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Distribution of Emergency Supplies
From
the 17th March to the 7th April,
the Mothers’
Union
in Gitega Diocese distributed emergency supplies to
Returnees and other victims of drought in that area. The
assistance made of beans, maize, hoes, soap, clothes,
blankets, mosquito nets and Medical Insurance Cards was
purchased with financial support of the Relief Fund of
The Mothers’
Union
at The Mary Sumner House.
A total of 634 Families beneficiated from these supplies.
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Workshop
The
Diocesan Development Coordinator Mr François NDIBWAMI
has just come back from Netherlands where he went to
participate to a workshop on Humanitarian Assistance and
International Law” organised by Hendrik Kraemer
Instituut in collaboration with ACT International,
Kerkinactie, Global Ministries, ICCO and PSO from the 19th
to the 29th April 2006.
He is very eager to share the acquired skills with the other trainers in
the Diocese with special emphasis on Neutrality,
Impartiality, Independency and Humanity.
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Social Reintegration of Former Militaries and
combatants
The Diocese of Gitega has joint effort with other
local NGOs to help in the activities of Social
Reintegration of Former Militaries and combatants in the
Provinces of Gitega and Karuzi. Apart from forwarding
their Financial Support from the Government, the Diocese
carries out activities of capacity building and
accompanying them in the process of implementation of
their small projects. Since November 2005, two sections
of 100 people each have been assisted.
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Prayer Requests
The situation of famine in our Country is far of
passing because after the drought we have had heavy and
continuing rains even out of season. This has affected
our main foods (beans and rice) grown in the main
agricultural season. -Hundreds of houses, roads and
bridges have been destroyed. The worse is that also many
tombs were destroyed and people are crying and burying
again their beloved ones. -An epidemic of malaria is
sweeping the country and thousands of people are
affected. Please continue to pray for that.
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Youth
The
Youth of St Luke’s Parish in Gitega organized a big Camp on the
theme “Awake,
awake, put on thy strength, o
Zion
; put on thy beautiful garments o
Jerusalem
, the Holy city….” (Isaiah 52:1- 3) The preacher was
Mr KAVURA from Bujumbura Diocese .More than 800 people attended
and 63 people accepted Christ as their personal Saviour while many
others affirmed their faith. Glory be to God.
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