Education charity celebrates 50 years
This year is an exciting one for Feed the Minds as we celebrate our 50th anniversary. The charity, which was launched by the Archbishop of York, Donald Coggan, works with local communities through education projects which support some of the world’s most disadvantaged individuals to combat poverty and discrimination.
All Feed the Minds projects have literacy at their heart but we embed this in practical life changing skills based on the needs of the community. Examples of our impact include Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) abandonment in Kenya through awareness education, reducing maternal and infant mortality rates in Ghana by providing training on pre and postnatal care to midwives and Peace building and Trauma healing through storytelling in South Sudan.
Last year alone, Feed the Minds helped over 100,000 people worldwide. The skills learnt on our projects empower individuals to transform their own lives and those of others.
Supporters are fundamental to the survival of this small charity, so to celebrate the 50th anniversary Feed the Minds is launching a campaign to enable us to help even more communities around the world.
Over the years there have been a number of donors from Ireland including considerable support from Church of Ireland who have funded many projects through donations given to the Church of Ireland Bishops’ Appeal. These contributions have been invaluable and we hope to strengthen this existing relationship and attract new donors.
In October, as part of the campaign, four members of our team are visiting the Republic and Northern Ireland to talk in a number of churches and schools. This is an exciting opportunity for us to share the impact of our work with as many people as possible.
The visit will conclude with a launch event in Dublin on Monday 20 October.
If you as an individual or your Parish is interested in finding out more about Feed the Minds work, fundraising or attending the launch event then please contact Bex on +44 (0)20 7582 3535 or rband@feedtheminds.org