www.cafod.org.uk

www.cafod.org.uk

Lent 2015

Lent Fast Day 27/2/15

Matched funding

working in

Myanmar(also known as)

Burma

Meet the people

Kyin Nu

Martin

Zin Thu Thu

“The joys and hopes, griefs and anxieties of the men of this age,

especially those who are poor or in any way afflicted, these are the

joys and hopes, the griefs and anxieties of the followers of Christ.” [Gaudium et spes]

Interesting facts about Myanmar

• Population of 53 million - roughly same size as

England and Wales BUT geographically the country is

larger than Italy and Germany combined.

• Alongside other countries it ranks 150 out of 187 on

the HDI scale (Human Development Index).

• Rice is one of the staples of the country. Most

meals, including breakfast, are accompanied

by rice.

• The national sport is ‘Chinlone’

Some of the issues

• Access to natural resources

• Drugs trade used for financing arms

• Lack of infrastructure so limited economic opportunity

• Suspicion and mistrust due to previous failed ceasefires

• Power struggles between armed ethnic goups

• Lack of coordination and cohesion between the government and military forces as well as within the military itself

Links to some useful websites

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12992883

http://newint.org/features/2008/04/18/history/

Fast Day envelopes

Can be handed in at the collection or

posted back to CAFOD.

Please do not send cash by post

Please post regular gift envelopes

back to CAFOD

New visual

identity for

Lent

Other resources

‘How to’ guide

Prayer Card(for everyone)

‘Fold-over’ poster to promote and say thank you

Children’s Liturgy

other resources available:-• Lent calendar • Info sheet on Myanmar• Stations of the Cross• Weekly children’s liturgy resources• Money boxes

communityfundraising@cafod.org.ukMatched funding flier

Downloadable

Colouring sheets

Anything new?

Lent Fast Day Short talk

Contains hints &

tips to make it more

successful than

ever

Primary, Secondary Schools and Youth Groups

In Primary schools

Resources

feature Zin Thu Thu

‘Cut it out’ labels to stick on boxes & jars

In Secondary schools

Opportunities to do something different – it’s over to you…

• Any new regular gifts taken out beween Ash Wednesday 18th February and 17th May will also qualify for UK Aid matched funding.

• Schools and Young People will be focussing on ‘Cut it Out’ can you use this theme in your parish too?

• Can you work with your Children’s Liturgy throughout Lent to get the message across?

• Get someone to give the Short Fast Day talk

• What other things might work in your parish to maximise the matched giving opportunity?

What are we hoping to achieve from matched funding?

Over 3 years we are aiming to eradicate poverty, promote gender equality and empower women and ensure environmental sustainability. We hope to…..

Directly transform the livelihoods of

300,000 poor women, men and

children in marginalised rural areas of

Bangladesh, Kenya, Myanmar and

Zimbabwe through improved livelihoods.

Indirectly transform the lives of an estimated further

400,000 people whose lives will be affected by the

improvement on their families.

Our focus will be on

Climate resilient agriculture

To enable communities to have a voice and be empowered to engage with local government and the private sector

To increase crop and livestock productivity

To provide year-round food security

To reduce the incidence of malnutrition

To train more women to become leaders

To enable people to be better able to protect themselves and their families from disaster but if necessary to help them recover more quickly.

Ensuring this is all done through

CAFOD’s partnership approach

• Local knowledge and skills drive the ideas

• Partners are grounded in local communities where they work.

• Partners are committed to support communities over the long term

• Projects are centre round active community participation

• Building capacity is central to ensure the sustainability of our projects

So remember

• Every £1 raised between Ash Wednesday and 17th May during our Lenten appeal will be matched funded by the UK government.

www.cafod.org.uk

www.cafod.org.uk

Thank you

Lent 2015