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Bishop
George Sinabulya
Visits St. Johns
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Shares News of the
African Friends in Need Network (AFINNET)
On Tuesday, May 16 at 7 pm, Bishop George Sinabulya from the
Anglican Church of Uganda returned to the Diocese of Minnesota
and spoke with St. Johns parishioners about his
African Friends in Need Network
(AFINNET).
One of the projects he discussed was
AFINNET's women empowerment programs. Women who are
unmarried or have lost their husbands have few options other than
prostitution to support themselves and their children.
AFINNET
tries to empower them by training them in the dress making
trade, making them self-supporting and freeing them from the sex trade
and prostitution. Money is needed on an on-going basis for sewing
machines for the training center -- for as women graduate, they are
given a sewing machine from the center so they can continue their new
skill and remain self-supporting.
Contributions for the work of the
African Friends in Need Network
(AFINNET)
can be made through St. John's. Please indicate on the memo
line of the check that the contribution is for
AFINNET.
To learn more about
AFINNET,
visit the website at
http://www.afinnet.net/
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