Volume 35 No. 3 | Spring 2025 8 Society Matters THAILAND $5,703 BOTSWANA $3,139 KENYA $49,935 MADAGASCAR (MAD) $34,887 ZAMBIA (ZAM) $8,652 TIMOR-LESTE (TLS) $21,610 ZIMBABWE (ZIM) $1,088 GHANA (GHA) $6,402 TOTAL $328,501 INDIA EAST (INE) $105,958 INDIA HYDERABAD (INH) $57,197 INDIA GUWAHATI (ING) $17,896 CHAD (TCD) $16,034 INDIA (East, Hyderabad, Guwahati, and Mumbai Provinces) 3 Socio-Economic Empowerment of Women through Self-Help Group Formation, Animation and Skills Training (third phase). 3 Home-based Palliative Care Program 3 Coaching classes for migrant poor tribal children 3 Animation, Leadership and Empowerment of marginalised communities in slums 3 Protection, Preservation and Promotion of Tribal Culture 3 Animation of Labour Migrants in Urban Communities 3 Youth and lay animation; Motor Training Course for Youth 3 Awareness Programs for Tribal Youth in the areas of hygiene, education, social responsibilities, environment, and anti-drugs. 3 Medical Camps for Elders 3 Rehabilitation for those living with disability 3 Maintenance of a remedial school and hostel TIMOR-LESTE 3 Workshop on human trafficking 3 Training programs for teachers 3 Reconstruction works for boys’ hostel and repair of school toilets MADAGASCAR 3 Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation activities 3 Educational Assistance 3 Youth awareness against illegal drugs 3 Human Rights education and care of families with twins 3 Legal Assistance to assist poor families against unscrupulous land deals 3 Tree planting, growing and selling program 3 Women’s empowerment; helping the poor obtain birth certificates; helping lepers with medicine and food; helping orphans CHAD 3 Education opportunities for youth and young women 3 Support for Vulnerable Elderly People 3 Animation of Young People against the dangers of drugs, early marriage, child trafficking, alcohol, pornography and communicable diseases such as AIDS. 3 Literacy Programs 3 Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation programs BOTSWANA 3 Youth Formation and Leadership Programs GHANA 3 Poultry-Keeping Training program for young people to help address high unemployment and a high crime rate. 3 Environmental Awareness Seminars – to help mitigate against local flooding, poor farming yield etc. 3 Youth Leadership Program –Peer formation against the use and abuse of drugs. ZAMBIA 3 Nutrition Support for Vulnerable Families 3 Handcraft project for people living with disability and vulnerable children 3 Transport, education, food and medicine support for poor families affected by drought 3 Youth Formation, skills training, animation and empowerment 3 Education for vulnerable children ZIMBABWE 3 Children’s development, formation and social help initiatives 3 Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation initiatives and formation 3 Safeguarding and child protection In addition to the above projects funded through the SVD AUS Province Overseas Aid Fund, the Province also helped support pastoral projects in Thailand and Kenya through its Mission Office. THANK YOU! Your financial support is changing lives through SVD projects including the following for the past financial year: www.divineword.org.au A Newsletter of the Divine Word Missionaries Inc - Australia Province Donations to the SVD AUS 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. +61 2 9868 2666 @svdaus Society Matters
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