"That they may have life and have it abundantly"
John 10:10
SOLACE IN NEED
GIVE SOMETHING BACK
DONATION AND HELP
OUR HISTORY
Africa suffers and thirsts for life. Even more than before after the Corona years and the events of the war. It's about life and death. For this reason, Pastor Donsy, who knows the need in Zambia very well from his own visits, took the initiative and, together with a team of like-minded people, who all work on a voluntary basis, founded an association to use donations to help those in need in Zambia, Africa to help sustainably.
In Africa, a well-established team is also available to implement the projects under the direction of the «Fathers of the Discalced Carmelites». The Fathers also work for God's reward and ensure serious processing.
WHERE AND HOW WE ARE INVOLVED WITH OUR PROJECTS IN ZAMBIA
Zambia is a landlocked country with an area of 752,614 km2 and is located in south-eastern Africa, with an estimated population of just under 19 million (2021), the capital is called Lusaka with a population of just under 2.5 million. Zambia is considered one of the poorest countries in the world. In Zambia, children make up almost 50% of the population. Zambia's children live in extreme poverty and face challenges such as malnutrition, prison sentences, educational disadvantage, child marriages and forced labour. The economy is predominantly based on agriculture. Each of the estimated 190,000 farm owners owns about 2.4 hectares of land on which mainly maize, beans, cotton, peanuts, sunflowers, millet and rice are cultivated. A small amount of livestock is also raised.
Our project is located in Mwanchawanthu, geographically in the east of Zambia, in Petauke District. This is the second poorest province in Zambia. The Mwanchawanthu area is known for its immense water scarcity and the population has very few water sources. Furthermore, there are no facilities to collect rainwater.
In Mwanchawanthu, 96% of the people are distressed farmers who invariably depend on rain for their agriculture. The precarious state of the roads is an additional obstacle to the transport of aid.
There are many factors that influence life in Mwanchawanthu:
The first and most urgent project is the collection of water. And, as long as there is no or hardly any electricity in these villages, people have to fetch water from a deep borehole with a generator or an improvised hand pump.
Our project "Comfort in Need - Hope for Zambia" therefore plans to quickly build boreholes to provide water to the people, inside and outside the mission area of the Carmelite Mission. This is also one of the most important main concerns of the various development projects of the Carmelite Mission, which has been active in this region since 2014.
Currently, the Catholic Church in Zambia is divided into 11 dioceses. The number of Catholics in Zambia is around 26% of the population. The first Catholics were Jesuits who came to Zambia in 1879. The White Fathers followed in 1891 and in 1931 it was the Franciscans who established the first permanent missions.
Even in today's Zambia, the Catholic Church alone runs 15 hospitals, 28 health centres and 54 home care facilities.
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HOW WE HELP WITH YOUR DONATION
PROJECTS
For the hungry: buy corn and teach them to grow their own food.
For those who are thirsty: Build a well.
For the homeless: Help to build simple houses themselves.
For the sick: provision of basic medicine including training.
Against poverty: Initiate and promote training programs at school and at work.
TOGETHER AGAINST POVERTY
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Creation of new water sources
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Creation of further mills
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Promotion of livestock farming, fish farming and other freshwater products, further promotion of farms with Swiss cows
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Vocational training centers:
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Training, for example, for farmers, mechanics, IT people, electricians, plumbers and health and care workers
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Further promotion of cotton industries
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Promotion of solar energy
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Establishment of youth centers
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Extension of pastoral care, catechetical and liturgical activities
EVERY PENNY COUNTS
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Expansion of water and electricity supply
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Further promotion of existing and new training courses
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Factories for the manufacture of dairy products
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Meat processing and agricultural food factories
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Promotion of the Cotton Industry
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Expansion of new church institutions
ANY DONATION IS WELCOME
DONATE
You can easily make a donation using a QR-bill.
A documentation of the donations is published annually. Reports will appear regularly in our journal “Church on the Move”.
Many many thanks!
CH58 8080 8001 5485 1792 4
Association "Consolation in Need - Hope for Zambia"
Landshutstrasse 41, CH-3427 Utzenstorf