Khiam Rehabilitation Center for victims of torture in collaboration with the Indonesian troop has celebrated on 31/05/2008 the graduation of a group of the children of torture survivors who have finished a computer literacy course in the House of the Lebanese Detainee in Deir Seryan. The celebration was held with the presence of Mohamad Safa , the secretary- General of the Khiam center, the leader of the Indonesian troop, Colonel Bontranto, officers from the civil- military cooperation unit in the Spanish troop, the media and the human resource officer in the Indonesian troop, Major Sandy, the officers who tutored the students, the students and their parents, and a group of local citizens.
After the Lebanese and Indonesian national anthems were played, Colonel Botranto in his addressing speech talked about the important role of parents in providing their children with a good education. Moreover, he considered that the course organized by his troop in collaboration with KRC opens new horizons for the children to learn about the new technologies in the future. In addition to that, he considered that it is all people’s responsibility to prepare children in a good way to understand globalization, and he considered that the computer course was just a preliminary course that might encourage students to know more about computers in the future. Then, he hoped peace and prosperity for Lebanon and the world at the end of his speech.
The secretary-general of KRC, Mr. Mohamad Safa, thanked the UNIFIL for providing services for people, and talked about the importance of the cooperation between the Indonesian troop and KRC, and the importance of the role of the Indonesian troop in the area in helping the local citizens. He, then, considered these services as a compensation for the government’s negligence for the Southern areas. Moreover, Safa congratulated the released detainee Nassim Nisir and his family, and considered that the joy will be whole with the release of all the prisoners including Samir Al Kontar from the Israeli prisons including. He also demanded revealing the fate of all the missing people in Lebanon. Safa then addressed Nassim Nisir claiming that he was released from the Israeli prison to enter the prison of sectarianism in Lebanon.
The soldiers of the Indonesian
troop then performed dances and songs from the Indonesian folklore.
After that, the students had a test in computer literacy to examine
their abilities in running the computer. At the end of the ceremony, Mr.
Safa presented a memorial shield to Colonel Botranto as an appreciation
gift. A cocktail party was then held on the honor of the participants.
This ceremony is a part of a program run by the Indonesian troop, and
this program provides services for the local citizens in Southern
Lebanon in the area of the troop’s work. This program is a chain of
exchanging customs, traditions, arts, and folklore between the soldiers
and the official schools.
03/06/2008
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