In our Pastoral Center of St. Don Bosco in Veľký Blh we work with Roma children from several surrounding villages of our parish. During the week they come in smaller or larger groups (15–25 children) to play, have fun, play sports, to do crafts, they always get something to eat, but we also pray with them and teach them the basics of Catholic faith, God’s commandments and prepare them for the sacraments. We strive to lead Roma children to live according to Christian values, their conscience and basic human principles. Realization of leisure activities with educational overlap create good opportunity to positively influence Roma children in their own environment.
The Pastoral Centre is run by religious community the Family of Mary. P. Jozafát Jozef Brigan is responsible for the management of the Pastoral Centre. The charity for families, assistance to the needy
and the program for children is the responsibility of Sr. Columba
The Roma children and young people who regularly visit the Pastoral Center come from difficult family backgrounds. They often lack basic necessities; their families live in great poverty. The children have very little motivation for their physical, psychological or spiritual development.
Children like to come to our Pastoral Center because they have the unique opportunity to experience something new, to play, to compete, to go on a trip, to take part in a summer camp. In this way they can develop their skills, discover their talents and experience joy in a nice environment and in a friendly community, which is certainly very important for their personal development.
With your help, we would like to renovate the playground at our Pastoral Center.
10 years ago, we put up a self-built play tower, which is due to use and weather already quite deteriorated and therefore dangerous for the children. The Roma children who come to us like to spend time outdoors, they are not dependent
on smartphones and the internet, because in most cases they do not have such conveniences at home. That is why we would like to provide these children with enough incentives to develop well also through games and fun, also on a well-equipped playground.
We would like to purchase a children’s play tower and other playground components – a merry-go-round and swings.
We are carrying out our project with the support of Roma-Renovabis, which will multiply every contribution you make until 5000 Eur.
