Le Buntu VillageRead, discuss, pass on
In Bangui, a wise woman shows Akono and Ndélé how to cross beyond the past.
“Forgiveness is the bridge connecting the past to the present.”
A respectful immersion into the memory of la cathédrale Notre-Dame de l'Immaculée-Conception, adapted for children to understand the importance of roots.
Poetic descriptions and captivating illustrations to travel from home or the classroom.
Deep conversations with the figures of the village, passing on universal values.
Akono and Ndélé grow up beneath the baobabs of the Central African Republic, sharing games, laughter and a close sibling bond. A family journey takes them to Bangui and the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception. There they meet Madame Odile, a wise woman who describes forgiveness as a bridge between past and present. Her words become real when hurt enters their own lives. The siblings must choose between carrying resentment and beginning to repair. They learn that forgiveness does not erase the past, but makes a different future possible.
Packs bring several stories together to explore a value over time.
Help readers understand anger, resentment and forgiveness as part of a path towards inner freedom.
Help older children put words to resentment, broken trust, life’s highs and lows and the process of repair.
“A story can become a root.”
