SESSION RESUME OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE NATIONAL LEADERS OF CATHOLIC EDUCATION IN THE CENTRAL SUB-REGION OF AFRICA IN CONGO – BRAZZVILLE
Brazzaville (Capital of the Republic of Congo) welcome the second General Assembly National leaders of Catholic Education in the Central Africa Sub region, December 14 to 16, 2017; under the auspices of His Excellency Archbishop Anatole MILANDOU of Brazzaville, President of the Episcopal Commission for Catholic Education (CEEDUC). There were included the following countries: Cameroon, Congo Brazzaville, Gabon and the Central African Republic. To these Members were added the Secretary General of the OIEC Africa Region, Father Epiphane AHOUANSE and the Secretary General of the OIEC, Mr. Philippe RICHARD. Chad and Equatorial Guinea were not represented.
The activities focused mainly on three issues, as follows:
- Review of the OIEC-AC By-Law draft.
- Definition of the operative and animation structures of the OIEC-AC and
- Evaluation of the activities carried out by the National Departments.
Once opening and presentation speeches were completed, we sadly realized that our education systems are losing ground, situation that challenges all of us, hence the urgency to organize solidarity initiatives to recover the Catholic Education in Central Africa.
From these results, the following actions were taken:
Review and approval of the Statutes
Attendances unanimously decided to submit the OIEC-AC By-Laws for the approval of ACERAC (Association of Episcopal Conferences of the Central Africa Region).
- Animation and operating bodies of the OIEC-AC.
- Activate the relationship between OIEC-AC and ACERAC.
- Reports from the National Directions.
- Setting up instances.
- Resolutions and recommendations.
From the intervention of the Secretary General of the OIEC:
During his speech to the Sub-Regional Assembly, Mr. Philippe RICHARD, the Secretary General, spoke to participants about the vision and activities of the OIEC. For him, the change of our world must go through the Catholic School; hence the challenge addressed to the National Directorates to make the Schools of Humanity workshops and re-create the educational pact promoted by the Holy Father Pope Francis. Regarding the representation of Catholic Education in international forums, he suggested to the Secretary General of OIEC Africa to get closer to the authorities of the African Union. By the end of his speech, he invited the national leaders of the OIEC-AC to participate in the next World Congress of Catholic Education scheduled in New York in the United States on June 5, 6, 7 and 8, 2019.
Raoul SIKA
Correspondent OMAEC in CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE
