Society Matters | Volume 30 No. 3 | Spring 2020

Volume 30 No. 3 | Spring 2020 8 Society Matters www.divineword.org.au A Newsletter of the Divine Word Missionaries Inc - Australia Province Donations to the SVDAUS Province Overseas Aid Fund can be made online at www.divineword.org.au or by mailing to Divine Word Missionary Appeal Office, Locked Bag 3, Epping NSW, 1710, Australia. @svdaus HOWYOUR SUPPORT CHANGED LIVES IN 2019-2020 INDIA - MUMBAI: $60,119 MADAGASCAR: $3,971 ZIMBABWE: $4,125 CHAD, AFRICA: $32,152 INDIA - CENTRAL: $27,270 INDIA - EAST: $132,689 CHAD, AFRICA MADAGASCAR ZIMBABWE 3 Reducing the levels of illiteracy among youth and children as they are enabled to complete more education 3 Providing vital life skills to children who are socially behind due to little or no education thereby reducing their vulnerability in this world 3 1550 youth able to acquire some basic education 3 Enabling women to earn a better living so that feeding the family is not a constant daily struggle 3 Instructing people in their entitlements and provide them skills to deal with unscrupulous people ever present near these impoverished people 3 Young women provided with a sewing machine after training so they can then earn a living for their family/community 3 150 children have the chance for an education not possible beforehand as their parents could not afford the school fees 3 Due to improvements in both water supply to the school and buildings, 570 children will perform better as they complete their education 3 450 students will finally have a valid birth certificate 3 3089 students had access to a better education 3 635 children living on the street provided with books, uniforms, basic nutrition to assist them benefit from education 3 1035 children with HIV through no fault of their own provided with books, uniforms, basic nutrition to also benefit from an education 3 Enabling people to access their basic rights; to be more aware of exploitation, especially for women/girls – thousands go missing each year after the promise of work and better living conditions by unscrupulous people INDIA (Across Central, Eastern and Mumbai Provinces)