Velásquez Cuadra David Dávila Doña Eliezer Castilblanco Calero Emerson López Sandoval Eleazar Madriz López Eda Medina Erick Silva López Emelina Siles Rivas Erick Zambrana Cardoza Fernando Quintana Silva Gonzalo González Ruiz Heriberto Beteta Henríquez Holker Duarte Hazel Ordóñez Blanco Ivania Domínguez Solís Javier Amador Silva Jessy Duarte Julissa Gadea Villanueva José García Espinoza Juan Ruiz Chávez Karla Duran Luis García Poveda Lizet Manzanares Guevara Mauricio Carballo Arce Mizun Castillo Suárez Mauricio Cano Zamora Marlon Chavarria Buitrago Marlon Morales Navarrete Marta Olivares Loaisiga Maria Olivas Valdivia Maria Rosales Norma Espinoza Reyes Ofsman Vargas Castillo Pedro Orozco Alfaro Richard González Bermúdez Reyna Gutiérrez Ronald Chamorro Peña Rey Madrigal Mairena Roger Mercado Betanco Ricardo Salazar Borge Salvador Gomez Padilla Sorayda Silva Castro Sheyling Urroz Martínez Sherlys Vargas Castillo Walter Palacios Reyes Yelina Hunter Peña Yadira Manzanares Valle

REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF AIR-CONDITIONER (MORNING COURSE) Alexander Velásquez Aguirre Darvin Pravia Zamora Eder Gutiérrez Dubón Edgard Sánchez Marlon Hernández

ACQUIREMENT DRIVING LICENSE Axel Aguilar Lara Allan Bravo Sequeira Alina Hunter Peña Alexander Herrera Santamaría Alejandro Montealegre Corea Ashley Shas Díaz Ariel Silva López Claudia González Garay Cherna Orozco Carbonell Carlos Valle Briceño

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Olman García Ortíz Luis Diego Rojas Abarca

INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATION (EVENING COURSE)

COSTA RICA AUTOMOBILE AIR CONDITIONING Francisco Caballero Huete Wagner Vargas Murillo Diego Porras Guevara Kathya Sánchez Ramírez Gabriel Carballo Montero Yader Pérez Moreno Ivan Sánchez Araya Wiltón Acevedo Estrada Eleazar López Naranjo Noé Flores Hernández

INDUSTRIAL AIR CONDITIONING Andrés Méndez Mora Carlos Barrientos Chinchilla Cristian Pizarro Delgado Daniel Ruiz Guadamuz Diego Calderón Coto Edgar Bonilla Briones Esteban Jiménez Espinoza Federico Fallas Montero Froilán López Varela Glenn Makré Varela Gustavo Angulo Sánchez Gustavo Moreno Campos Helberth Guillén Rojas Jason Román Fernández Josue Solorzano Campos Juan Pablo Rojas Marín Marcos Avendaño González Michael Valverde Valverde Willian Madrigal Chavarría

INDUSTRIAL AIR CONDITIONING (EVENING COURSE) González Elías Leonardo Gordon Cruickshank Richard Mora Mora Bolivar Rivera Murillo Carlos Román Solera Carolina Sandoval Meléndez Jose Manuel Vargas Calderón Miguel Ulate Avila Ronald

INDIA DRESS DESIGNING CENTRE GARHI

Mauricio Rojas Calvo Jorge Vargas Leitón Alejandro Barrantes Chinchilla Gustavo Gallardo Jiménez Jose David Leiva Ruiz Carlos Quesada Quirós Mauricio Barquero Madrigal Guillermo Andrés Parada Rodríguez Jeffrey Redondo Sierra Esteban Abarca Leiva Jorge Arturo Navarrete Navarrete Jimmy Ortiz Castillo Michael Morales Piedra Hasiel Arguedas Calvo Michael Badilla Quesada Jorge Badilla Valverde Alfonso Gómez Zúniga Verny Moraga Calvo Andrés Brenes Sánchez

Arti Panchal Anjana Chauhan Babita Ekta Chhabra Geeta Jyoti Chauhan Jasmeen Bhambra Lata Madhu Rawat Neeta Sharma Neelam Niti Kapoor Pooja Soni Pinky Preeti Parminder Kaur Ravi Kanta Bharal Ravita Rachna Sharma Rajesh Verma Ritu Mandal Renu Sarita Seema Basoya Sushma Savita Gupta Salma Ansari Sapna Ashrani Seema Sharma Seema Chorasiya Sanjana Sarika Gusai Tara Uma Haldhar

Joseph Rodríguez González Jorge Arturo Navarrete Navarrete Marcelo Barquero Fernández Kevin Espinoza Marín Randall Hernández Murillo Juan Antonio López Montoya David Rodríguez Valenciano Josué Arce Guerrero Rodrigo Victor Barboza Rodney Noguera Avendaño Luis Diego Quesada Quirós Oliver López Montoya Jorge Donzon Ortíz

