The child we bring to safety, the girl we pluck from misery, the man we give a chance to, will never be just numbers in a project, but names in a new story.
Saveas.
Projects
MORA MORA
Christians and Buddhists together.
When we tell this story, people usually say: “Really?”.
Now we are going to tell it to you as well.
We built a village for orphan children called Izahay Dia! in Madagascar.
After a lot of difficulties and many children to save from the street and poverty, we did not surrender and today we are hosting 100 kids. We gave them a bed, something to eat, and books to study, but we were not able to offer a place where they could eat together. We needed to change this situation because the children had to take turns to eat in a dark and narrow room and the small group of nuns who were taking care of them had to do double work. But one day, Sister Claudine had a brainwave: “What if we submit a project to get the 8×1000 from the Italian Buddhist Union? We could build not only a dining hall, but also new rooms for the children we can’t host now.” Said and done! Project MORA MORA has been approved!
“Mora Mora” (pronounced “Mura Mura”) is a Madagascan way of saying which means “slowly”. In a world that is more and more chaotic, a world in which things have to be done in a rush, we decided to slow down and learn from nature and its own time, taking inspiration from folklore’s wisdom. It takes time to heal and grow up harmoniously, but as long as love and care are also needed, we aim to give them not only to the boys and girls we host (usually obliged to become adults at an early age), but also to all the living beings.
So, going back to that incredulous “Really?”said by those who can’t imagine “Buddhists” and “Christians” being part of the same project, our reply is an abrupt and proud “YES”. This is possible because the morals behind the project are totally in line with the ones promoted by our Foundation and they go beyond the boundaries of religious diversity.
The 70% of the total amount needed for the construction works comes from the 8×1000 allocated to the Italian Buddhist Union and the 30% from our Foundation.
At this moment, 112 children and the newcomers welcomed in the newly constructed rooms can eat and study happily inside the big dining hall.
This all happens while, on the outside, the sacred words from the Tibetan flags are dancing in the wind together with the vespers said by nuns and children.
It’s REALLY true.
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