Friday 4th October is our CAFOD Harvest Fast Day with the focus being
on people accessing training for trades to support themselves and their
families. This year as well as collecting through our envelopes we are
dovetailing with TWAM (Tools with a Mission) and holding a HARVEST of
TOOLS – an opportunity to pass on unwanted and unused tools and give
them a new life.
TWAM is a Christian charity that collects unwanted usabletools,
refurbishes them, sorts them into trade tool kits and sends them to the
developing world for livelihood creation. They send to six partner countries in
Sub-Saharan Africa: Zambia, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Malawi, and DR
Congo. Their primary beneficiaries are vulnerable individuals such as single
mothers, school dropouts, street orphans, homeless people, people with
physical disabilities, and ex-sex workers.
By working with registered charities:
They ensure that the tools are used as intended, providing individuals living in
extreme poverty with the resources they need to develop manual skills and
sustainable careers to feed their families every day.
Their work is crucial in offering a way out of poverty for those who cannot afford to buy their own tools and have limited access to education or career opportunities. Through their partnerships, training and support are provided to individuals who may otherwise be trapped in poverty, exploitative labour, often facing physical
harm or abuse, or led into lives of crime and sex work.
Daniel took an opportunity to participate in carpentry classes run by CAJED,
CAFOD’s local partner in Goma (DR Congo). He learned how to make
furniture and now has a small workshop where he makes tables, chairs, and
doors that he sells in his local community. Daniel is carving out a better future
for himself and his family, standing as a sign of hope for other young people
in Goma.
Perhaps you have some unused tools you could donate to our Parish Harvest
and give them a second life away from landfill enabling others to earn a living.
WHAT WE NEED
Our Harvest of Toolds has been extended one more week and will end on 20 October
Please pop your name on the list at the back of the church if you need help in moving tools you wish to donate.
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WHAT WE CANNOT ACCEPT
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