Alka Agnihotri Antima Gupta Anu Gupta Archna Agnihotri Ashok Kumar Divya Sharma Ganga Prajapat Gayatri Sharma Jyoti Rani Jyoti Gola Jyoti Wason Kavita Anand Kavita Grover Komal Verma Meenakshi Raiya Monika Gautam Neha Gulati Pratibha Thakur Reena Rajoria Renu Kashyap Sapna Prajapat Seema Kumari Shabana Ansari Shashi Tanwar Sonia Sharma Suman Verma Tovalibun Nisha Usha Sharma Ziaul Hasan

DRESS DESIGNING CENTRE TAGORE GARDEN

INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATION

REFRIGERATION IN TRANSPORT

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Aguinaga González Douglas Avila Aguilar Oscar Castaño Pareja Luis Cerdas Sanabria Juan Carlos Cordero Zuñiga Jonathan Ferris Macaya Norman Hernández Guevara Jimmy Marín Garita Rafael Mesén Quesada Emanuel Mesén Quesada Orlando Pérez Hernández Filamir Varela Solís Michael

DRESS DESIGNING CENTRE PAHAR GANJ

Aarika Gupta Asha Rani Deepti Harjeet Kaur Jasmeet Kaur Jasbir Kaur Kamna Gandhi Kamalpreet Kaur Kulvinder Kaur Lalit Kumar Manoj Kumar Mariam Soreng Manpreet Kaur Namita Gandhi Neha Paramjeet Kaur Pooja Yadav Poonam Srivastava Rajni Ritu Sharma Roop kamal Rava Rajpoot Ritika kakkar Shahin Jhan Sandhya Arora Sanpreet Kaur Shifali Verma Sonia Lamba Sonia Swati Bajaj Vineeta Rani

THAILAND ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS Amphan Thasao Arinun Kamwangjan

Athit Djanjon Bdin Thepgaeo Bhinatda Gantawong Boonphitak Inpeea Buncha Pinnuan Buntida Tantatna Chaiyan Pinnuan Chajondate Thonggaew Chalatan Jinaka Chantana Lapotha Ganda Munmuang Gieatipum Muangtan Golakot Wongtan Intiporn Si-on Jamjuree Chuangaeo Jankae Jinawan Janliya Srijan Jantra Nuankaew Jinda Machae Jotaka Djaija Jotsai Nuanlaka Kanchana Unmuang Lachan Inthong Maneewan Inpandjai Manlika Djaiwandee Nakhon Jinawan Namfon Wongla Namthip Jankham Napa Permkruer Nattikan Duangchu Neeranuch Tawong Netnapa Djaiwandee Netnapa Djackwan Nikun Teapsaen Nick Ratchaneerom Nipa Normai Nipa Duenchai Nuangruethai Suwanpokha Orathai Djaikamfu Pakinai Jinawan Pakpoom Chumtee Patcharin Wongtan Patpong Somwong Paveena Jankham Phairat Jumpoofoo Pimphaka Pangnucha Pongsak Unmuang Pongsakhon Damuen Praipikul Kamlue Samran Yawpeng Siripon Sanin Somchay Nuankaew Somquan Bhalaai Somying Kongpeea Somboon Djaiyamee Somprasong Munmueng Sopa Tantatha Sumindra Udthakham Supagran Munmueng Supaporn Teapsao Sutathip Teapsaen Thanakorn Muangma Tippawan Wanjan Tipprapha Pakamma Ungkana Normai Vanvisa Wongtha Vichanee Wandu Viwat Wandu Walaluck Machae Watcharin Djaiya Wongtawan Petpanya Yaowaluk Thanoi

READER’S LETTERS ello dear students and readers of

H

affection, attention and showing per-

job and we see again and again that it is

PROSA! I want to express my most

sonal interest. They have become real

worth finishing the training.

sincerely thanks to the Samuel Founda-

examples for us to look at.

That is the reason why today I would like

tion. I want you to know how important

To all classmates of the Samuel Foun-

to remind all students of the Samuel

it was for me to get admission to the

dation: take advantage of this great

Foundation: do not give up the struggle,

Foundation. With its help I will be able to

opportunity offered to you and do not

because after the efforts the feelings of

support my family who is living with litt-

permit that anything or anyone will stop

success you will obtain will be innumer-

le financial means in the countryside

you from learning and acquiring profes-

able! With best regards,

and I will be able to contribute to the

sional knowledge! From what we do

Yours

country's development.

TODAY depends our TOMORROW.

Valeria Corrales, secretary

I have never thought to meet somebody

Pavel Mora Gaitán, Car Mechanics,

Samuel Foundation Costa Rica

who would give me so much support

Samuel Foundation Nicaragua y best wishes to all readers of

H

like the Foundation does. They teach me

ello friends, my name is Esteban

my dreams and reach my objective to be

M

PROSA! My name is Valeria

of the introduction course. Ever since I

a useful part of the society.

