Thank you to Christian Aid £5,000 supporters (From Bury Times)

Thank you to Christian Aid £5,000 supporters

7:10am Thursday 9th July 2009

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We write to thank the many people in Radcliffe and Ainsworth who helped to raise £5,000 in one week in May — Christian Aid Week.

From householders giving at their doors via the red envelopes or into collecting tins, to children in some of our schools raising hundreds of pounds, to youngsters operating a bucket collection among worshippers leaving church, to people giving of their skill and imagination to raise money in many ways. We particularly thank those who undertook the work of collecting on the doorsteps, as our culture is moving away from expecting to receive such opportunities for charitable giving. Eighteen-year-old Nadia Kabula’s story is not an extraordinary one. For many people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), life is a struggle. A focus of the Week this year was this country where, after a decade of conflict, malnourishment and preventable diseases still claim thousands of lives each week.

Thanks to your support, prayers and donations, Christian Aid partner organisations are helping to rebuild lives and livelihoods in some of the DRC's most vulnerable communities.

When Nadia’s father died two-and-half years ago, she had to drop out of school to take care of her five younger siblings while her mother undertook 48-hour shifts to provide for them. But Christian Aid partner, Humanité Nouvelle’s tailoring course has transformed her prospects. Nadia is confident that she can earn a good living from sewing and she is clear about her priorities: “If God helps me... I will do all I can to take care of my siblings and my mother.”

If you would like to know more about Christian Aid’s work overseas or campaigning in this country to tackle root causes of poverty, please contact us (0161 724 5696).

Kathleen and Les Johnson Chapeltown Road Radcliffe

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