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Two avenues to donate money for McCann Africa Mission:
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Donations through St. Thomas Church. Note: African Mission Fund
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CHECKS can be made to St. Thomas Episcopal Church with the designation line being African Mission Fund.
Address: St Thomas Episcopal Church
Attn: Sarah Faegg
2100 Hilton Avenue
Columbus, GA 31906
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Donations through the Diocese of Atlanta Note: McCann Africa Fund
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CHECKS may be made to the Diocese of Atlanta with the designation line being McCann Africa Fund.
Mail to: Diocese of Atlanta
Attn. Ernie Radaker
Episcopal Center
2744 Peachtree Road, NW
Atlanta, GA 30305
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Revised Educational and Medical Needs List for 2007-8
Because of your generosity the following needs have been met:
1. 4 new classrooms
2. Minibus
3. Internet and video cameras
4. School photocopier and 15 cases if paper
5. 2 small generators
6. One of three needed power point projectors donated
7. Mosquito nets and blankets for all students
8. Establishment of an emergency medical fund
9. Expanded book collection.
10. Maize for sustaining students’ families and neighbors through a 2-year drought.
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Educational Needs List for 2007-8
Introduction:
Our circumstances have changed dramatically since 2005 due in part to the above needs being met but also due to a really rainy rainy season. These both are very good news as we no longer have to buy maize for hundreds of neighbors and our students’ families. The bad news is that Msalato Theological College has used up all of its financial reserves. The small amount we did have has been used to offset lack of fees from the students and to replace a worn-out college vehicle with a secondhand station wagon. We are proud that Msalato did not turn anyone away during the drought for lack of fees, but we can no longer sustain our college without students paying their fees. And, of course, paying the entire fee is impossible for nearly every student as the room/board and tuition come to $700. per year. We have no choice but to depend on sponsors. The Diocese of Central Tanganyika used to pay half of the fees, but with two years of no crops, there has been no money coming in from the churches to sustain this generosity. $700.00 must seem like a very high fee to those from the US when you know that the average income here is less than $1.00 per day. Part of the reason for this high figure is that electricity, internet, paper, ink, paper, phone, city water, and gasoline ($6.00 per gallon), are very expensive to have in a third world country.
Our internet was cut off at the end of October because the school could no longer pay the $450.00 per month bill. The first two years were paid for by the donor of the satellite service, and we had hoped to have an email bar in operation by this time to help offset the cost. For many reasons, namely not enough space or spare working computers, this idea has yet to come to fruition. Internet, however, is no longer a luxury for a school in Africa; it is the only way Africa can hope to keep pace with the west. We simply cannot afford the books or journals needed for our students to be able to get a first rate education. Access to the Internet gives us a virtual library as well as allowing our students who do have newspapers or television to keep up with what is going on in the world. With all that being said, below find our new list of priorities:
EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
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3. Maintenance
Msalato Theological College will be 50 years old in 2011. This past summer the women’s two dormitories were renovated with grant money. We hope to obtain a second grant to be matched by the Atlanta Diocese to do the five men’s halls. In addition, there are 11 faculty homes on the campus, with 2 having been renovated by missionaries. The Tanzanian faculty simply cannot afford to rewire, put in sewage, toilets, water tank, windows, screens, buy cement and metal sheets for the roofing. This will add greatly to not only the beauty of the campus but to the joy of living there as well.
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a. Renovation of one faculty home: $3,000.00
b. Rewiring one home: $800-1000 depending on size of home
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a. Books: While our library is much improved there are still sets of textbooks (as Old Testament and Church History) we need to have so that each student can have a text to use during the period of the course. The average prices of text books is, $30.00 each book.
b. School fees: Hardly a day goes by that someone does not ask me to help them send their child or themselves to school. Pastors are especially needy. People are desperate for an education as they know it is their only hope for a better life. This is a gift that truly keeps on giving.
i. Primary School is free but school uniform, shoes, and supplies for one primary student costs $20.00.
ii. Secondary School fees (high school): participants must pay for all secondary schools.
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a'. Government sponsored afternoon school for adults: $6.00 per month
b'. Private afternoon school for adults: varies between $10. and $20.00/month
c'. Boarding school: Varies from $50.00-$80.00 per month.
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c. Mattresses for each of our students (110) at $25.00 each. We can get a discount if we buy them all at one time at a cost of $2000.
d. Emergency medical and physical needs for people outside of Msalato Theological College. Everyone knows where the missionaries live and our calls for medicines, surgery fees, transport, and food are many. A true Discretionary Fund.
e. Publishing a college brochure: $2,000
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Please Note Concerning Duplicate Gifts:
Gifts are given on a volunteer basis and usually not anticipated.
Several gifts may be received dedicated to the same project.
In such case where two financial gifts are given for the same need
and the total amount exceeds what is required, the balance
will be spent on the next listed project determined by the McCanns
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