THE ASSUMPTION CAFOD GROUP
CAFOD is the official catholic aid agency for England and Wales (see www.cafod.org.uk ).
It works in over 40 of the poorest countries around the world to tackle issues of poverty and injustice. The work of CAFOD is one of the ways in which the Church expresses its belief and acts out its mission to promote human dignity and social justice.
What do we do in our group?
Our group seeks to support the work of CAFOD through prayer, campaigning, fund-raising and awareness raising. Some of the things that we have done include:-
IN 2010 we raised money to build a classroom in a school, as well as enough for two rice banks and some wells.
Lobbying one of our local MP’s (Greg Mulholland) about Climate Change – to make sure that the Government is put under pressure to ensure that poor countries get the help that they need to control climate change and reduce its impact on the poorest in our world.
What are we doing now?
We are currently taking part in CAFOD’s latest fund-raising and campaigning programme called ‘Connect2’.
This programme will help us journey with the people of Puentecitos in El Salvador in their struggles to develop their community. It will also enable us to raise money to help CAFOD’s partners in the region who are working with the people of Puentecitos and similar communities in El Salvador. The work of CAFOD’s partners in the area is focused on education and organic farming methods.
Want to get involved?
The group generally meets once a month and welcomes anyone who is interested. Please keep an eye on the church notices to see when the next meeting will be.
