2008 Appeals
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JAN/FEB APPEAL
A TAILORING UNIT FOR FISHERWOMEN
AT MIDALAM, KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU. INDIA
Midalam was one of the tsunami affected villages situated at the very tip of South India, with 450 families, including 950 females.
With the new skills acquired, the women will be able to network with textile industries, garment-making industries, etc. and earn some income.
They already face serious challenges from money lenders, as some have borrowed to meet their daily needs.
MAR/APR APPEAL
RENOVATE, REPAIR AND PAINT THE KITCHEN IN GIRLS BOARDING SCHOOL
ST FRANCIS XAVIER’S HOME, ANAND, GUJARAT - DIOCESE OF AHMEDABAD
The Holy Cross Sisters conduct St Francis Xavier’s School, from KG to Plus II, (2000 students) and have 230 girls in the boarding home.
They work among the Dalits, low caste marginalized people in the villages, who struggle economically.
A renovated kitchen will be hygienic, better organized and help the cook women to do their work with ease and to provide food on time and in a better manner.
MAY/JUN APPEAL
ASSISTANCE FOR GARMENT MAKING UNIT AND HANDICRAFT SKILL TRAINING
HOLY TRINITY PARISH, MEL-MIDALAM
Mel-Midalam is a coastal village in Kanyakumari District. People are dependent on fishing but the resources are declining. Most of the women are not educated and do not have any work.
This project will teach them new skills and enable them to earn some income for themselves.
There will be training in different kinds of handicraft, including cloth, pot and tile painting as well as card and candle making. The women will be taught how to make bouquets, wreaths and dresses for marriages and first Holy Communion.
They will be able to sell these at a lower price than in the existing town market
