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RNDM SOLIDARITY PROJECT FOR 2002

EARLY LEARNING CENTRE FOR THE POOR

in San Vincente, a remote Philippines village.

 A safe environment for preschoolers.

This village, early-learning centre was started by our Sisters to help the children of parents who had found day work away from their village. [Such children would often miss a meal and roam the village streets for the day.] Now the Centre also welcomes the children of the poor fisher-folk and small-time farmers. It provides a friendly, safe and constructive environment for preschool children, and ensures that they get a meal during the day. 

When the parents can afford it they make a monthly contribution to the Centre; but that source of income is a long way from meeting all the costs. 

In the struggle to become self-sufficient, to cover costs and to pay a small stipend for the supervisor, the Centre is now meeting about 50% of its annual costs of US$8000. 

The RNDM Solidarity goal to help them this year is US$4000.

If you would like to support this project, please give your donation to any RNDM Sister or email:  rndmfundraiser@worldonline.fr

  Sister Shiuly from Bangladesh, with her young charges

RNDM SOLIDARITY PROJECT FOR 2002

FOOD AND LIVING EXPENSES

For 60 Manobo Dulangan Girls

The Girls’ Dormitory at remote Kulaman on the island of Mindanao, is owned and managed by our RNDM Sisters. It provides a safe and loving environment for 60 young women of the Dulangan people, enabling them to attend the adjacent Catholic school run by the Oblate Fathers. 

Because they are the first generation of their people to receive formal school education, their parents have little or no cash income for school fees, let alone for their food and living expenses away from home. When it is possible, the families do contribute to the dormitory by way of labour – cutting wood, clearing weeds, digging drains, trimming trees etc and by bringing a share of their meager harvest of vegetables, corn and hill rice. But there is a considerable shortfall in resources each year. 

The RNDM Solidarity goal is US$5000 to support this wonderful work for another year.

If you would like to support this project,

please give your donation to any RNDM Sister

or email rndmfundraiser@worldonline.fr

 Breakfast over and ready for school

 Morning snack time in the dining area

SANITATION IN A SHANTY BARRIO

  Sister Helen viewing the site of a family toilet

Toilets for Sea Wall, Gumaca

Sea Wall is a shanty barrio between the railway track and the sea, in a remote village on the coast. Conditions for health and hygiene are precarious but the civil authorities and the community have plans to construct 17 family toilets with septic tanks. Each toilet will serve at least three families. The families will provide the labour, the local council – with the encouragement of the Sisters - will provide the toilet bowls. The local contribution will amount to US$2500. Solidarity funds will help to provide the other materials and any expert help needed.

Report on a 2001 RNDM Project in the Philippines

Toilets for a shanty barrio.

Everyone was smiling as  the building materials arrived by manual rail trolley in the shanty barrio of Sea Wall.

Left: Sister Helen with the workman and a very happy mother.

                                                                            
                                                                              Above: The families helped where possible
The Sea Wall barrio is between the rail track and the sea. The RNDM Solidarity funds were to help provide family toilets with septic tanks to serve the barrio.  Each Comfort Room – with toilet and wash area – serves a number of families who are delighted to have such a luxury for the first time.

Each toilet door tells the story of your generosity!

Sincere Thanks  to all who helped with this RNDM Project. Sister Helen Currie, RNDM, Gumaca.

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