St Brigid’s Third World Group has been active for more than 20 years and we have increased our income to well over £100,00 per annum in recent years.

This has enabled us to provide grants of at least £5000 each year to each of our regular beneficiaries in Africa, South America and Asia and to make one-off donations in response to other requests.

In the last financial year 2019-20, we raised almost £131,000 from donations and fund-raising events. This included £23,000 including gift aid from a special collection in response to other requests for the victims of Cyclone Idai in Mozambique.

We made grants of almost £127,000 to our beneficiaries,

For more details of 2019-20 accounts click on the reports below:

Annual Report 2019 -20

Receipts and Payments 2019 – 20

The beneficiaries we support have told us of the devastating impact of Covid 19 on the poorest people whom they are trying to help.

• Because of lockdown people are unable to earn even the pittance they might normally get.
• Schools are closed and children miss the nourishing food they rely on.
• The “wash your hands” and “keep your distance” are difficult to implement when you do not have easy access to soap and water and live in a crowded slum.

For more details click on the link – Messages from some of our beneficiaries

We are most grateful to those of you who continue to contribute regularly by Standing Order and to those who have already made donations by electronic transfer during lockdown.

Covid 19 means that we are unable to run any of our usual fund-raising events in the normal way.

So in lieu of our Annual Collection this year, we are appealing for your generous support to enable us to continue to help these extremely poor people either by making a donation or setting up a standing order. You can : –

Either

Make an electronic transfer to our bank account Sort Code 90-22-07 and Account Number 68825172.

If you are a taxpayer and wish to gift aid your donation, please insert your name, house number and post code in the Reference Box when making your payment

or

If you prefer to pay by cheque or cash or if you wish to set up a standing order, please phone or text Kevin on 07525 634440 or Rosalie on 07887708788 and we will arrange this with you.