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Rocky fundraiser benefits Mwandi children

in Agency News 13/12/2012 1,314 Views

United Church of Zambia, Jerusalem Church members present Sylvia and Don Wright with a banner for South Rockhampton Uniting Church. Photo courtesy of Don Wright

SOUTH Rockhampton Uniting Church launched their November fundraising drive for the UnitingWorld supported Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) project in Mwandi, Zambia, with a trivia night that raised over $1300.

Around 35 per cent of the Mwandi population are living with HIV/AIDS and there are an estimated 1300 orphans and vulnerable children.

The OVC project provides educational, social and nutritional support to over 270 orphans and vulnerable children.

The project also works to build HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention.

UnitingWorld volunteers Don and Sylvia Wright worked with the children and staff at the OVC in 2011 and have assisted South Rockhampton Uniting Church to develop a partnership with the Jerusalem Church, United Church of Zambia (UCZ), Mwandi Consistory, which administers the OVC.

For more information visit mwandiovc.com or unitingworld.org.au

2013 calendars ($17 each) featuring the children are available from Sylvia Wright on (07) 4933 6490

Photo : United Church of Zambia, Jerusalem Church members present Sylvia and Don Wright with a banner for South Rockhampton Uniting Church. Photo courtesy of Don Wright

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