The students of Our Lady of Fatima senior high school in Railaco have made a short video, sending their greetings and thank you to the parishioners of St Canice’s for expressing their ongoing interest in their education and hopes for a better future. Fr Hyoe Murayama SJ Director of Nossef
Tagged as: NOSSEF
Story of Prof Ika – a Teacher at Nossef
This is the story of Ika, a teacher, at NOSSEF secondary school. Prof Francisca Bui (Ika) goes way beyond the call of duty in her role of teaching English and Malay (Indonesian) at NOSSEF. It’s often difficult for us here at St Canice’s in Australia to understand the complexities of
Michael returns from Railaco
Talk at St Ignatius Feast Day 4 August 2024 I’ve just returned from a very full week in East Timor spending valuable time both in Railaco and chatting around the dining table with many other Jesuits at the Jesuit Residence in Dili. The conversations were quite revealing and touched on
Half Yearly Report from Railaco Jan-Jun 2024
Education does not produce immediate results in
one go, particularly in a country that is facing
challenges in basic education and parenting
education. I hope our current graduates will
become good parents who can raise children well-
rounded in terms of intelligence and personality.
And when the next generations study at this future
NOSSEF, I believe they will have greater impact
for the sustainable development of Timor-Leste.
Without this intermediate process, I’m afraid future
generations will lose out on the Catholic faith and
authentic personal and community growth.
Authentic education gradually creates true freedom
and maturity to adapt to changing times without
losing sight of unchanging values. I don’t oppose
producing results with calculable effectiveness, and
it is still important to “form useful individuals for
society.” However, it is also essential to yield fruits,
to “educate persons who can transform society,”
which is compatible with effectiveness or
efficiency.
We never forge
Report from NOSSEF Railaco – 2nd Half 2023
Gratitude to our generous donors
First of all, on behalf of NOSSEF Catholic Secondary school of Railaco, I wish to express our gratitude to our generous friends and benefactors. In particular, the Jesuit parish of St Canice, Sydney, has always shown generous forms of solidarity with us through constant prayer and donations.
2023 Railaco Evolves
2023 RAILACO EVOLVES
It’s a quantum step forward for our relationship with Railaco to have a group of interested people around a table at the new St Canice Hub. They are keen to know more about how our Railaco relationship works and curious about how we raised a million dollars in a small parish environment since the start of the program.
Generosity beyond bounds – Thank you.
Fr Bong writes to us from Railaco:
St Canice community, thank you!
You have made us millionaires!
We are your poor sister community that by God’s grace made rich!
Our relationship goes back to 2004 when you found us at our rock bottom and you lifted us by feeding our hungry, providing service for our sick, & providing education to our youth!
Thank you & God bless you for following Him in the mission!!!
Nossef is the start of something Big
You, all of us at St Canice’s, are part of something so big at our Railaco secondary school. Through their Jesuit education, and as part of our involvement, students at Nossef gain not only an enriching understanding of knowledge that comes from textbooks, but also from life experiences, like adapting to a culture, embracing failure, living a balanced life, and relating with people from different ages and backgrounds.
‘Update from Nossef Railaco’ 2021
To our Friends and Benefactors,
This past year 2021 was also marked with the pandemic. Timor-Leste also faced the destructive power of natural disasters such as heavy rains and flash floods. Since October there have been fewer or sometimes no cases of COVID-19 in the Timor-Leste daily report, but attention still needs to be paid. Our academic year 2021 ended peacefully in Railaco, and we’d like to express our gratitude to all our collaborators and supporters who have helped our teachers and students in this difficult time in various ways through scholarships, teacher salary grants, generous donations of supplies, and prayer messages.
Since mid-September, NOSSEF Secondary School has resumed its regular campus activities. The students express their joy of studying together.
Meet NOSSEF Railaco Student, Julieta
Julieta, 18, is a Grade 10 student at NOSSEF Secondary School Her story combines the commendable traits of kindness, deep faith and action. It’s an example of how a good Catholic education can lift poor children living in desperate rural circumstances and provide them with opportunity in life.
12