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First FFF fundraises over 2600 dollars

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The first ever Food For Funds (FFF) event raised $2,645.22 (CFA 1,203,337).

The funds will be used to help rural women in and around Buea to start or grow small businesses that are the only means of livelihood for the family.

The funds were raised through 16 generous donors during the first ever Food For Funds (FFF) event that took place in Buea, Cameroon and Arlington, USA on October 14, 2007.

In the next few weeks we will give out loans of about CFA 50,000 (about US$109) each to about 20-25 people (mostly women).

Our offering basket is still open and remains open throughout. Will you consider making a donation to change a family? We very strongly encourage to take action and do something. Together, we can make a difference!

Donate online through PayPal.

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Write a check to: Hope Outreach International Ministries (Put HINT in the Memo)

10993 N Harrells Ferry Road – Baton Rouge,

LA 70816-8304

Phone: (225) 272-5432

Fax: (225) 272-6805

October 16 every year is World Food Day. So, FFF will be used to join the rest of world to raise awareness about the importance of food and consequences of lack of it. FFF will also be used to raise funds to help people come out of poverty through micro credit as a sure way to help them get more food on their tables.

Thank you for standing with us and wew look forward to hearing from you soon.

Helen completes last HIV Seminar

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Helen Savage ran her last HIV Educators Seminar this week. She is due to return to England this Friday after volunteering with HINT for over 3 months.

While here Helen donated so much of her business and medical skills to HINT and the Buea community as a whole.

She spent time researching strengths and weaknesses of micro finance Institutions in Buea. Her research has been very useful in further developing HINT’s micro finance project. Her achievements are many among which are:

  • Improvements to Heather’s HIV Training of Trainers’ PowerPoint presentation.
  • She conducted a number of HIV HIV Educators seminars.
  • She wrote a complete business proposal for our micro finance project based on her research in Buea.
  • She wrote an excellent PowerPoint presentation on training micro business operators.
  • She wrote a PowerPoint presentation to sensitize a community on Sexually Transmitted Infections STIs).
  • Then she prepared another PowerPoint presentation to provide basic hygiene training to a rural community.

See some photos of Helen’s work in Cameroon:

The material you’ve written will make a lasting impact in the lives of several thousands of people in the next few years. Thank you so much Helen and we appreciate your invaluable contribution to HINT.

Back Packs 2007 & Buea Community Library Project (BCLP)

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On September 8, 2007, HINT will provide education Support in the form of Scholarships, textbooks, uniforms to about 100 over 50 orphans and children from poor home in and around Buea. On that same day, we will also formally launch the Buea Community Library Project (BCLP).

BCLP focuses on providing school textbooks to orphas and children from poor homes so that they can still get a good education. Joanna Tillson, a volunteer from the USA has worked very hard for the past 5 weeks to put all this program together.

We are currently accepting donations to these and other children. CFA 25,000 (US$ 53) will buy all textbooks for 1 primary 6 child in a year; CFA 50,000 (US$ 106) will provide for 2 children, and so on. Go here to read more and learn how to donate.

Two volunteers depart, two volunteers arrive

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Joseph and Heather TALBOT returned to England on June 7, after close to 12 months volunteering for HINT. Thank you Joe & Hev for your time and resource investment at HINT. Meanwhile, on May 29 and July …, Helen Savage from England and Joanna Tilson from the USA respectively arrived Buea to volunteer at HINT. Welcome, Helen and Joanna, and we hope you have an exciting time at HINT, in Buea, and in Cameroon.

We have very exciting volunteer opportunities and if you want to volunteer read more here.

Joanna Tilson arrives Buea from the USA

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Joanna Tilson arrived Buea last Sunday July 8, 2007 to work as a volunteer with Helps International (HINT).

Joanna is a librarian and will be working on the Community Library Project (CEL) initiated by HINT. CEL will provide thousands of school textbooks to hundreds (and eventually thousands) of orphans and needy children in and out of Buea.

She will also help with organization of Back Packs 2007 on September 8, 2007. Back Packs is an annual event during which HINT offers scholarships, books, and uniforms to orphans and needy children.

We will equally discuss setting up Helps International (HINT) as a 501(c)3 organization in the United States of America.

Joanna, you are welcome to the beautiful town of Buea, Cameroon and we hope you will enjoy your over two months stay here.

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