“Women of the world”
Romford Corps - Home League Rally
“Women in the world” Captain Comfort Adepojou (Nigeria) – working in Kenya Pauline - the woman at the well Major Alison Thompson (UK) – working in Pakistan Damaris Frick (Germany) – working in India
Horn of Africa Drought Relief : 2006
Captain Comfort Adepojou Comfort is a Nigerian Officer – she’s the mother of 5 children and now three quarter’s of the way through a 1year internship programme with Emergency Services.
Horn of Africa Drought 2006
Wild animals and family herds were dying. Animals can be easily found by the roadside
Horn of Africa Drought 2006
Livestock were dying because of lack of water and pasture. These cattle find refuge in the SA compound
Horn of Africa Drought 2006
Rains have failed for 5 seasons. Water points have dried up
Horn of Africa Drought 2006 Whilst conducting an assessment of the area we came across Pauline, trying to fill her water container from this informal water point.
Captain Comfort Adepojou Around 500 x 5,000 litre water tanks and harvesting pipelines have been installed in Kenya and Tanzania – here the children help with the unloading
Captain Comfort Adepojou The foundations and base for the tank are laid
Captain Comfort Adepojou
Finally the tank and harvesting pipes are in place. Locations identified at 500 schools to provide 2,500,000 litres of storage
Captain Comfort Adepojou
School Children proudly posing with their new tank!
Captain Comfort Adepojou Comfort unveils another new tank and declares it ready for use. See how the taps have been installed.
Captain Comfort Adepojou
Comfort and the team in Machakos launch a new high capacity borehole. Can you see the water tower at the back of the scene?
Captain Comfort Adepojou
The proof of the pudding is in the eating (!)
Captain Comfort Adepojou
The high pressure borehole will serve a water tankering programme serving schools across the district.
Horn of Africa Drought 2006
Captain Anne Lorret distributes rations to pastoralists in the arid district of Turkana
Captain Comfort Adepojou
Filling with water ready for distributions in Turkana, north west Kenya
Earthquake response Pakistan: 2005
Earthquake response Pakistan: 2005
Balakot region devastated by earthquake
Alison Thompson - Pakistan: 2005 Major Alison Thompson left her home in Norwich for a 3month deployment to the region. Here she unloads relief food for distribution in the villages.
Alison Thompson - Pakistan: 2005
These children in Mang village, 5,000 ft up in the mountains, lost their school
Alison Thompson - Pakistan: 2005
New school takes shape
Alison Thompson - Pakistan: 2005
Alison (and Wendy from Lavenham) help to prepare the walls
Alison Thompson - Pakistan: 2005
The roof starts to take shape on top of the walls
Alison Thompson - Pakistan: 2005
January 2007 – almost finished!
Alison Thompson - Pakistan: 2005
Winter 2006 – The Salvation Army again reaches out to families still suffering
Alison Thompson - Pakistan: 2005 Women suffered greatly in the earthquake – many now find themselves the breadwinners
Damaris Frick – India 2006
Damaris Frick – India 2006
Areas situated on the Bay of Bengal suffer the effects of cyclones every year
Damaris Frick – India 2006
Every year families try to rescue and protect whatever belongs they have
Damaris Frick – India 2006
Damaris was sent for 3 months to support Indian Salvationists and help with the relief programme
Damaris Frick – India 2006
Damaris distributes rice to a young women.
Damaris Frick – India 2006
….. And made many new friends at the same time!
Damaris Frick – India 2006 Limited resources meant only US$10,000 could be given Total Villages Families helped
- 158 - 14,352
Rice distributed - 71,760kgs Rice cost 16 Rps (20p) per kgs Approximate beneficiaries 14,352 x 4 (average persons per house ) = 57,408 people
“Where there’s need there’s The Salvation Army”
"The King will reply, `I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me” Matthew 25:40