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Joseph and Heather Talbot return to England

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After 11 months volunteering at Helps International, Joseph and Heather Talbot return to Britain on June 7th. During their time with us, Joseph has written and taught classes in Web design and manipulating digital images with Photoshop, as well as building this website.

Heather has produced and run a ‘train the trainers’ HIV education program, from who’s ranks she has established ‘HINT-HED’, an HIV Educators group. Heather has also set up the Wotolo Community Health Advice Centre.

We are grateful to Joe and Hev for the work they have done during their stay, and wish them well on their return to Britain.

Oxford University Donates to Helps International (HINT)

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the Wotolo IT Training CentreThe Learning Technologies Group of Computing Services at the University of Oxford has donated the sum of 500 British Pounds towards the establishment of the Wotolo IT Training Centre.

Because of a large influx of students into our IT Training Program, it became necessary to set up a Centre dedicated entirely to the training needs of the communities in which we work so as to decongest the current centre at Bonduma. The new Centre is only about 100 meters away from the current one and so eases management.

However, the total amount of money needed to completely setup the Centre is 3,800,000 FCFA (about $7,600)

What is Food for Funds

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Every October 16,  the world commemorates World Food Day (WFD). While others will have more than enough to eat, others will be dying of hunger. What an unequal world. I have had the opportunity to visit countries in Europe and America and I am amazed at how much food is thrown away. On the other hand, I have also had countless number of people who have approached me in my community for help and who sincerely cannot afford the very basic of life – food.

During the week of October 12 – 19, 2008, we are asking that you bring together 2 or more people or as many as you can bring together for a meal. You will eat together with your group members and then discuss ways to effectively end hunger in the world. You will also watch together, PowerPoint presentations (and maybe videos) about how HINT is helping rural people overcome poverty in Cameroon, Sub-saharan Africa.

Finally, you will be invited to make a donation that will be used by HINT to extend micro-credit to rural women in Cameroon, to help them overcome poverty.

In 2007, we raised close to $3,000 from 15 donors who gathered at Arlington, USA during the first ever Food For Funds event that we orgainsed through the effort of one family – Brian & Christe Dodds. The funds were used to extend credit to 25 rural women organised in 4 credit groups in two rural communities in the the South West of Cameroon.

Our target for 2008 is a minimum of $10,000 to help a minimum of 80 rural women. Our vision is to see thousands of women liberated from poverty.

We now invite you to participate in FFF 2008 by becoming a host or joining an up-coming FFF event closest to you.

Ted and Glenys Talbot Visit Helps International (HINT)

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Ted and Glenys trying out the local transportTed and Glenys Talbot, the parents of Joseph Talbot, currently volunteering with HINT recently made a visit to Cameroon to see their son and daughter in-law (Heather Talbot) and to visit Helps International (HINT) and see for themselves the work they are doing.

They were also able to visit several other parts of Cameroon including Babanki-Tungo in the North West Province, Korup National Park in Mundemba, Kribi, Limbe…

“We are very please with the work Helps international is doing especially in the area of helping to educate children from poor homes. Thank you also for taking good care of Joe and Hev”

See photos of their time in Cameroon.

About HINT

Our mission is to improve the well-being of the underprivileged in our community through education, skill development, and job creation.

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