Last year was a good year for helping educate women and children in Cameroon, according to leading charity on the ground, GMM Africa, a group we at Catalyst Exhibits do our best to help.
However, there is no time resting on their laurels as GMM have a lot planned for the coming year, from adding more needy children to the vital education program, empowering women by supporting their small businesses and also increasing the amount of computers they use in their office and schools.
Reverend Teh Francis [far right in above photo] sent us this update, containing a brief summary of 2011 and some of the key targets for 2012.
Dear Volunteers, Online Volunteers, Sponsors, Donors, Friends and anyone connected to GMM Africa,
We must thank you again at Goodness and Mercy Missions before we continue with this new year. All your good services and wishes have enabled us to do wonderful things to relieve the plight of the disadvantaged in the past. We have noted that with gratitude and thought we should let you know that you shall always remain special to us. Your labor has not been in vain.
In 2011 many children have been sponsored, computer labs created in 8 secondary schools, 160 women got direct funding to start small businesses to help educate their children, and children continued to receive some computer training at the office.
Gabey one of our partners in the Netherlands ended the year by buying a fleet of bicycles for the children, while some sponsors bought the same for their children. Paul of Catalyst Exhibits, a designing company in the USA, has renewed his commitment to GMM for the year 2012. He has been a blessing to this organisation, facilitating its transportation by buying a motor bike for transporting teachers and another motorbikes to be used as a taxi to raise funds that go to educating 33 children every year at Jinkfuin community.
Our objectives for 2012 are:
1. Connect more children to sponsors around the world and help them up. See www.gmmafricachild.org and help or promote the program.
2. Connect more women groups to funding opportunities empowering them for their children’s education. See http://anrworld.wordpress.com/
3. Continue to raise funds and connect more communities to computer access. See http://pctocameroon.wordpress.com.
4. Try by all means to get a van and improve our services to the communities. If any of you is interested to lobby for funding in this area, we can forward across the proposal.
