Self Help Christian Refugees Association

Ref: Request for support.

We would like to appeal to you for a Financial Assistance to support our annual budget in order to provide services to poorest of the poor and neediest and most disadvantaged refugees and local community members who are living without any assistance at , Berea, and, and Bertram’s / / .

We are hereby requesting for funding as we are working in the areas faced by the following challenges:

1. Unemployment 2. Crime 3. HIV/AIDS and other STDs 4. Teenagers pregnancy 5. Extreme poverty 6. Xenophobia 7. Lack of skills and knowledge SHCRA is the first Refugees Non- profit Organization, created by refugees themselves with the aim to facilitate a peaceful integration of refugees in South Africa community; we have been involved in community work in Johannesburg some year ago but it still struggling to get potentials founders’ local or international donors to support our work.

SHCRA is helping needy community members regardless of Religion, Race, Gender or Nationality

Our Vision is: To help needy Refugees and local community members to sustain themselves.

Our Mission is: To Assist, to train, and to inform Refugees and local community members so that they can become self sufficient.

To improve Social – Economic living conditions of needy refugees and needy local community members, we are focusing our efforts on our objectives.

Our Objectives are:

Overall Objective: to Facilitate a Peaceful Refugees Integration in the South Africa Society.

Education (Assist with education cost for children and refugees youth, Skills Development Training & Job Creation for youth and adult),

Emergency Assistance (Accommodation, Food and Cloth distribution to needy most disadvantaged people,

Health (HIV / AIDS and STDs Awareness campaign, clinic and hospital support)

Reconciliation (Between refugees themselves and with local community; to fight against xenophobia and facilitate good harmony among refugees themselves).

Budget Detailed

No Description Qty Monthly Cost Annual 1 Communication R3’500.00 R 42’000.00 2 Stipends Full Time Workers A Director 1 R4’500.00 R 54’000.00 B Secretary 1 R2’850.00 R 34;200.00 C Project Manager 1 R3’250.00 R 39’000.00 3 Stipend Part time Workers A Volunteers 2 R1’545.00 x 2=R5’690.00 R 37’080.00

4 Office Rent R4’750.00 R 57’000.00 5 Office Supply R2’850.00 R 34’200.00 6 Transport R1’560.00 R 18’720.00 7 Send a Child to School 28 R20’814.9 R 582’818.00 8 General Total R 898’818.00 General Total in USA $ USA USA$: 67’733.08 Today Exchange rate: 1USA$ = R13.27

Mr. Lukozi Bulimwengo Mr. Masudi Wiya Leon.

Director Secretary.