ωнι¢н ¢нαяιту ∂σ уσυ ѕυρρσят?
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Re: ωнι¢н ¢нαяιту ∂σ уσυ ѕυρρσят?
Greetings and peace be with you Amatul Wadud; some different ones for you.
We support a young girl and her family in Uganda through "World Vision" she writes to us three or four times a year, and her letters often reduce me to tears. The world seems so unfair.
Through our church we support a school in the slums of Kware in Kenya, again we hear stories from people who go over there and do voluntary work. The school was built mainly from wood and corrugated iron and holds three hundred children. When the school opened over five thousand children turned up for a place, they had to turn most of them away, so tragic.
I collect money for Christian Aid, and I like them because they distribute the aid to communities and not just to Christians. They have also been working alongside Muslim charities.
You can also support people in the third world when you buy “Fair Trade” branded products in the UK. They can be a few pence more but they give the growers a fair price for their produce. They do coffee, tea, sugar, bananas, oranges, chocolate and other products.
It is probably fair to say that around 10% of money donated to charities goes in expenses, that still leaves 90% going where it should go. Most charities use volunteers and they are wonderful people.
In the UK, if you donate over £2 to a charity you can ask for it to be gift aided. For every pound you donate the government will add another 25%. So if you donate £10, then £12.50 will be given in total to the charity, you must be a tax payer to qualify.
In the spirit of praying for justice for all people
Eric
Greetings and peace be with you Amatul Wadud; some different ones for you.
We support a young girl and her family in Uganda through "World Vision" she writes to us three or four times a year, and her letters often reduce me to tears. The world seems so unfair.
Through our church we support a school in the slums of Kware in Kenya, again we hear stories from people who go over there and do voluntary work. The school was built mainly from wood and corrugated iron and holds three hundred children. When the school opened over five thousand children turned up for a place, they had to turn most of them away, so tragic.
I collect money for Christian Aid, and I like them because they distribute the aid to communities and not just to Christians. They have also been working alongside Muslim charities.
You can also support people in the third world when you buy “Fair Trade” branded products in the UK. They can be a few pence more but they give the growers a fair price for their produce. They do coffee, tea, sugar, bananas, oranges, chocolate and other products.
It is probably fair to say that around 10% of money donated to charities goes in expenses, that still leaves 90% going where it should go. Most charities use volunteers and they are wonderful people.
In the UK, if you donate over £2 to a charity you can ask for it to be gift aided. For every pound you donate the government will add another 25%. So if you donate £10, then £12.50 will be given in total to the charity, you must be a tax payer to qualify.
In the spirit of praying for justice for all people
Eric
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Re: ωнι¢н ¢нαяιту ∂σ уσυ ѕυρρσят?
Hi Eric, Wow thank you!
The world does seem very unfair at times. That's sweet at her writing to you, it must feel great to know that your donations are really helping. Our sponsorship for 5 Palestinian Orphans just finished...would have been great to hear from them over the year.
There is one charity, the Ummah Welfare Trust, it's safe to say that 100% of the donations are sent off....nothing at all goes to the administration etc
Thanks
Hi Eric, Wow thank you!
The world does seem very unfair at times. That's sweet at her writing to you, it must feel great to know that your donations are really helping. Our sponsorship for 5 Palestinian Orphans just finished...would have been great to hear from them over the year.
There is one charity, the Ummah Welfare Trust, it's safe to say that 100% of the donations are sent off....nothing at all goes to the administration etc
Thanks