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Nocedal Technical and Professional School
SANTIAGO dE cHIlE [cHIlE]
Since 1996, Nocedal has provided education
to boys from El Castillo, a municipality in the
district of La Pintada which is among the
poorest and most deprived in Santiago de
Chile. People living there have little hope of
improving their living standards, and many young
people are forced to give up their studies and go to work to
provide for their families.
With the support of those who believe in the Nocedal
project, about 1000 students have received high-quality
education with Christian values, and have found hope for a
better future. Their success demonstrates that everyone is
capable of benefiting from a broad-based and well-founded
human and professional education.
Higher Institute of Nursing (ISSI)
KINSHASA [cONGO]
In 1998 the Institut Supérieur en Sciences
Infirmières was opened, located in a suburb
of Kinshasa. The institute seeks to impart
an awareness of the role and responsibility
of nursing personnel in the Congolese
community. The students learn to do their job
professionally. Beyond the goal of merely earning a salary,
they learn to see their work as a personal service to patients,
doctors, families, etc.
The teaching system is based on close mentoring,
accompanying each student through every step of their
training. In addition to classes, students receive on the job
training in various hospitals in Kinshasa. Refresher courses
and seminars are also offered to health personnel from other
hospitals.
The tuition paid by students covers half the cost of their
training, and there are scholarships for those without sufficient
financial resources. When they finish, there are plenty of jobs
in the capital and elsewhere in the country for these nurses,
who are appreciated for their professionalism and their
personalized, humane treatment of patients.
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