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The Developing World Immersion Programme
The
Developing World Immersion Programme was established in
1999 to provide students and teachers in the Edmund Rice
network schools with an opportunity to visit a
developing world setting in a spirit of “being with
people” as fellow children of God and in so doing to
become aware of the issues associated with poverty and
justice in both First and Third Worlds. The experiences
shared by students and teachers have been conducted in a
reflective manner and have provided an opportunity for
all involved to follow in the footsteps of Edmund Rice.
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Groups comprising 6-15 senior students and accompanying
teachers from Christian Brothers’ secondary schools
prepare for and go to India/Zambia/Bolivia to work with
orphans, street children, people with disabilities, the
aged, early school leavers and also assist with
community projects. 34 schools are now participating in
the Programme – the largest such programme in Ireland.
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India:
1) CBS Glen Road,
Belfast, 2) The Abbey, Tipperary, 3) Coláiste Choilm, Swords 4) Ardscoil Rís, Limerick, 5)
Rice College, Westport, 6) Coláiste Éanna, Rathfarnham,
7) St. Joseph's, Drogheda, 8) St. Mary s CBS, Carlow, 9)
Pobalscoil
Neasáin, Baldoyle, 10) Midleton CBS, 11)
Nagle Rice, Doneraile 12) Coláiste Choilm, Tullamore 13)
Synge St. CBS 14) Oatlands College, Dublin 15) James'
St. CBS, Dublin
Zambia:
1) St. Declan's, Nephin Road, 2) St. Mary's, Belfast, 3)
Abbey Grammar, Newry, 4) Pobalscoil
Chiaráin - Kells,
5) St. Mary's CBS, Portlaoise, 6) Ardscoil Rís -
Griffith Avenue, 7) CBC Monkstown, 8) CBS Nenagh, 9) CBC
Sidney Hill, 10) Edmund Rice College, Glengormley 11)
O’Connell’s Secondary School, Dublin 12) Clonmel CBS,
13) Meánscoil
Iognáid Rís, Naas, 14) Thurles CBS
15)Tramore CBS 15) St. Joseph's, Fairview 16) St.
Fintan's, Sutton 17) Callan CBS 18) Wexford CBS
Bolivia:
Roscommon CBS
Locations:
Bolivia (1) Cochabamba
India (15 schools) - Bases: Mumbai, Assansol, Goa,
Calcutta, Shillong Chandigarh Mandal (Gujarat)
Zambia (18 schools) - Bases: Lusaka, Lukulu, Kabwe,
Mongu, Livingstone, Mazabuka, Mufulira.
N.B. Two adult groups have travelled from Limerick to
Kolkata and two adult groups have gone from West Belfast
to Zambia.
Contact:
Br Tony Twomey
Coordinator
Developing World Immersion Programme
Edmund Rice Centre
Edmund Rice House
North Richmond Street
Dublin 1
Telephone 01 8196781
Email: immersion@eircom.net
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