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Over the last year Plan Canada had its most successful
gifts of hope season ever thanks to the generous support of our donors.
From coast to coast we received an outpouring of support.
Your gifts of hope are bringing real change to thousands of children and
families
all over the world. Like in Rwanda, where nearly four hundred community members
are proud pig owners and almost 1400 are trained in livestock management.
For families in the developing world pigs offer a new source of income
in savings, and through the livestock management training,
community members develop the skills needed to make pig farming
a sustainable means of supporting their families, all of which means money to pay
for basic necessities
like food, housing and school fees. In Darfur, Sudan,
a country plagued by conflict leaving thousands of families to start new lives
in displaced camps,
4,000 women benefited from fuel-efficient stoves
including two thousand women who made and sold the stoves to make
extra income. With these stoves, women can safely cook nutritious meals for their
families
keeping the children healthy and fit for school. In this year nearly
eighteen thousand women and girls are benefiting from financial literacy and
life skills training
through the gift of literacy training for two women. Their newly acquired
skills gives them an opportunity to generate
and income of their own so they can help pay for things like food,
clothing, housing and education, creating a better and brighter future for
themselves and their families.
In Bangladesh and Zimbabwe more than 1100 community health workers were trained in
maternal and child health management.
This has helped almost 180,000 pregnant women and new moms
receive the maternal health care and attention they deserve
before and after childbirth, hoping to reduce maternal and newborn mortality
rates.
And finally, Plan has helped build four girl friendly school's
in Ghana impacting almost 600 girls. The schools include separate girls only
latrines and
water wells located conveniently close to school. This helps to make schools a
more welcoming place for girls and increases enrolment. So thank you
for making a real difference in the lives of real people around the world.
Your gifts of hope
help change real lives everyday.