ORPHANS, WIDOWS, VULNERABLE WOMEN & CHILDREN
In a country devastated by twelve years of brutal conflict, where an estimated half a million people have been killed, there is an enormous legacy of orphans, widows and vulnerable women and children who are now fighting for survival.
Elementary age orphans attending activity sessions.
“Families without a breadwinner are forced to make unimaginable choices just to buy bread.””
THE VISION
We are focused on projects with longevity, which can make a difference in people’s lives for the future. Our goal is to help as many vulnerable women and vulnerable children as possible to reach their potential in life. This means focusing on education and training.
As well as providing a daily educational program teaching a number of subjects including Arabic, maths, English, science, art, music and French, for orphans and vulnerable children, we are also training widows. Our goal is to help them gain skills and an opportunity to work towards financial independence. They need hope for the future, as continued aid distributions alone do not tackle the underlying issue of poverty or lack of education or training. We are running sewing courses as well as hairdressing courses for widows, and also hope to focus on other areas in the future.
Through this orphans and widows project we provide a safe space for orphaned, traumatised and vulnerable children, spending positive time interacting with children who are living in especially challenging family situations of poverty or where they may be neglected or abused.
Our goal is to raise regular giving, ie standing orders, to fund the continued running of our two centres for the long term. At current exchange rates it costs us around
- £40 each day to feed around 100-120 vulnerable children at each centre (£80 to serve both centres)
- £150 to pay the average monthly salary of each of our staff who coordinate, teach, cook and clean at each centre.
If you, your church, your friends or family can help in any way, we would be grateful for your support. Please use our standard giving form on the SUPPORT page and choose the ‘Orphans & Widows’ account.
