Covenant with the Poor

COVENANT WITH THE POOR

Thanks to the kind donations of many parishioners and the dedicated work of a few, our COVENANT WITH THE POOR is directly helping hundreds of children and the hungry and disadvanted here and overseas. The following help was provided recently, for more detailed information you can download to read and/or print the latest newsletter "The Promise" by CLICKING HERE.
New Health Centre in Kalalasi, Tanzania	You donated £7800 and the Centre is now up and running for more info go to www.sumbawanga.org.uk
Sisters of St Lucy Education Projects in Andhra Pradesh India	This year £6800 was raised to help "some of the neediest children in the world" living and learning at the Barbarigo Centre Kindergarten.
Potter House School in Guatemala City	Money raised funded two of the eight classes for a whole year. That changed the lives of 225 children.

HELP FOR HEALTH WORKERS - Our next two appeals
The Huttel Health Centre in the Ashanti region of central Ghana, provides around the clock medical attention but struggles to provide suitable accommodation for its medical staff. We are going to help!

The project we are supporting in our first two appeals this year also involves a medical clinic - but this time the emphasis is slightly different. The clinic is already up and running, but cannot attract and retain medical staff through the lack of suitable accommodation. We are going to help provide three new accommodation units, each costing around £3000. Dr Ed Gold, FHN president, says;
"It is vital we build the new accommodation as soon as possible as it is becoming increasingly difficult to retain the excellent staff we have, since their living conditions are so cramped. We are in desperate need"

More information in The Promise, Pentecost edition no 17, click on the link above for your copy or collect from our churches.

For more information about FHN click on the following link, the web site will open in a new browser window, close it to return to this page www.fhnuk.org

Our Ongoing Emmaus Project
During 2008, and possibly behond, we will be helping the EMMAUS charity who are starting a new project in Winchester. This is how they describe themselves;

"Emmaus Communities enable people to move on from homelessness, providing work and a home in a supportive, family environment. Companions, as residents are known, work full time collecting renovating and reselling donated furniture. This work supports the Community financially and enables residents to develop skills and rebuild their self-respect.

Companions receive accommodation, food, clothing and a small weekly allowance, but for many, the greatest benefit is a fresh start. To join a Community, they sign off unemployment benefits and agree to participate in the life and work of the Community and abide by its rules, for example not bringing drugs or alcohol into the Community.

Emmaus is a secular movement, spanning more than 40 countries, with 14 Communities in the UK. Each Community aims to become self-supporting, with any surplus donated to others in need."

For more information visit www.emmaus.org.uk (Emmaus Hampshire website coming soon)
or telephone Avril Robinson on 01962 828817