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RECENT NEWS

*** Band of Surrey Yeomanry Dance on 29th March!!***

Pictures of 25th Anniversary Celebrations.

Latest letter from Paul Draper - Rodrigues Beekeeping

I have taken the liberty of sending you a copy of my report of the Beekeeping training trip that I made with one of our beekeepers to E.Africa in July. I hope that you will find it interesting, and also of interest to your members to know that the project in Rodrigues, having been successful, is now reaching out and spreading the story to Africa. In Rodrigues things are now all set up, and the needs are therefore less.
In Africa it was like starting again, and there was so much to be communicated. I plan to go back in January or February, as from our experience here - it takes a long time and many visits to particular groups who show promise and guide them along and encourage them.

There is no substitute for a visit. Michael Duggan can no longer make the trip out here, and we miss him. However I am constantly in touch and he is always at our disposal for advice and guidance.

I would again thankyou and your members for their help and generosity in our work. The wax sheets are being distributed and are of great value to the disabled beekeepers here. I will send photos as and when I can

See Paul's report on Special Presentation to Michael Duggan here

AGM 2005 - Speaker: Caroline Kippen

John Dungay paid tribute to Mary Neal a lovely lady and much-valued member of the commitee who died in March this year.

The formal business of the evening was conducted with the current members of the commitee being re-elected in their existing roles.

After wine and refreshments, Caroline Kippen gave an entertaining and informative talk about her time in Zambia.

She described the initial intensive training and how she was then partnered with a local Zambian woman for her placement in a remote village - a place where the majority of the people had never encountered a white person before.....

Caroline spent her time teaching about malaria, prevention of sexually tranmitted infections and HIV/AIDs as well as advising upon basic hygiene and personal care. The form of teaching was interactive - using play, drama, music and sport - to get across important information and to present the alternatives and opportunities available; particularly to the young girls.

Overall, Caroline felt that that she had made a difference and the early indications were promising.

It was agreed that the MAP donation would be split between Caroline's chosen projects:

1. The ex-volunteer network (comprised of the local Zambians) via SPW

2. A local AIDs hospice/orphanage

MERSTHAM AID PROJECT (MAP) FUND-RAISING TOPS £100,000

THANK YOU to the many people of Merstham who have helped to achieve this tremendous milestone over the years since it all began back in 1982

Unfortunately, the need is still there, but as this website demonstrates, the money we raise really does HELP and it remains a very worthwhile cause.

ASIAN TSUNAMI DISASTER

MAP is helping the people of those countries affected by the ASIAN TSUNAMI DISASTER by providing the means to produce fresh water in areas where the local water supply has been destroyed.

Through contact with a branch of the Rotary organisation in Derbyshire, MAP has now funded SIX Aquaboxes - each one purifying 33,000 litres of water – safe clean water for many hundreds of people.

THE SHONDA PROJECT

MAP has provided funds to the SHONDA PROJECT, which was started by a local couple from Redhill to help children in Kenya.

Mick and Angela Prentice took a ‘holiday of a lifetime’ in 1993 and were moved by the plight of orphans living rough by the Likoni ferry terminal. The project began by helping to provide a school building and has continued to help the children with their education and training ever since. Click here for more details

MERSTHAM AID PROJECT MAP is a small local community charity that sponsors volunteers and provides support to humanitarian projects worldwide Registered Charity No 285825