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সুন্দরবন আদিবাসী মুন্ডা মহিলা সমবায় সমিতি 2015 08 SAMMSS NEWSLETTER
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SUNDERBAN ADIBASHI MUNDA MOHILA SOMOBAY SOMITI Ltd.
Year: 02 SSSAAAMMMMMMSSSSSS NNNEEEWWWSSSLLLEEETTTTTTEEERRR Number: 08 Place: Jisur Nam Ashram Date: 31-08-2015
Dear readers, here on the first page we put for your convenience just the
BREAKING NEWS! Please also read the full contents of our eighth Newsletter of 2015!
Memorable speech delivered by Ms. Nilima Munda in the occasion of the International Day of the Indigenous People (August 9, 2015).
In a meeting with development workers among the tribal Munda people of the Sunderban Forest, practical aspects of the guidelines proposed by Nilima Munda in her Speech were discussed in a propositional way.
Afforestation and renovations in
JisurNam Ashram. Two new guests
gave a hand.
Replacement staff during the trip to EXPO 2015 of three lucky ladies of SAAMMS which are ready for leaving to Italy.
Comments, advice and suggestions about our Newsletter are welcome and can be sent to
mundaland@gmail.com
Our Newsletters are online at
http://issuu.com/munda.education.centre.bd
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2015 International Tribal Day
The Ninth of August is a very important day for the indigenous
community scattered around the world. Also the tribal Munda people of
the Sunderban Forest celebrate that day with due solemnity. Every year a
special theme is fixed by the UNO (United Nations Organization). The
theme of this year was: Ensuring good health and well being to all indigenous people. Ms. Nilima Munda, SAMMSS Directress, delivered a very important Speech on this theme telling the audience the various
guidelines to be followed to reach that goal.
Location: Zila Shilpokola Academy, Satkhira.
Nilima Munda speaking in front of the Authorities and a large audience.
At the bottom of this Newsletter you find the full text of the Speech in
Bengali and relevant summary (care of Fr. Luigi Paggi) in Italian and
English, and a press release by SAMS (in Bengali).
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Meeting with development workers
On August 28, 2015, a very important meeting was arranged at Jisur Nam
Ashram to discuss the guidelines of the Speech delivered by Nilima
Munda. Around 15 educated young people (boys and girls) were present.
First of all and the following agreement was reached: overall development
of the Munda people can be done only by the Munda themselves.
Father Luigi took part in the Meeting. Location: Jusur Nam Ashram.
Then, during the meeting, also this important decision was taken: all the
tribal Munda people will be invited to join the Health Insurance
Scheme. Minoti Munda (in the red circle) will be in charge of this project.
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Finally, showing us some pictures taken with his computer, Father Luigi
spoke about the correlation between two points of Nilimas Speech (also see the Summary):
(Third tip) Take advantage of information technology and communication to be well-educated and skilled.
(Fourth tip) Munda should voice their concerns by themselves, otherwise those to ensure the development of their own life will
remain just words on paper.
Stack for SAMMSS
at M.E.C. Library on ISSU.
We started in January 2014 to publish our Newsletter, of which Chompa and
Chandona write the plain text. Usually
from Satkhira or Khulna, where he can
find a broad band connection to the
Internet, Fr. Luigi sends to our Italian
friends Dino Kaka and his wife Lella
Kaki both text and relevant pictures to be
edited, and to be put online on ISSUU. We can only watch our own
Newsletter when Fr. Luigi can download
it into his computer: hard copies would
be too expensive. We watch the screen.
From Jisur Nam Ashram at present it is
practically impossible for us to connect to
the Internet, and in any case we have no
hardware, no software, and no skill like
that of Dino and Lella, of course.
They also produce since many years
movies about our Tribe to be put on
YouTube, and take care of the page of
Mundaland on Facebook.
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The page of Mundaland on Facebook.
Example of a movie on YouTube
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For most of us, it was quite impossible at first to understand what Fr. Luigi
was talking about in the meeting, and later he had also to help us in
writing this note filled with so many technological terms!
Anyway, we understood that Internet and Social Network are since long a
reality in any developed country.
So we, the Munda Tribe, must at first learn to voice our concerns
by ourselves, not only in our language, but also in English.
Soon or later technology will arrive.
