{"id":1816,"date":"2019-03-31T11:11:26","date_gmt":"2019-03-31T21:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/officeforsocialministry.org\/?p=1816"},"modified":"2019-04-02T21:22:22","modified_gmt":"2019-04-03T07:22:22","slug":"encounter-lent-2019-week-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officeforsocialministry.org\/encounter-lent-2019-week-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Encounter Lent 2019-Week #4"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><em><strong>Photo by Laura Elizabeth Pohl for Catholic Relief Services<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kumba B. Kamara (right), 12, eats lunch in her classroom at DEC Sinkunia Primary School in Sinkunia, Koinadugu, Sierra Leone. Kumba attends a local CRS-sponsored school, where her favorite subject is math and she dreams of being a nurse. The nutritious lunch that CRS provides at school every day means that students like Kumba can focus on their studies and achieving their future dreams &#8212; not their hunger.<\/h5>\r\n<h2>Rights and Responsibilities<\/h2>\r\n<p>Catholic social teaching inspires and guides how we are to live and work in the world. In this principle, Rights and Responsibilities, we remember that every person has basic rights that make life truly human. Corresponding to our rights, we all have duties and responsibilities to one another, our families and the larger society.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Story of Hope #4: Encounter Kumba<\/h2>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\r\n<div>\r\n<p><span class=\"wpex-responsive-media\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QrgUnCMldBI?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div><strong>Share the journey: <\/strong>A good education doesn\u2019t just benefit the student. It benefits the family, the community, and the common good, allowing individuals to flourish without needing to leave home.<\/div>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Waisa didn\u2019t spend a single day in school. When she was young, no one thought girls should receive an education. Plus, there was work to do. She helped her twelve siblings at her family\u2019s farm. She was responsible for helping her mom sell meat to their neighbors.<\/p>\r\n<p>Now, things have changed in Sinkunia, a town in the north of Sierra Leone. Waisa knows the importance of education\u2014especially for girls. \u201cIf there\u2019s education, Sierra Leone will develop,\u201d she says. \u201cOur students will make sure of it.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p>That\u2019s why Waisa insists that her 12-year-old granddaughter, Kumba, attends the nearby CRS-sponsored school, so she can learn how to make a difference in her community and her country. And, through the nutritious lunch that CRS gives to each student every day, Kumba and her classmates can focus on their studies and not on their hunger.<\/p>\r\n<p>Kumba\u2019s favorite subject is math because she likes the challenge. And when she completes her education, she wants to be a nurse. A nurse, Kumba says, helps cure the sick, and if there were more nurses in Sinkunia, those who get sick wouldn\u2019t have to leave the town to get healthcare.<\/p>\r\n<p>Waisa is proud of her granddaughter and continues to work hard to support her. With no shade from the hot sun, Waisa cares for the family\u2019s garden, watering eggplants, tomatoes, onions and more to be harvested and sold through the streets of Sinkunia. Kumba helps, too, visiting the garden every day after school.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m happy if I can support my daughters and granddaughters, even through university,\u201d Waisa says. With a smile, she adds, \u201cI know that educated girls help their parents and their communities.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>For more information on ways to share the Lenten journey with our human family around the world, please visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/catholichawaii.org\/catholic-living\/charity-justice\/food-security-sustainable-development-global-solidarity\/ricebowl\/\">Diocese of Honolulu\u2019s CRS page<\/a>\u00a0and the CRS website on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.crsricebowl.org\/about\/how-to-practice-lent\">How to Practice Lent.<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mce_0\">Lenten Recipes: Meatless meals from around the world<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crsricebowl.org\/recipe\/ground-nut-stew\">Ground Nut Stew-Sierra Leone<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo by Laura Elizabeth Pohl for Catholic Relief Services Kumba B. Kamara (right), 12, eats lunch in her classroom at DEC Sinkunia Primary School in Sinkunia, Koinadugu, Sierra Leone. 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