Corrales and I am the secretary of the

wished to learn industrial refrigeration;

I have been attending the car mechanics

Training Centre Costa Rica. I am very

therefore I take the opportunity that is

course for five months now and I feel

pleased to write you some lines and to

now offered to me. I really feel fortuna-

that with the help of my teachers and

tell you something about the work we

te that I am able to do a training at the

classmates I have learned a lot of things

are doing here.

Samuel Foundation. Here, we are pre-

that will be useful for my future.

I am now with the Samuel Foundation for

pared for a hard labour market, where

At the end I would like to give you an

already one year and three months and

only those who are well trained and do

advice: "do al-ways your best to fulfil

I enjoy it very much. I thank God and the

have a graduation are able to survive.

your dreams and never forget that there

people of the Foundation who believe in me

And this is exactly what the training cen-

is always somebody who will lend you a

and the work that I am doing every day.

tre of the Samuel Foundation offers. The

helping hand!"

For me, the Samuel Foundation is like a

values we get to know here and the high

José Luis Triguero, Car Mechanics,

big family and the work we are doing

quality of the training are the most

Samuel Foundation Nicaragua

here means a lot to us. We take a big

important instruments for a job in a com-

responsibility for the young people here.

pany.

ello to all readers and classmates!

We do not only prepare them for their

I would like to express my thanks to the

Hereby I would like to express my

jobs, we also help them to develop

Foundation and the entire personnel

thanks to the Samuel Foundation for

themselves personally.

that make possible this training. Every

making an effort to educate us, not only

For that reason it is our main goal that

day they do their best to improve their

in the technical field but also in moral

these young people take the biggest

work and they are always there to help us.

values that are important for everybody.

advantage possible from the two years

I also thank all people who made possi-

Maybe we are not yet aware of the im-

of training the Foundation offers. We

ble the construction of the new building.

portance of the education that is given

want them to learn to show the neces-

It will help to optimise our training.

to us but sooner or later we will get to

sary sense of responsibility, both inside

Once again thanks for being admitted to

know that the Samuel Foundation and its

and outside the Foundation. They do not

the Samuel Foundation and for the pos-

education is a real treasure that we have

know anything about the great joy we

sibilities that are offered to me hereby

to keep.

feel when they come and tell us about

Esteban Fernández Leiva,

This is why I want to thank the adminis-

their success in a company. We are so

Introduction Course,

tration staff and teachers for giving us

happy to get to know that they do a good

Samuel Foundation Costa Rica

the value of studying and how to fulfil

H

Fernández Leiva and I am a student

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Reader’s Letters

nity to learn and build my career. I dream

hary. "A normal life is not so diffi-

that if I would not have availed this

cult but to make a life normal with efforts

opportunity my fate would have been

is not so simple". I always wanted to

the same like many others who wish to

move the life according to my wish but

do for their career but who have failed

it is not easy at all. It is very difficult. I

due to an absence of support and guid-

believe that God is always kind to me.

ance. I feel that my longing desire to do

With his mercy my desire is fulfilled, I got

this course and choose my career in the

admission to Samuel Foundation Chari-

same profession is likely to be ascer-

table India Trust.

tained.

Our world is very beautiful but beauty

I wish this Foundation should forever

wants smartness. Like flowers: they are

help and guide young people like me.

so beautiful but when they are put in a

Annu Malhotra, 19 years,

bouquet they look even more attractive.

Dress Designing, Center Pahar Ganj,

In the same way a person also needs

Samuel Foundation India

some smart touch to improve his personality. vive happily and meet all those routine

H

needs easily. This is especially very dif-

gning course at Samuel Foundation in

ficult for people coming from lower and

India. I am also pursuing my final year

middle class society. I therefore wish to

exam for BA through correspondence

become a good garment designer so

course. My graduation will be completed

that I could make good and high quality

soon. But still I do not know if I will find

designs for those who are not able to

an employment.

afford the costly designed garments. I

Through some sources I got to know

feel that in a few months of training at

about the training at the Foundation

the Foundation I can become a profes-

which offers totally free training and

sional designer and will meet my de-

once the training is completed the Foun-

sires. Besides training the Trust makes

dation also helps and guides to get

us a good human being. I am thankful to

placed its student. For me it was a boon

the Foundation.

as I come from a lower class family and

Priyanka Chaudhary, 20 years

unable to acquire training from any oth-

Dress Designing, Centre Tagore Garden,

er private training institution. Today I

Samuel Foundation India

see a bright future before me and I feel

In present days it is very difficult to sur-

ello dear readers of PROSA, I am Rachna, a student of Dress Desi-

that I would be able to help my family and my parents.

