As you know we just got back from Burundi where 46 women graduated from the Sewing Program at Home Care. They make a total of 176 who have graduated, and up until now all of the previous graduates are self-supporting. This is quite an accomplishment for widows and orphans in a country where few have jobs.
On the last day we were there I asked Peace Nihorimbere, the director of the ministry, what she needed--what was missing. She said that even though the women have a sewing machine when they graduate (provided by our Sponsorship Program), they have a number of startup expenses that they have no resources for as they begin their business. Things like an iron, or a table to cut fabric on, or the fabric itself, or rent for a booth in the market, or even food for her family during the start-up period. As we talked, the solution seemed to be a small micro loan of $50 for each of the graduates. This would give them the start-up capitol that they need and as the money is paid back over the next ten months, the same funds will be ready for the next graduating class.
Trinity has decided to invest $3000 through our partner, Tirzah International to fund the Home Care "bank" for this program. This will be a tremendous help to these young women as they start their new lives.
Good morning how are you?
ReplyDeleteMy name is Emilio, I am a Spanish boy and I live in a town near to Madrid. I am a very interested person in knowing things so different as the culture, the way of life of the inhabitants of our planet, the fauna, the flora, and the landscapes of all the countries of the world etc. in summary, I am a person that enjoys traveling, learning and respecting people's diversity from all over the world.
I would love to travel and meet in person all the aspects above mentioned, but unfortunately as this is very expensive and my purchasing power is quite small, so I devised a way to travel with the imagination in every corner of our planet. A few years ago I started a collection of used stamps because trough them, you can see pictures about fauna, flora, monuments, landscapes etc. from all the countries. As every day is more and more difficult to get stamps, some years ago I started a new collection in order to get traditional letters addressed to me in which my goal was to get at least 1 letter from each country in the world. This modest goal is feasible to reach in the most part of countries, but unfortunately it’s impossible to achieve in other various territories for several reasons, either because they are countries at war, either because they are countries with extreme poverty or because for whatever reason the postal system is not functioning properly.
For all this I would ask you one small favor:
Would you be so kind as to send me a letter by traditional mail from Burundi? I understand perfectly that you think that your blog is not the appropriate place to ask this, and even, is very probably that you ignore my letter, but I would call your attention to the difficulty involved in getting a letter from that country, and also I don’t know anyone neither where to write in Burundi in order to increase my collection. a letter for me is like a little souvenir, like if I have had visited that territory with my imagination and at same time, the arrival of the letters from a country is a sign of peace and normality and an original way to promote a country in the world. My postal address is the following one:
Emilio Fernandez Esteban
Avenida Juan de la Cierva, 44
28902 Getafe (Madrid)
Spain
If you wish, you can visit my blog www.cartasenmibuzon.blogspot.com where you can see the pictures of all the letters that I have received from whole World.
Finally I would like to thank the attention given to this letter, and whether you can help me or not, I send my best wishes for peace, health and happiness for you, your family and all your dear beings.
Yours Sincerely
Emilio Fernandez