A partnership to help the women in the MIC group has been established. I am meeting up with the director of Iniabi Free School today. She has graciously agreed to partner with us, & help make change these women's lives. The women will get some of the donation, and the school (Iniabi Free School) will get the other portion. This should help the women sell their items quicker, and will allow us to purchase a tailoring machine & get more items shipped. AWESOME! Here is what the memo to the Iniabi Free School Supporters looks like:
"Iniabi Free School Partnering with Miracles in Caring
In This Issue
Miracles in Caring
$25 Donations
$50 Donations
$75 Donations
$100 Donations
$125 Donations
$150 Donations
Iniabi Free School and Miracles in Caring are partnering to help Widowed Mothers in East African Uganda
Iniabi Free School and Miracles in Caring are partnering to help widowed mothers in Uganda support their children. 100% of all donations go directly to these women and support the tuition of students in need of sponsorship in the Iniabi Free School Apprentice Program. Payment options can be made by contacting
director@iniabifreeschool.com
Widowed Mothers Supporting Families
Miracles In Caring is about giving parents the tools they need to provide for their families. In Uganda, for example, a long civil war has left many children fatherless and without homes. These families have moved to the capital city Kampala to escape the violence in Northern Uganda. When the families finally made it to Kampala, they found they had no skills to compete for the jobs there. These women and their families were farmers, and self-sufficient in Northern Uganda. Now, they are without land, and live in whatever home they can put together with the scraps they find.
These hard-working women have found one job that will take them in. This job is breaking rocks from big pieces to smaller pieces. They sit down in the rock quarry and hammer at the rocks all day long. For 12 hours of work, they make about 50 cents! To do the math for you, that is 4 cents an hour!! Because the pay is so small, most mothers HAVE to include their children in the work. Instead of going to school, the children break rocks right alongside their mothers to put food on the table. These are not bad mothers who want to get rich off of their children. These are mothers who have two choices: put their children to work alongside them, or watch their children starve to death!! Their children should be in school, there is no doubt about that. An education is the key to breaking out of poverty. The problem is that these children are just trying to survive. When you don't even know if you will have enough to eat one meal the next day, it is a matter of survival. What good is an education if you will be dead from lack of food and dehydration tomorrow? Our organization is going to change the lives of these women and their families. We have set them up with a business that isn't so back-breaking, and gives them more profit. This will allow their children to attend school, and allow the mothers to have the resources they need to take care of their families. They have already lived through a civil war- Now it is time to restore their peace of mind! There could not be a better time to help.
*East African Handmade Beaded Necklaces
Donate $25 and receive a beautiful East African necklace. These are only a small sample of the various necklaces that we have. Every donation over $25 will receive a necklace.
*East African Handmade Apron
Donate $50 receive an East African apron and a necklace.
*East African Handmade Large Bag
Donate $75 receive a beautiful East African large bag (various styles available) and a necklace.
*East African Banana/Olive Fiber Purses/Clutch
Donations of $100 receive an East African banana or olive fiber purse or clutch and an East African necklace.
*East African Triple Strand Necklace
Donate $125 and receive a beautiful East African 3 strand necklace and a single strand East African necklace (at the top).
*East African Dolls
Donate $150 and receive an East African Mama and Baby doll pair with a Young Girl doll and a necklace!
Want to help, but can't make a large payment today? Contact me at director@iniabifreeschool.com to schedule a payment arrangement that fits your budget!
Our mission here at Iniabi is to teach our students to create new businesses that are not only sustainable, but also globally conscious. This fundraiser couldn't have been a more perfect fit! The women of Uganda thank you, and our sponsorship students also thank you!
Best,
Shella Zelenz
Iniabi Free School"
"Iniabi Free School Partnering with Miracles in Caring
In This Issue
Miracles in Caring
$25 Donations
$50 Donations
$75 Donations
$100 Donations
$125 Donations
$150 Donations
Iniabi Free School and Miracles in Caring are partnering to help Widowed Mothers in East African Uganda
Iniabi Free School and Miracles in Caring are partnering to help widowed mothers in Uganda support their children. 100% of all donations go directly to these women and support the tuition of students in need of sponsorship in the Iniabi Free School Apprentice Program. Payment options can be made by contacting
director@iniabifreeschool.com
Widowed Mothers Supporting Families
Miracles In Caring is about giving parents the tools they need to provide for their families. In Uganda, for example, a long civil war has left many children fatherless and without homes. These families have moved to the capital city Kampala to escape the violence in Northern Uganda. When the families finally made it to Kampala, they found they had no skills to compete for the jobs there. These women and their families were farmers, and self-sufficient in Northern Uganda. Now, they are without land, and live in whatever home they can put together with the scraps they find.
These hard-working women have found one job that will take them in. This job is breaking rocks from big pieces to smaller pieces. They sit down in the rock quarry and hammer at the rocks all day long. For 12 hours of work, they make about 50 cents! To do the math for you, that is 4 cents an hour!! Because the pay is so small, most mothers HAVE to include their children in the work. Instead of going to school, the children break rocks right alongside their mothers to put food on the table. These are not bad mothers who want to get rich off of their children. These are mothers who have two choices: put their children to work alongside them, or watch their children starve to death!! Their children should be in school, there is no doubt about that. An education is the key to breaking out of poverty. The problem is that these children are just trying to survive. When you don't even know if you will have enough to eat one meal the next day, it is a matter of survival. What good is an education if you will be dead from lack of food and dehydration tomorrow? Our organization is going to change the lives of these women and their families. We have set them up with a business that isn't so back-breaking, and gives them more profit. This will allow their children to attend school, and allow the mothers to have the resources they need to take care of their families. They have already lived through a civil war- Now it is time to restore their peace of mind! There could not be a better time to help.
*East African Handmade Beaded Necklaces
Donate $25 and receive a beautiful East African necklace. These are only a small sample of the various necklaces that we have. Every donation over $25 will receive a necklace.
*East African Handmade Apron
Donate $50 receive an East African apron and a necklace.
*East African Handmade Large Bag
Donate $75 receive a beautiful East African large bag (various styles available) and a necklace.
*East African Banana/Olive Fiber Purses/Clutch
Donations of $100 receive an East African banana or olive fiber purse or clutch and an East African necklace.
*East African Triple Strand Necklace
Donate $125 and receive a beautiful East African 3 strand necklace and a single strand East African necklace (at the top).
*East African Dolls
Donate $150 and receive an East African Mama and Baby doll pair with a Young Girl doll and a necklace!
Want to help, but can't make a large payment today? Contact me at director@iniabifreeschool.com to schedule a payment arrangement that fits your budget!
Our mission here at Iniabi is to teach our students to create new businesses that are not only sustainable, but also globally conscious. This fundraiser couldn't have been a more perfect fit! The women of Uganda thank you, and our sponsorship students also thank you!
Best,
Shella Zelenz
Iniabi Free School"
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This is great! A whole new donor base!
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