Quoting the Conclusion of Nilimas Speech: It 's like when you have to pull out of the mud a mired car: you have to pull it from the front while
pushing it from behind. For that of Munda, it is desirable that the
Government will pull, and Tribals push.
One of us asked Fr. Luigi: That all seems so far to be reached! Will we ever have a chance?.
Minoti Munda in 2011
The answer came from
Minoti, who recalled her
own experience when she
was the speaker on August
9, 2011 in the same place
than that of this year. But
in 2011 the Government
forbade the Authorities to
attend the program for
celebrating the Tribal Day
in Satkhira! Actually in
2015 Nilima spoke in front
of the Authorities!
So, in just four-five years,
the Munda of the Sunderban Forest made a big step forward. Isnt it? Lets go ahead, trying harder!
Fr. Luigi did agree upon Minotis good answer.
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Afforestation in JisurNam Ashram compound
The rainy season in Bangladesh is the most suitable season for
afforestation, that is planting new trees. From Chuknagar, the previous
Mission of Fr. Luigi, we got 150 meogoni gacher chara free of cost. Our farmer will plant them, and within 7-8 years those trees will be a very
valuable asset.
Our meogoni gacher chara ready to be planted. We are not able to translate, but the picture is self-explanatory!
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Renovations
Following architect Elia and his friend engineer Fabios advice, a tin roof has been placed on the two new buildings. In this way the two new
buildings should be long-lasting, and moreover plenty of rain water will be
harvested.
The tin is placed over the roof of reinforced concrete.
From the 20th to the 25th of August we welcomed new guests from Italy:
two Italian girls named Irene and Elisa. They continued the work initiated
by Chiara and Francesca, Fabio and Elias future wives. Hope they will come again, we thank them very much!
Irene Elisa
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Suitcases ready for leaving
The three lucky Munda young ladies invited to visit the EXPO in Milan
are almost ready to leave Bangladesh and start the new adventure of facing
a world completely new and a culture completely different from theirs.
What they will tell us after their return will be reported in our Newsletter,
of course!
The Three Lucky Ladies will be Ambassadors of our Tribe at EXPO 2015!
Nilima, Shaionti and Chompa Munda will stay in Italy for almost one
month. During their absence, their work at SAMMSS will be carried out
by Bahamoni Munda (Vice Directress) and Konika Munda (Secretary).
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Bahamoni and Chandona Konika
Suitcases ready for leaving!
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NILIMA MUNDAS SPEECH OF AUGUST 9, 2015
Riassunto
2015 L'ordine del giorno:
garantire lo sviluppo dei Munda!
PROBLEMI DA RISOLVERE
Indifferenza all'istruzione
Maledetti matrimoni precoci
Alcolismo
Mancanza di unit
Mancanza di leadership
COME AFFRONTARE I PROBLEMI
Primo consiglio: Considerare come
ricchezza l'Umanit anzich il denaro.
Secondo consiglio: Rinunciare ad ogni
partigianeria ed egoismo.
Terzo consiglio: Sfruttare la tecnologia
dell'informazione e della comunicazione
per essere ben istruiti e qualificati.
Quarto consiglio: Dar voce ai pi
deboli, altrimenti quelle per garantire lo
sviluppo della vita dei Munda
rimarranno solo parole scritte sulla
carta.
CONCLUSIONE
E' come quando si deve tirar fuori dal
fango un'automobile impantanata:
bisogna tirarla dal davanti e
contemporaneamente spingerla dal
dietro. Per quella dei Munda,
auspicabile che a tirarla s'impegni il
Governo e a spingerla siano i Tribali
stessi.
Summary
2015 Agenda: ensuring the
development of Munda!
PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED
Indifference to education
Cursed child marriages
Alcoholism
Lack of unity
Lack of leadership
HOW TO DEAL WITH PROBLEMS
First tip: Consider Humanity as wealth
Humanity, instead of money.
Second tip: Give up on any partisanship
and selfishness.
Third tip: Take advantage of
information technology and
communication to be well-educated and
skilled.
Fourth tip: Munda should voice their
concerns by themselves, otherwise those
to ensure the development of their own
life will remain just words on paper.
CONCLUSION
It 's like when you have to pull out of the
mud a mired car: you have to pull it
from the front while pushing it from
behind. For that of Munda, it is
desirable that the Government will pull,
and Tribals push.
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NILIMA MUNDAS SPEECH 9 AUGUST 2015 (IN BENGALI)
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