A new shirt, skirt, shorts, or shoes instills confidence into a child living at Khayelihle Children’s Village (KCV) and helps them wear their uniform to school with pride. Luke says, “At KCV I’m feeling safe and comfortable.”

In Aweil, South Sudan, changing climate and weather patterns have negative impacts on local farming and the environment. Shorter, more intense, rainy seasons mean less food and income. You will help plant trees in a variety of public institutions to improve rainfall, better the living environment, and help increase farming production for subsistence farmers. Your project will invest in a better environment for the future. 

School Peace Clubs are voluntary lunch-time groups where students learn and practice non-violent resolution of conflict, understand peace and see the shortcomings of tribalism. This year, more Peace Clubs will be established in schools and training will be provided for community leaders.

Salma is a very cheerful girl. Her family of six lives in a small shed of tarpaulin in the slums of Ambernath, Mumbai. Salma attends the Emmanuel Education Centre. She gets some basic education and one nutritious meal every day. Your gift of a meal helps to ease costs at home, as well as providing Selma with the nutrition she needs to to grow and continue learning. This education gives her the chance of a brighter future.

A small market business, providing animals to raise along with financial management and environmental impact training, will support the most vulnerable people in the Hill Tribe communities including women, the disabled and large families.

For many poor or marginalised people in Mumbai and rural Lasina, the opportunities for work are few. With limited education, a training course can provide a way to a more secure career to support themselves and their families. Your gift will help train people in profitable trades, so that they can earn an income, and gain more financial independence.. 

Baby is ministering in challenging circumstances where there is prejudice against her gender, faith, and ethnicity, yet she is making a difference in her community. Your support enables women, like Baby, to access resources and overcome hurdles in missi

Indigenous ministry training needs community and cultural resources and supports in place. Your gift helps give relevant ministry training to emerging Indigenous leaders as well as facilitating support from elders and mentors.

People living with a disability in rural Zimbabwe have little support and their carers have less time to be involved in farming. In the Zaka District one family received turkeys and goats to help support their child in a wheelchair. Families who raise small livestock, such as turkeys, rabbits, chickens, or goats, are able to supplement their income to help care for their less-abled family members, who can often assist with caring for the animals.

Many of the poorest farmers in the Aweil District of South Sudan still plough by hand - an exhausting and time-consuming task. Your gift will help these farmers trial conservation farming to increase their harvest, improving their food supply and income. This can double or even triple farming production, is more cost-effective than funding traditional ploughing, and is better for the environment.

Many local churches in South Sudan meet under trees, but their activities are hindered by the heavy rains during the rainy season. A tarpaulin means these churches can meet every week, no matter the weather. One plastic tarpaulin. Something that seems small, and could seem so mundane and insignificant, becomes a source of thankfulness and praise to God.

In times of emergency, you can help our Aboriginal church partners reach out and care for their communities in appropriate ways. Your gift helps provide for emergency accommodation, funeral costs or vital supplies that can give people practical care in times of difficulty or grief.

When people have access to functional and clean toilets, there is less sickness. The risk of drinking water becoming contaminated by faeces is lower. The possibility of bacteria spreading and causing outbreaks of diarrhoea is reduced. Women and girls feel safer because toilets can be built closer to the village houses.

Young people are the future leaders of Indigenous communities and projects — they often experience isolation and barriers to participation. Your gift enables them to participate in socially cohesive and culturally and spiritually positive programs where they learn to work together in team environments and grow their leadership potential.

The gift of a goat assists caregivers in South Sudan to provide for the children they foster. Caregivers receive a capital injection in the form of two female and one male goat. They are very happy with their new goats, and with the income raised, are empowered to properly care for students attending Emmanuel and other not-for-profit schools.

Hlambelo uses his motorbike to reach rural communities and share the love of Jesus with unreached villages. He says, "I rotate between the churches and I train the leaders. I have some youth and young men to assist me, and I also train the women to do some work like preaching." Zimbabwean roads are rough on motorbikes – so there is need for regular motorbike maintenanc. This is why evangelists need to learn how to change the shocks and oil, and repair rubber. To keep the gospel on the go!

For Churches of Christ across the world, the support and opportunities given to women, people living with a disability and children are formed by their understanding of the Bible. But what if some cultural and traditional ideas have taken over from biblical ones? You can help church leaders think through what the Bible says and learn how to take action in teaching their congregations and impacting their community. The pilot project will be in Fiji with Fiji Community Churches of Christ.

Rural communities in Vanuatu are prone to natural disasters like cyclones. In the event of a disaster, it’s critical that communities know how to respond. Your gift will help train disaster committees to lead communities in times of disaster, and help them establish evacuation centres and disaster plans for emergencies. Your gift also helps communities identify vulnerable people, such as children and people with disabilities, ensuring they're not at further risk in times of disaster.

Providing cows to the community will provide the opportunity to earn income from selling calves. The community’s School Management Committee will use the income to pay the primary school teacher's salary. This ensures that children will have access to education in their community.

After the previous Project Management Course, attendees said they were more comfortable designing projects and identifying risks. They felt they had the support of a GMP family that stretched around the world! COVID-19 has made connecting online so important, but there is nothing like connecting face to face. You can help fund a face to face training program that will serve and connect COCOA leaders for years to come.

Your gift will help the International Christian College of Manila, the Christian Church Theological School of Indonesia and the Asia Pacific Christian Mission International School (Indonesia), equip the next generation of teachers, ministers and lay leaders who are Christ-centred, faithful and focussed on telling the good news to people on the margins.

Your gift helps give theological or ministry training to emerging Indigenous leaders who may otherwise be unable to fund their education. Indigenous ministry training needs community and cultural resources and supports in place. Your gift will also facilitate support from elders and mentors.

Access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene, helps reduce illness and has transformed lives forever. The spread of the coronavirus has made the world aware of the critical importance of good hygiene and health care services. However, many of our partners still don’t have access to these vital services. Your gift helps ensure people have safe water, and good sanitation and hygiene solutions to keep them heathy and help to stop the spread of disease.