Babelfish Translation“The
future of humanity lies in the hands of those who are strong enough to provide coming
generations with reasons for living and hoping .”
Gaudium et
Spes [#31]
RNDM Mission Solidarity News is
published four times each year – March, June, September and December.
RNDM Mission Solidarity is the RNDM
office that promotes mission solidarity in communications and in funding
for the missionary works of the 900
Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions in 20 countries world wide.
ALL are invited to contribute
to our RNDM mission solidarity funds.
Christmas Thanks
As the season of Advent is almost upon us we want to share with you
something of the joy resulting from your past generosity towards our mission works. Below
you will read some of the heartfelt appreciation from those who have benefited personally.
Gift giving is part of the Christmas spirit; this newsletter is our gift to you this
Christmas. With it we send the assurance of our prayers as we reflect on the Gift that
Jesus is to us all. +++ Happy Christmas everyone. +++
Report from
1. Fowl rearing generates income.
At
Euphrasie Centre in Pyay the Sisters started a fowl-rearing project in order to train the
young rural women who come to the Centre and to generate further income for the Centre.
RNDM Solidarity funding in 2001 enabled them to set this project up as a small commercial
venture. One of the workers writes: “I am San San. I am a paid worker for the fowl
rearing at Euphrasie Centre. I am benefiting by having a job and by learning the skills of
looking after the fowls, measuring out the daily food and medicine, and keeping them clean
and healthy. I am happy to be learning the knowledge and skill of fowl rearing.” The sale of eggs throughout the year has brought in
more than US$3000 – a considerable help towards maintaining our Euphrasie Centre for
training rural women. Many thanks to each of you, from us all here in
[Photo]Mary is burning dry
leaves at dusk to help keep the mosquitoes away. Because of the fishponds the mosquitoes
are large and often malaria carriers.
2. Daily Life at Euphrasie Centre
There is plenty of variety in the learning for these young rural women training with our Sisters in Pyay.
Photos:
[Right ] Craft work is an important life skill for young women learning to become independent.
1. Seawall Health Project <from Helen Currie>
The poor fishing families of Seawall live in a
precarious situation on the coast where there is no sewage system available. Water for
drinking, washing etc is carried from a common faucet. During 2001 RNDM Solidarity helped
them to make a dream come true – 10 toilets, with space for bathing, have been built
to serve their community of 17 families!!
One of the women says
“ In the health classes conducted by Sister Helen we shared the fact that we did not
have any toilet except the sea. We are very thankful to God, then to the RNDM Sisters, for
our new comfort room [toilet]. We share out comfort room with the people next door; it has
helped to improve our health condition and affords us some privacy.”
Photo: Sister Shiuly enjoys teaching the little
ones
RNDM Solidarity helped with funds for teaching resources and to
pay a young Filippina woman to help. Now there are two sessions
each day, for 40 children all told. Otherwise underprivileged, these children are getting
some early learning skills and socialization which is giving them a better start to life.
1. Tailoring Class for Dropouts at Amalapuram.
“We conduct tailoring classes for the
school/college dropouts and unemployed women of the area. The course lasts for six months
and about 150 women have successfully completed their course. Most of them can then get
jobs, or work for themselves.”
Photo: A ‘model’ demonstrates her
mother’s skills
2. Child
Labourers celebrate Independence Day, Almel
“Education is the key to building awareness, self-reliance
and self-sufficiency. So we have developed a literacy programme for child labourers
in the hopes of creating a desire for education amongst the people of Almel.”.
COORDINATOR OF RNDM
Sister Mary Rose Holderness
Via di Bravetta, 628, 00164
Email: fundraiser@rndmgen.org
Web site: www.rndm.org