Help International

Help International has been moving away from Relief and towards Sustainable Income Projects. “This is nothing new” says Sally Murcutt, director of Help International. “This is a tried and successful way to enable people to take up responsibility of their own lives and destiny. For many very poor and disadvantaged the opportunity to be able to take out a small loan is a lifesaver, sometimes literally. We are very excited about this new direction we are moving in.”

Help International released seed funding in 2007 to the Philippines and Zimbabwe. In the Philippines the project has been very successful in enabling many people to take out loans to start small businesses. The re-payment schedule is three months and this means even more families have been helped to lift themselves out of poverty.

In Northern India Help International has been able to assist in providing houses which are able to house around eighty deprived and orphaned children. These homes have been built specifically for the children.

Living in the homes alongside the children are house parents who care and show Christian love to those who have experienced very little, if any, in their young lives.

The emphasis in these homes is on education, health and good social skills. But also they provide music lessons as well as drama and dance to give the children a fully rounded and fun-filled life. Something that for the majority they never dreamed of.

Help International is continuing to raise funds for further homes.

Our partner who heads up Rays of Joy Ministries explains:

“It moves us again and again when we see how children that come to our
homes begin to show change even within a short period of time. Some come with
behavioural problems, others can not speak properly, some completely lack a
sense of hygiene, while others have never dressed properly.

Every little noticeable progress gives us a feeling of satisfaction, that our work and labour is not in vain. We pour out our love to these children and we feel that they are just like our own.

Whenever these, once hopeless, children perform in church or at any function with a song, dance or drama, it is so obvious, that every child has God given abilities, that need an environment of love and care, these need to be developed and used for the glory of God their maker.

This is the purpose of our children's homes in North-India”.

Ever wanted to change a life for good? You can, by sponsoring a child through school.

To be able to receive an education is one of the most precious gifts someone can give. This is something we take for granted over here in the UK. If fact many find attending school to be a real drag, but without it our lives would be so drastically different.

Education is the biggest contributing factor to bringing release from the poverty trap that so many of the world’s population find themselves in.

Make a difference; change the world by deciding to sponsor a child today.

We are currently sponsoring children in Southern Africa, Northern India and the Philippines. We are always in need of more sponsors; so if you can help by giving just £20.00 per month please contact us.

Clinics in rural areas are a matter of life and death, literally. For many living outside of towns the possibility of ever being able to visit a doctor is virtually nil.

Clinics such as this one in Zambia provides simple medical help that saves lives. Ruth Wallis has been heading up the work here since the 1980’s. In an average month the clinic is able to see and treat between 400 - 500 people.

Many suffer from relatively simple illnesses such as diarrhoea and malaria but if left untreated can prove fatal.

Help International contributes to this clinic by providing the vital medicines needed each year. It has also helped by providing funds for a new laboratory, the old one was at full capacity and was getting unsafe to test the 160 samples or more each month, in such cramped conditions A new councelling room has also be built which is vital when giving patients the results from their test for HIV. Please see the news page for the latest update and pictures.

Another urgent need at the clinic is the Landover Ambulance. Originally provided by Help International this vehicle has seen a lot of action over the years. It is now old and is kept alive by the skills of John the mechanic. Help International would like to provide a new vehicle.

If you can help with THIS need please contact us. Thank you.

Help International has given loans to start income generating businesses for communities.

For example, in the Philippines a Scrap Metal Dealership was established that is successfully employing around seven local people and is already making a small profit after it’s first year of trading.  Scrap is bought from nearby residents, sorted into the various components and collected until there is sufficient to sell on.

In the North East of India a community has taken a loan to buy a P.A. system which they are renting out as well as taking advantage of it for their own use. They are very proud of the fact that they now have the best equipment in the State.