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t was that moment when I learnt that

I

The training at the Samuel Foundation

one of my friends who currently works

has boosted my confidence. I quietly

in a boutique and saw that her status

thank God and Samuel Foundation for

has improved now; I decided to make

providing me such a nice chance.

my future like her.

Rachna Kumari, 25 years

I express my sincere thanks to Samuel

Dress Designing, Center Pahar Ganj,

Foundation for offering me the opportu-

Samuel Foundation India

THESE A R

Like always, we present here the best s

Nicaragua

H

ello Friends, I am Priyanka Chaud-

Eduardo Hernández Pérez, 18 years Civil Construction, Samuel Foundation Nicaragua My name is Eduardo Hernández Pérez and l want to say hello to all the students of the Samuel Foundation and readers of PROSA. l am a student of the civil construction course and thanks to the Samuel Foundation l could acquire a lot of knowledge about this field. First l was following studies at the University, but when l was in the second year l had to give up because of financial problems in my family. In the radio l heard one month later that the Samuel Foundation offered scholarships for different technical professions and l decided to go there because of my wish to continue studying and reach my objective which is to finish my training in the construction course and then to work as a professional. The Samuel Foundation gave us the possibility to study, therefore l would like to give you the following advice: "do everything to reach your aims, be a good person and a responsible worker showing a social attitude towards the others!"

A RE OUR BEST STUDENTS: Thailand

India

Costa Rica

st students (of the third trimestre of 2004), wishing them luck and success also in the future.

Horacio Quesada Loría, 19 years Student of the Introduction Course Samuel Foundation Costa Rica

Arika Gupta, 19 years Student of Dress Designing Centre Garhi, Samuel Foundation India

Intiporn Si-on, 13 years 7. grade Samuel Foundation Thailand

Hello, my name is Horacio, l am 19 years old and l come from Florida de Tibás. When l heard about the Samuel Foundation and how it is supporting young people who don't have many possibilities to go to a high-school, l decided to participate in the admission exam. Thank God l passed the exam and was accepted. Here l learned about the value of the work and the teachers and employees taught me the necessary discipline which one needs in order to reach one’s aims.

Hello, Dear readers of PROSA, My name is Ms. Arika Gupta, I am 19 years old and a student of Dress Designing and Quality Supervision Course at Samuel Foundation Charitable India Trust for the batch 2003/2004.

My name is Intiporn Si-on, but everybody calls me Oy. I live in a settlement called Hong-Hee in the province of Lampang in the north of Thailand. My two elder brothers and my elder sister still go to school, too, and this is a big financial burden for my family, which my parents only can bear by raising a credit.

l am happy to be part of the introduction course which gives me the possibility to prepare myself within a short period and so to continue studying and to help my family. I want to thank God and all the staff for giving me the possibility to be able to study something that helps me to grow as a person. l will do my best to take advantage of this part of my life. The most important thing is to have a positive attitude towards your own future so that everything will have a good ending.

It is a great surprise for me to be known as one of the best students of the Samuel Foundation Charitable India Trust. I am a quiet, shy and hesitant young girl who is not extroverted. It was a real great relief for me when I got selected for this course. In my family my mother is the sole bread winner as my father does not live with us. She earns her livelihood by garment stitching at home and cares for us siblings. I really feel sorry about her condition. I always wanted to take off the responsibilities of her hands and lighten her burden. But I did not know how to realise it. But God has already helped me in this. A poster advertisement of the Samuel Foundation attracted me and finally I got selected for this course. Today I have already finished my first year of training. But I am no longer the same girl, I have changed a lot. Due to the training, the good atmosphere at Samuel Foundation and the knowledge on personality- and career development, today I am confident and feel capable of taking challenges. At present I am helping my mother in her work along with my apprenticeship. Soon I will join some industry for better exposure and in future I will run my own boutique. I thank the Samuel Foundation for helping me to see my biggest dream realised.

We are very poor; my parents don't have any regular income and they work as day-workers whenever possible. They also have to care for my grand parents. This year I finished elementary school with the best possible mark 4,0. During my school-days I participated in many students' competitions and I often made the first place. I always had the dream to keep on learning at the middle school to achieve the best possible degree, but we had not enough money to realize that dream. The school is located about 15 km away from my home and my family couldn't even pay for the travel costs. Fortunately the Samuel Foundation Thailand has approved my request for support and with this help I am now able to visit the fist class of the middle school. My family and I, we are very pleased about that and I will do my best to get good school marks in the future. To my surprise and delight this time I have been elected best student of all 'Samuel children', a fact which will give me even more motivation to exert myself in school. I would like to make the best of this unique chance, which was given to me by the Samuel Foundation.

At the end, I would like to give a message to our readers: "If you do a work good then do it better, if your work is better then do it the best; and till you achieve the best do not take rest."

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