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Elshaddai’s Practical Ministries - Aims and Objectives
The objectives and how these have been achieved.
Object1:
The advancementof the Christian religion, the advancement of education, therelief of poverty,sickness and distress.Activities.
Elshaddai Practical Ministries is a continuation of the work previously carried out by Operation Africa and as a result Christian contacts have already been made and established in South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. This is also the case through work with A.C.A.T. (Africa Co-operative Action Trust). All practical work and training will be carried out in a Christian context and will include and element of Christian Teaching and Preaching. Elshaddai’s prayer is that people will become more aware of and experience Christ’s Love for them and their need to repent of their sins and enter into a new relationship with their creator and His creation.The good news of Jesus is shared with people at Savings Club Meetings.
The emphasis continues to be sharing the Love of Jesus through a Practical Ministry.
Object2:
To promote any other charitable purpose in furtherance of the objects as the trustees from time to time determine:Activities.
Self-help
Community Development Programmes.
Education
and training Programmes.
Sustainable
Agriculture.
Entrepreneurial
Development.
Water
Harvesting.
Sanitation.
Health
and Hygiene.
Community
Savings Clubs.
More details on Activities.
Self-help Community Development Programmes.
Elshaddai
Practical Ministries are working with some of the poorest communities in
Africa. The focus is on Practical Training designed to enable communities
to run their own affairs with greater financial control and overall efficiency.
People are encouraged to change their mindset around what is possible to
achieve with their excisting resources.
Education and Training Programme.
Basic
education and training is made available through the Savings Clubs on an
area basis, in such areas as Literacy and Numeracy, Basic Book Keeping,
Sewing, Candle Making and how to operate and manage savings clubs. The
emphasis will be on family sustainability in terms of financial needs,
food
sufficiency and environmental use of energy resource.
Sustainable Agriculture.
Where
required, specialised training is offered in Deep Trench Cultivation, and
basic land maintenance in order to increase crop production and therefore
enable communities to work towards Agricultural Sustainability.
Entrepreneurial Development.
People
are encouraged and supported to develop small income generating projects
such as: Chicken Broiler Projects, Individual and Community Gardens, Net
wire making, Beadwork, Candle Making, Sewing, Knitting and Baking.
Water Harvesting.
Where
appropriate people are trained in Spring Protection, Digging Wells and
establishing and maintaining water storage tanks.
Sanitation.
Where
required Do it yourself Phunguluthu Toilets (Toilet without smell) are
established and communities are trained in how to set them up and maintain
them.
Basic Hygiene.
Basic
Hygiene is taught at all area training to minimise the onset of disease
Community Savings Clubs.
Utilising
a model previously found to be very successful through the work of A.C.A.T
Savings Clubs are set-up by invitation and form the base for all development
activities.
It
has been found that Rural Africa Communities readily adapt to Group working
in their daily activities and therefore find themselves comfortable in
a savings club environment where members are encouraged to participate
in-group savings.
The
Savings Club Committee receives training in how to keep accurate records
of all transactions.
Last updated: December 2005
Elshaddai Practical Ministries Ltd, a Company Limited by Guarantee is a registered charity incorporated in England and Wales. Registered Charity No: 1112343. Company Registration No: 5467198.
