The Monaco Masters Show 2019

Following the dramatic fire at Notre-Dame in Paris, France and the world are quite rightly,
deeply concerned about the importance of preserving our heritage.
This heritage, generally left to us by our ancestors, is to be passed on to future generations,
and the culture it represents should give them a knowledge of their history and a sense
of self-respect.
This is also true of education. What is the purpose of the hundreds of schools Mission
Enfance has built all over the world over the last twenty-eight years? Why educate
thousands of children in need?
Because in the madness of war, and in the marginalisation provoked by poverty, school
is, and remains, the only stable space in a child’s life, outside of his or her family. He or
she is welcomed, listened to, and given duties and rights. He or she starts by becoming
part of a classroom then goes on to become part of the society he or she will help to
build. School makes a child a human being with knowledge and can make him or her
freer in their future choices.
An educated child will refuse war, poverty and violence. Education is the living and
exceptional heritage that it is our duty to pass on to the youth of Afghanistan, Lebanon,
Iraq, Syria, Vietnam, Laos, Colombia, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Armenia, so many countries
with ancestral traditions…
Art lovers, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your sensitivity to the
irreplaceable legacy that is Man! We are delighted to be associated again this year with
the magnificent Opera Gallery Monaco Masters Show 2019.
With Mission Enfance, be ‘relay batons’, be bridges for education, to rebuild a more
beautiful world for children in need.
Thank You!
Domitille Lagourgue
Director of Mission Enfance
Patricia Husson
President of Mission Enfance
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