{"id":34338,"date":"2026-05-13T19:34:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T22:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/?p=34338"},"modified":"2026-05-13T19:34:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T22:34:45","slug":"par-nous-pour-elles-by-us-for-them-bravo-to-the-students-of-lebanons-college-de-la-sainte-famille-for-singing-to-support-afghani-girls-deprived-of-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/2026\/05\/13\/par-nous-pour-elles-by-us-for-them-bravo-to-the-students-of-lebanons-college-de-la-sainte-famille-for-singing-to-support-afghani-girls-deprived-of-education\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Par nous, pour elles&#8221; [&#8220;By Us For Them&#8221;]&#8221;: Bravo to the students of Lebanon&#8217;s &#8220;Coll\u00e8ge de la Sainte-Famille&#8221; for singing to support Afghani girls deprived of education!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"611\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MusicHeart.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28241\" style=\"width:461px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MusicHeart.jpg 611w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MusicHeart-300x144.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>On March 5th, 2026, students of the &#8220;Coll\u00e8ge de la Sainte-Famille&#8221; in Fanar, Lebanon, received the Palm of Honour of the 2026 French Education Abroad (EFE) network. This prestigious distinction highlights inspiring initiatives led by students\/educational communities within the French network abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you wish, you can listen to this beautiful song composed by the Lebanese students. Their brief video starts with the following inspiring written message: <em>&#8220;<strong>To Afghan women, to all women deprived of their freedom, to those who fight, to those who hope&#8230; we sing for you.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the song, you can read the YouTube description of this project as well a quick English translation of its original French lyrics; thank you Mr. Google Translate.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"LIBAN - Coll\u00e8ge de la Sainte Famille - Par nous, pour elles\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZYVb-t6HO94?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWhen students decide to use their voices for those who no longer have them.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>At the Coll\u00e8ge de la Sainte-Famille in Fanar, Lebanon, students wrote a song entitled &#8220;By Us, For Them&#8221; to support young Afghan girls deprived of education.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Their message is simple:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\ud83d\udcda<\/em><em> Education is a universal right.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This project was awarded the Palme d\u2019honneur of the 2026 French Education Abroad (EFE) network, a distinction that highlights inspiring initiatives led by students and educational communities within the French network abroad.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The song was written by eleventh-grade students and gives voice to millions of girls around the world who are fighting for their right to learn.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If this initiative resonates with you, please share it.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Because sometimes, a song can carry the message of the freedom to learn far and wide&#8221;.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">English LYRICS of &#8220;By us, For them&#8221; [&#8220;Par nous, pour elles&#8221;]<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u201c<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>They stole my books but not my memory. I keep it in my palm.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>They closed the door on me but<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>[music]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>not my thoughts.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>I still dream of school amidst regrets. Even in our circumstances, let&#8217;s learn to sing<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>or have my wings burned. I will rise again from the wax of my voice despite everything.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>[music]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>I will fly away. I will fly away.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Silence will never be stronger than thoughts.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>With my broken pencils, I want to write in the dark on the<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>[music]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>invisible and invincible walls of memory.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Give me<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>[music]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>the education I deserve, this learning we walk, this light we ascend. Help me to overcome<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>[music]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>this merit, this learning we give, this light we surpass.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>[Music]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Help me through this life and then I will fly [Music] to the realm of knowledge.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Carried by<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>[Music]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>my voice, I will fly higher than the night. There, where each time illuminates the equality<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>that he lives, I sing then for myself, for you, and for [Music] all those who know that the redemption of the world must pass through<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>[Music]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>her.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Through us, for her.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>I will rise again, I will rise again, I will rise again\u201d.<\/em><\/strong><strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/heart-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29970\" style=\"width:254px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/heart-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/heart-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On March 5th, 2026, students of the &#8220;Coll\u00e8ge de la Sainte-Famille&#8221; in Fanar, Lebanon, received the Palm of Honour of the 2026 French Education Abroad (EFE) network. 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