The President of the Circle normally supports a Charity of his own choosing
CHARITY ONE
Fr Brian MacGarry
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This charity is headed by a Priest Fr Brian MacGarry, his Father was a previous President of Bromley Circle in the 1960’s!
See website at http://www.iamzimtrust.org |
About:
I AM Zimbabwe Trust is a not-for-profit, Non- Governmental Organization (N.G.O.) formed in August 2015 by Edward Tsango, a longtime Mbare resident and community advocate.
Vision:
To nurture, educate and empower a community of safe and healthy, children, youth and older adults.
Mission:
To impact and change the lives of vulnerable children, youth and elderly people in urban and rural communities through the delivery of high-quality educational programs, community engagement activities and social outreach programs.
Values:
- They are a non-tribal, non-political and non-religious organization
- They hold the needs of children and youth as their top priority
- They maintain a high standard of integrity and professionalism
February 2023 Update:
We are pleased to update you on our charity's recent activities. Due to communication issues with Jesuit Missions and other factors, it may take some time to put our accounts together. However, we want to let you know that your donations have made a difference in the lives of 400 pupils at our primary school for destitute children, which has continued to grow. We also received a donation of equipment for a new preschool in Epworth, a suburb that receives less help from local benefactors. Our youth groups played a crucial role in providing food to neglected families during the COVID-19 outbreak in Mbare and three other suburbs. Our umbrella organization, "I am Zimbabwe Trust," has inspired about a dozen groups in other areas. We have received some funding in January 2023, and we are completing an application to CAFOD for our counselling groups.
Thank you for your support, and we will keep you updated on our progress.
Click on the link below to read Fr Brian MacGarry's latest newsletter, which he circulated in December 2021:
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CHARITY TWO
Cafod are an international development charity and the official aid agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales. They reach out to people living in poverty with practical help, whatever their religion or culture. Through their global Church network, one of the largest in the world, they have the potential to reach everyone. And they campaign for global justice, so that every woman, man and child can live a full and dignified life.
How to get involved with CAFOD
Whether you donate, campaign, download prayers or volunteer you are saving lives and helping Cafod ensure that no one is beyond reach of the love and care they need.
Read Cafod's latest news stories on how your donations support CAFOD projects which help people fight poverty and campaign for justice: https://cafod.org.uk/News/Latest-news
CAFOD and Catholicism
https://cafod.org.uk/About-us/CAFOD-Catholicism
At CAFOD, thier mission is to work alongside the world’s poorest people. They work without prejudice, they don’t preach, and they pride themselves on their diversity. They believe their Catholic values are best shown through love for others, and by working for justice and an end to poverty.
CAFOD’s vision, mission and values draw directly from Catholic Social Teaching (CST), Scripture, Liturgy, the Gospel and the tradition of the Church. Catholic Social Teaching is at the heart of what we do and who we are.
Read CAFOD's vision of progress: Our Common Home
Over the last five years at CAFOD they have been particularly inspired by Pope Francis' encyclical letter Laudato Si' and its call for us all to respond to both the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor.
They have looked again at what progress really means, in dialogue with partners from around the world. Cafod know that everything is interconnected. We believe that we are called by our faith to stand alongside poor communities and care for God's creation. And our response is rooted in this belief. "Love, overflowing with small gestures of mutual care, is also civic and political, and it makes itself felt in every action that seeks to build a better world" (Laudato Si' 231).
Cafod are an international development charity and the official aid agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales. They reach out to people living in poverty with practical help, whatever their religion or culture. Through their global Church network, one of the largest in the world, they have the potential to reach everyone. And they campaign for global justice, so that every woman, man and child can live a full and dignified life.
How to get involved with CAFOD
Whether you donate, campaign, download prayers or volunteer you are saving lives and helping Cafod ensure that no one is beyond reach of the love and care they need.
Read Cafod's latest news stories on how your donations support CAFOD projects which help people fight poverty and campaign for justice: https://cafod.org.uk/News/Latest-news
CAFOD and Catholicism
https://cafod.org.uk/About-us/CAFOD-Catholicism
At CAFOD, thier mission is to work alongside the world’s poorest people. They work without prejudice, they don’t preach, and they pride themselves on their diversity. They believe their Catholic values are best shown through love for others, and by working for justice and an end to poverty.
