Information Zoom Event on Friday 18th March from 7.00pm - 8.00pm

Are you looking for a way that you, your church, community or school can welcome Ukrainian Refugees as the Government creates more routes for them to become settled in our communities?

Join our Zoom conversation about welcoming Ukrainian Refugees, with the founder of Link International, Revd Tim Hall.  Hear what Link International have already set up to help people in immediate need as they arrive in our communities here in Wales

Learn about the hub model Link International is setting up in Llandudno and how your church could provide a similar service to Ukrainian refugees  living in your community so they feel supported and welcomed.

Find out what you as an individual, church or school can do to welcome refugees into your community and provide the ongoing support they will need.

Click on the link here at 7pm on Friday 18 March 2022 or share the link with someone you think might be interested.

Meeting ID: 837 4072 5205 / Passcode: 850578

For further information email Sarahwheat@cinw.org.uk 

Being a Host Home for Ukraine Refugees coming to UK

From Monday 14th March it is looking very much as if the UK Government will announce a scheme for individual homes sponsoring refugees and providing them with a home for several months. The scheme comes with financial support.

Here is the BBC News post that gives an outline as they understand it.

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A New Partnership Project

An overview of the partnership project can be seen on the CRM webpage https://crm-manchester.org/our-work-in-uganda/

The Partnership specifically brings Julius Muyombya as full-time Project Manager over the next 12 months and starting immediately in a volunteer capacity.

 Julius, brought up as an orphan in Kisenyi Shanty Town, was brought to St David’s College via Link International.  Supported by a group of St David’s College parents and friends, Julius succeeded beyond all expectations and in 2019 graduated from Bangor University with a 1st Class Degree in Business and Law.  He then secured a post as Business Advisory Consultant with a global finance company in Kampala, he is now ready for directly bringing to bear his passions which are aligned with the work of LII and CRM.

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Julius on the roof of the CRM project building in Kulambiro, Kampala

Current Progress:

·      66% Retail Development in Kulambiro completed

·      60% of the 10 acres of land in Kapeka paid for

·      3 years’ salary and accommodation secured for Julius

Above: the commercial building development in Kulambiro

Below: The geographical relationship between the two project sites - Kapeka and Kulambiro

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Further Funding for Development Plans:

Phase 1:  

·      Complete Retail Development (£50,000)

·      Complete Land payment & build accommodation for the 1st local workers (£30,000)

·      Purchase microbus to provide an on-going income stream for staff salaries (£13,000)

Phase 2:

·      Purchase a further 10 acres of land adjacent to the land in Kapeka (£30,000)

·      Purchase a 2nd microbus to provide salaries for additional employees (£13,000)

·      Planning preparations, proposals and documents for Phase 3 (£5,000)

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Phase 3:

·      Major build development on 20 acres of land over 2 years (£1,5000,000)

Above: The land in Kapeka for the project development

Below: The concept drawings for the project development

Giving opportunities to support the Project Partnership:

Funding can be donated and gift aided either via: 

·      Link International Innovation contact Tim at  revtimhall@stdavidscollege.co.uk

·      Christian Restoration Manchester contact Isaac at crm.manchester@gmail.com

 Both Charities are registered in UK and with HMRC