Hello friends,
I know you are all busy preparing for Christmas. If you are still considering what to gifts to buy for Christmas, I have some ideas for you. It is becoming more and more popular to purchase charitable gifts on behalf of someone else.
We have some great ideas for you through the
Missions of Hope. Please take a moment to consider whether any of these gifts would speak to your needs. It would be also be great if you would feel free to share this post with your friends who may still be looking for Christmas gift ideas
Soon I will do a post on a woman who has been helped by gifts such as these. Thank you so much for considering these needs.
Merry Christmas and happy shopping!
Orphan & Family Needs
$155 to $205 US - School Fees per Boarding student
$25 US School Uniforms per student
$15 US School Shoes per student
$25-50 US monthly for Orphan support
$55 US Family Support
Farm Animals
$5 US per chicken
$6 US per rooster
Just a few hens can help provide eggs and chicks to raise poultry for sale.
$55 US for one goat ($50) + vet inspection ($5)
A goat can provide milk and if two goats of opposite sex are purchased, can provide a simple livelihood for a family.
$800-$1000 US for one high grade cow
A good cow gives quality milk for consumption and for sale.
8 or 10 donors can help to purchase 1 cow.
Agriculture
$120 - $250 US for seeds & fertilizer per growing season For several years, Missions of Hope
has planted communal crops (corn, cabbages, potatoes) and given out the
harvest to the widows and orphans. We were unable to do this in the
Jan.- March 2011 planting season. Instead each farmer must find
adequate funds for planting. Help us to help them, with the planting in
Jan.-Mar. 2011.
Other Suggestions
* corn 30 kg $22.00 US
* oil 1kg $7.00 US
* beans 5kg $4.00 US
* flour $2.00 US
* onions 2kg $2.00 US
* royco 500 gr $2.00 US
* veggies $3.00 US
* rice 3kg $4.00 US
* meat 2kg $6.00 US
Based on monthly needs per family of 5 members
* $250 US to sponsor 1 mother for small business start-up or to learn a trade
* 300 US/yr to help 1 child attend school
OR
* $3000 US to send 1 youth to college/uni.
OR
* $60 US to buy 1 cell phone for pastor or college student
OR
* $10 US/mo. to buy airtime for pastor or student
* misc. $10.00 US (eg. soap, toilet paper, toothpaste, etc.)
Based on monthly needs per family of 5 members
* 1 pit latrine - $60 US
sponsor 1/2 latrine - $30.
* legal title deeds - This need has been met.
OR
* Build 1 Refuge Centre $15,000 US OR any amount to help get project underway
* blankets n mattresses
$25-$50 US for 2-3 people
OR
*day clothes 1 child $15. US
OR
* medicine n doctor - $20 US
NOTE:
All prices fluctuate greatly in this time of incredible inflation. We
have tried to give accurate costs to the nearest rounded up dollar.
These figures will be updated when there is a significant change in
prices.
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If you wish to donate more than $300. US kindly contact us first by clicking
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