Christian Aid Week 2009

Christian Aid Week is a time for ordinary people to unite and make change happen on a grand scale. Last year in Church Fenton and Ulleskelf, we raised over £2500 throughout the year to help the world's poorest people.

That's people like Nadia Kaula who lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Her father died suddenly two and a half years ago. Her grieving mother, Brigitte, struggled to provide for her six children. Even though Brigitte works gruelling 48 hour shifts, some weeks her transport costs total almost as much as her weekly salary. Nadia had to drop out of school to care for her siblings while their mother worked. Many girls in similar situations are forced to turn to the sex trade in order to raise money. However, Nadia heard about a tailoring course being run through her local church, funded through Christian Aid. She has since completed the course and now teaches the new intake of girls. Nadia is confident that she can earn a good living from sewing and she is clear about her priorities: "If God helps me, I will do all I can to take care of my siblings and my mother."