Audience close to tears over Africa devastation

Severely malnourished five-year-old Abdulahi is helped in a clinic, and (top left) baby girl Hamdi Ahmed is suffering from complications caused by malnourishment with its own warehouse and shop at Lockwood.

With increasing transport costs greater attention is now given to funding work overseas that will help and encourage impoverished people to develop their own resources and revenue.

The Lepton audience was upset by information on how people were being forced to flee their homes and travel into adjoining countries, even as far as Europe.

An exciting aspect of CART’s work is in the funding of small projects.

Examples included how for the small sum of £69 a single mother was enabled to set up her own sewing business that enabled her to provide a living for herself and education for her daughter.

Likewise a fisherman was given support to maximise the selling of his catch and another man helped to start a small taxi business.

One person said in the question time after the talk that the value of such work was that it helped people to live happily where they were and helped to reduce migration.

The message was that CART ‘Made Impossibilities Happen.’

Vanessa also explained how CART worked increasingly with other charities and also outside Africa, quoting a recent shipment of warm children’s clothing being sent to Syrian refugees. The work continues providing aid relief and development support to people of all faiths and background.

Offers of support in gifts and voluntary help are always welcome.

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