News of the Institute and Lasallian Family

Rome, May 15, 2007

BILBAO – SPAIN - THE BASQUE “COOPERANTE AWARD”: BROTHER PEDRO ARRAMBIDE RECEIVES THE AWARD FROM THE LEHENDAKARI: Brother Pedro Arrambide has received from the hands of the Lehendakari (President), Juan José Ibarreche, the Basque “Cooperante Award” in recognition of his work in Eritrea for more than 30 years and for his personal involvement in the promotion of innumerable development initiatives for the benefit of poor people.

Pedro Arambide was born in Gipuzkoa in 1941. While in charge of the Lasallian International Cooperation Body (SECOLI) in Rome, he was, for seven years, the driving force behind numerous aid projects for poor countries, mainly in Africa. For twelve years, he was in charge of the Mission Department of CONFER. In 1988, he founded the Lasallian NGO, PROYDE, with which he was involved for 10 years.

At present, he is continuing to promote new initiatives. This recognition honors also the many Brothers and other Lasallians who have made of their lives an option of service to the most disadvantaged.
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EUROPE - TIME MAGAZINE: In one of its recent publications TIME magazine (European version) published an excellent article telling the story of the good work being done in one of our Lasallian schools of France that is dedicating its services to the integration of immigrants.

These are services to the very neediest for whom La Salle has taken this option.

AUSTRALIA - INTERNATIONAL LASALLIAN YOUTH GATHERING 2008: The website for the International Lasallian Youth Gathering being held in Melbourne, Australia in July 2008 prior to World Youth Day is now available on the Internet.

It can be accessed at www.ilyg08.org.au .

The website is currently available in English. Versions in French, Italian and Spanish will be available at later stage.”

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