The Association ''la Relève'' organized last Wednesday, in Ouagadougou, an outing based on educational themes, for the benefit of children, in order to prepare them to be useful to them- themselves and their parents.
"It is to tell adolescents to pay attention to dating because at this age, any practice is likely to lengthen or shorten their life," said the educator, Pasteur Gaston Simporé.
Gaston Simporé spoke on Wednesday March 29, 2023, during an educational outing on the themes: "winning the battle of adolescence" for children aged 12 to 18 and "a job well done" at school. place for children from 3 to 11 years old.
The president of the Association ''la Relève'', Panwendtaore Zongo
“Teenagers need to listen very well to parents. Parents are their companions who will allow them to live a long life and practice the trade or profession they want in order to be useful to themselves, to the country and to the whole world”, he indicated.
For Mr. Simporé, parents must be much more present with children because adolescence is the transition phase where it is necessary to consolidate their dreams.
The president of the Association ''la Relève'', Panwendtaore Zongo, underlined that the choice of themes is explained by the fact that children are vulnerable and exposed to the evils of society.
“In this phase of adolescence, children experience all possible deviations. There is sexual deviance, banditry and drug use,” he noted.
Mr. Zongo said he is doing preventive work to help them avoid the traps that will be set for them and that could destroy their lives forever.
Educator and Pastor Gaston Simporé
“Parents are afraid that their children will go off the rails and the children also want to gain autonomy, so there is a battle between parents and teenagers. We want to teach teenagers to always respect parents,” he continued.
As for children aged 3 to 11, Mr. Zongo said that the interest is to bring children to love the work entrusted to them at home and at school but also to do the work well. given.
"A job well done makes them better and allows them to have the congratulations and encouragement of their parents," Panwendtaore Zongo told the children.
This outing, according to the president of ''la Relève'', is to allow children to have fun and also to transmit them values that will accompany them throughout their lives.
"To the parents, we want this activity to continue at home because what we have done is just one day and we invite parents to continue the work at home to help children grow better," he said. -He wishes.
Panwendtaore Zongo appealed to the government and civil society organizations to support the Association so that it can always play its monitoring role in transmitting the cardinal values of society, particularly in taking care of underprivileged children and victims of terrorism.
Created in November 2022, the Association ''La Relève'' is mainly involved in education, entertainment and helps disadvantaged children by contributing to their schooling.
Source: Burkina Information Agency