Shelley has produced a detailed document to explain more about the Centre. She describes how the Centre fits within the education system and local community and shows a ‘typcial day’ including a couple of typical games you might like to try out yourselves.
Shelley Cooling arrives at MRCH (Sept 2011)
Shelley’s newsletter following her arrival at MRCH talks about the services available at the Home and compares her home in the UK to the one she now has for the next 3 years in Zimbabwe.
MRCH report from the Home for first half of 2011
The Home’s report for 2011 is now available:
- Children are being successfully brough back into the education system through the MRCH Community Based Orphan Care Programme
- The Uniting World of Australia and MRDF of the UK came on board to fund MRCH small self help projects for the benefit of the less privileged societies that MRCH operates in
September Newsletter (2011)
September 2011 newsletter – Saltash Wesley Methodist church report back on their visit to Harare and the Home in particular. There are also mentions of a number of fundraising events that took place over the summer.
Shelley prepares to leave the UK to work at the Home
Shelley says farewell to the UK.
MRCH report up to April (2011)
The Home’s report for the first quarter of 2011 is now available:
- An article about ‘Ladies under the trees’. These volunteers from the Methodist Church work within their own communities feeding, supporting and playing with the children that need extra care
- An example of a day at Zengeza 4 Community Resource Centre
March Newsletter (2011)
March 2011 Newsletter – Early Childhood Development Centre back on track, due for completion before Shelley arrives later this year.
MRCH brochure available to download
Chairman’s report for 2010
The Chairman’s report covering 2010 is now available. Shelley Cooling has been accepted as a Mission Partner by the Methodist Church in Britain. Her placement at the Home will begin in 2011 and be for a minimum of 3 years. She will be starting her training early in 2011.
2010 has also seen several church groups and circuits promising a year of support/fundraising for the Home.
Obituary – Lorna Graaff
Lorna Graaff, who has been a passionate supporter of MRCH since it’s earliest days, has died aged 89. Trained as a teacher she went to Zimbabwe in 1956 as a Missionary where she met Rev Matthew Rusike and later went to his wedding. She and her husband Brandon stayed in Zimbabwe for 15 years before returning to England. In 1990 they returned to Epworth for 2 years but Brandon died suddenly. Lorna gave many fundraising talks about the Home which embodied so many of her beliefs and values: the value of education, creating opportunities and aspiration and a loving home for children. Her son David went with her on her last visit in 2002 when she was delighted to meet Astonishment and the children and practice the Shona she had learned in 1956. She put together a fund raising slide show with the photographs she had taken for the talks she gave. This can now be seen on utube.