CAFOD’s vision, mission and values draw directly from Catholic Social Teaching (CST), Scripture, Liturgy, the Gospel and the tradition of the Church. Catholic Social Teaching is at the heart of what we do and who we are.
Read CAFOD's vision of progress: Our Common Home
Over the last five years at CAFOD they have been particularly inspired by Pope Francis' encyclical letter Laudato Si' and its call for us all to respond to both the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor.
They have looked again at what progress really means, in dialogue with partners from around the world. Cafod know that everything is interconnected. We believe that we are called by our faith to stand alongside poor communities and care for God's creation. And our response is rooted in this belief. "Love, overflowing with small gestures of mutual care, is also civic and political, and it makes itself felt in every action that seeks to build a better world" (Laudato Si' 231).
PREVIOUS CHARITY
Brother Duncan, supported an overseas charity: The Good Shepherd Trust in India
Fr. Alphonse Vianney
This charity is headed by Fr. Alphonse Vianney who was for a time a visiting Priest at St Edmund’s Beckenham, who Duncan got to know during his stay in the early months of 2021.
Fr Vianney is a Priest from the Diocese of Palayamkottai in the southern most part of India. As a pastor, along with his spiritual ministry, he is also involved in some initiatives for the improvement of the lives of the socio economically bottom placed people in some interior villages where he had worked earlier as the pastor of a parish.
Fr Vianney is a Priest from the Diocese of Palayamkottai in the southern most part of India. As a pastor, along with his spiritual ministry, he is also involved in some initiatives for the improvement of the lives of the socio economically bottom placed people in some interior villages where he had worked earlier as the pastor of a parish.
Aims of the Good Shepherd Trust:
To formally and legally undertake relevant activities for the upliftment of the people, together with a catholic priest and some lay people, IFr Vianney has founded an organisation called Good Shepherd Trust.
The Good Shepherd Trust is a non-profit and non-political grass roots level voluntary social service organisation. The Trust was registered as a legal entity under the Indian Trust Act and the registration number is 25/2018. It has been also registered under section 12A of the Income Tax Department and got permanent exemption from income tax payment for grants/donations received.
Good Shepherd Trust is presently rendering services in Kayathar village and in 17 nearby villages in Tuticorin District in South India. The major thrust of their services is rural women development and empowerment. Their administrative office is in Kayathar village. To construct buildings for trainings and for Trust’s office, some acres of land has been purchased at the outskirts of Kayathar village.
Present activities:
1. Formation of women self help groups to foster women development .
2. Vocational skill trainings to young women and girls for income generation
3. Support to poor children and young girls to continue their education
To formally and legally undertake relevant activities for the upliftment of the people, together with a catholic priest and some lay people, IFr Vianney has founded an organisation called Good Shepherd Trust.
The Good Shepherd Trust is a non-profit and non-political grass roots level voluntary social service organisation. The Trust was registered as a legal entity under the Indian Trust Act and the registration number is 25/2018. It has been also registered under section 12A of the Income Tax Department and got permanent exemption from income tax payment for grants/donations received.
Good Shepherd Trust is presently rendering services in Kayathar village and in 17 nearby villages in Tuticorin District in South India. The major thrust of their services is rural women development and empowerment. Their administrative office is in Kayathar village. To construct buildings for trainings and for Trust’s office, some acres of land has been purchased at the outskirts of Kayathar village.
Present activities:
1. Formation of women self help groups to foster women development .
2. Vocational skill trainings to young women and girls for income generation
3. Support to poor children and young girls to continue their education
Charity donations
Since April 2021:
If you would like to donate to the current charities please contact the Secretary via email.
- I AM Zimbabwe Trust has received donations of £1,443.00 up to the end of December 2021
(this includes gift aid collected by the Jesuits Refugee Service) - The Good Shepherd Trust has received donations of £1,000.00
If you would like to donate to the current charities please contact the Secretary via email.
