‘Vive Lecture ‘A Force for Good in the World’

26 Feb 2016

Farlington School’s fourth Vive Lecture this year, entitled ‘A Force for Good in the World’, was given by our very own Prep Headmistress, Frances Mwale. She spoke to students and parents about the thought-provoking topic of social responsibility.

Mrs Mwale’s inspirational talk enabled us to think about what we can do for others with her captivating account of her role as a street pastor and what this has entailed over the last six years.  Fascinating and thoughtful accounts of various cases where her help was required were sensitively and splendidly re-told and enabled the audience to see the reality of issues for others, such as homelessness.

The audience was led through scenarios of Mrs Mwale’s experiences working within the local community on our streets during the night when most of us are asleep. She highlighted how helping people is about building relationships and communicating with people at their level in order to make a positive difference. The captivating story of a young lad who sent a message to his mother that he loved her certainly bought a tear to more than one eye!

Mrs Mwale finished with the very apt question – ‘How about doing something for somebody for no other reason than because you can?’  The students found it a very moving lecture and it inspired them to think about altruism and helping others in our local communities.