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Spirit of Hope Campaign off to great start!
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Perthshire District Young Farmers have kicked off our Spirit of Hope Campaign for Mercy Ships by donating £1,000 from funds raised by the Pantomine they performed in before Christmas.
Mercy Ships is an international charity that provides free medical care, relief aid, community development and long-term sustainable development in some of the world’s most poverty stricken nations, via its hospital ship The Africa Mercy and a number of land-based projects focusing on water and sanitation, education, infrastructure development and agriculture.
Working in partnership with SAYFC and Robert Wiseman dairies, Mercy Ships UK is inviting Clubs across Scotland to get involved in raising vital funds for their peers at the Food for Life Project in Benin, West Africa.
During an intensive 12 week course, the project trains young farmers from across the country in organic, reproducible farming methods designed to increase yields and provide them with long term ability to feed their families and earn a living. After the course, farmers return to their villages to put into practice what they have learned, but to do this they need basic equipment – a hoe, a rake, some seeds, a pair of wellies, a watering can and a wheelbarrow. The total cost is around £75.00 per farmer.
We are appealing to Young Farmers across Scotland to help raise a minimum of £15,000 (£5.00 per Young Farmer in Scotland) towards this project – enough to help 200 farmers in Benin. Robert Wiseman Dairies is supporting this project and if, collectively, Young Farmers raise £15,000 or more, they will pay for three Young Farmers to visit the Food for Life Project in Benin and experience first hand what the project is all about.
If your Club would be interested in supporting this project, please contact our Scottish Fundraising Manager, Susie Hope, to find out more, on 01899 830 475 or email susie.hope@mercyships.org.uk. Susie, a former member of Peeblesshire JAC herself, can provide a speaker to visit your club to talk about Mercy Ships, assist you with the organisation of fundraising events and provide supporting literature where appropriate.
Your help in raising these vital funds really can help transform lives and offer hope where previously there was none.
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