More soap for Blantyre prisoners

 

The proceeds of the Garden Trail in June 2009 went to provide soap for 2000 prisoners in Chichiri Prison, Blantyre. It is clearly appreciated, at least by the Officer-in-charge.

Chilwell Road Methodists raise £7,950 for Dilla Clinic

Dilla0001, originally uploaded by Old Man of Mow.

A year of fund-raising as half of the Church Charity 2007 has brought in £7950 to be sent to the Dilla Clinic in Ethiopia this month. A further £1000 has been donated anonymously by a friend of another member of the 2006 pilgrimage.

Chilwell Road Methodists donate £100 to Chichiri Prison

As part of their annual charitable giving, Chilwell Road Methodist Church, Beeston, has recently donated £100 towards Janet's ongoing scheme to provide soap and biscuits to the 1800 prisoners in Chichiri Prison, Blantyre, Malawi.

Janet's "Ethiopia Service" at Chilwell Road Methodist Church

Mesvin Ayala was a Finance Officer with the EECMY chuch in Oromia, Ethiopia. He came to UK to study and was given asylum here as he had been imprisoned for five years in Addis for church-based "political activities" against the regime. At Chilwell Road he was interviewed by Martin Stott and sang with his wife Konjit and her daughter Hirya, who now live in Birmingham. The Junior Church baked cakes decorated with the colours of the Ethiopian flag.

Another donation to Chichiri Prison, Blantyre, Malawi

Janet outside the prison at Chichiri, Blantyre. For Easter she and her friend Carole Biggs distributed a bar of soap for each of the 1800 inmates and a stock of biscuits.

Another tranche of money received by Dilla Clinic

Receipt Jan 07, originally uploaded by Old Man of Mow.

The PIC sent another £500 in December, and the receipt from Dilla has just arrived. It bought 8521 Ethiopian birr to be used for extending the clinic.

Fundraising for Dilla gets coverage in the Nottingham Evening Post