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Rwanda
is a small country in Africa. A fertile, hilly country with very few
natural resources, 90% of the population relies on subsistence farming.
The government is deeply in debt with a poor infrastructure.
The President of the
Byumba
Diocese is Josephine Rwaja who has visited us several times in our
diocese and in 2001 three members visited her in Byumba for five weeks,
so we have close links and share our concerns and remember each other in
prayers regularly. Josephine is on e-mail, which makes communication
easier. We contributed a small amount to the building of a nursery
school. Work projects include growing, drying, storing of beans, bakery,
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Guidance is the MU worker who heads up
parenting classes for Rwanda |
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In the Caribbean Sea between North and South America are beautiful
tropical islands. We are linked with the
Diocese of the N.E.
Caribbean and Aruba, which comprises of 12 islands namely, St.Kitts
& Nevis, Monserrat, Antigua, Barbuda, Anguilla, Saba, St.
Bartholomew, St. Eustatius, St. Martin, Dominica & Aruba. There are
31 branches.
Members are particularly
concerned with conservation. In their centenary year 2002 they planted
100 trees, our Diocesan President visited with her husband and helped in
the tree planting. They have also adopted Jabberwock beach, Anguilla,
which their members endeavour to keep clean and tidy. A plot of land has
been given to them to build premises for a day centre for children and
the elderly. They have similar concerns as we have in the UK concerning
drugs and teenage pregnancies. |
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Members of W. Indies Province
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Tree Planting July 2002
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Malawi
is a small country in central Africa. Lake Nyasa is a long lake covering
two thirds of the country. It is an impoverished country, 90% live in
rural areas. The government are heavily in debt.
We linked with Upper Shire Diocese
in the south of Malawi. They have an estimated 5,000 members in 22
parishes, some parishes have 10 branches. They have written to us about
their future plans and problems.
Uppershire Future plans
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Want MU centre with offices |
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Need more income generating projects |
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To intensify home based care services to HIV/AIDS
patients and orphans |
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To start adult literacy programme |
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To have a girls' hostel at Mponda |
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To have our own
Women's Skills Training Centre |
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To have a demonstration farm |
Mrs Agnes Mkoko
Mothers'
Union worker |
Literacy and
Development group , Malawi
Problems
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HIV/AIDS claiming a lot of lives |
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Many needy orphans |
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The diocese was divided in half last year and this
causes problems as most of the employed MU workers are in urban
Blantyre not Upper Shire which is more rural |
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No computer or phone in MU office |
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Famine which is a big problem |
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Flooding |
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T Transport is a problem, we have a
vehicle but sometimes Agnes uses the local mini bus due to
insufficient funds as the cost of fuel is high and the diocese is
big and mostly rural. |
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The Rift Valley in Tanzania
We exchange cards at festive times but
communication is difficult. |
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