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Politics, politics... - 07/05/2010 12:07

This morning the UK is buzzing as the results of the most extraordinary election for decades continue to roll in. But amongst the mayhem that has beset our own system we should be careful not to ignore some other electoral news announced last night, which although further from home is Today we are mourning the death of any hope for democracy in Burma. The country’s most popular party, the National League for Democracy, has been forced to disband as part of a strategic move by military chiefs to eliminate all opposition parties ahead of the upcoming election. New electoral laws In response to moves by military chiefs to consolidate their grip on power the NLD has called on all parties to boycott the elections. However, as the Burmese electoral commission is rooted in the military junta, such protests are likely to prove futile. While we wait to hear what will...

Peter's story - 09/04/2010 15:18

I’d like to share with you a wonderful story about Peter, whose life has been transformed because of our supporters. Peter lives in Patongo, in northern Uganda, where we are building our Youth Centre. He is 17 years old and has three sisters and one brother. Their parents were killed We found out a while ago that his parents had owned land in Patongo, but it had been appropriated by others when his parents were killed. We found a way to buy it back for Peter and his younger siblings. Presenting the land to them was almost the most moving How wonderful that we were able to buy Peter his land back. But the reason we were able to do this is because of the monthly regular gifts that some of our supporters make to Jubilee Action. These monthly gifts are worth much more than the amount donated. They enable £10 a month could pay for trauma counselling and rehabilitation for a former child soldier. £25 a month could pay for protection and support for child headed households like Peter. £50 a month could sponsor 10 former child soldiers to become mechanics. Please will you consider making a regular gift, Simply click here to donate >> or call us on 01483 230250....

House of Blessings - 02/03/2010 12:20

As our House of Blessings is based in Cap-Haïtien, they thankfully escaped the worst damage of the earthquake. But the devastation of Port-au-Prince has had far-reaching consequences. Many of the staff at House of Blessings have welcomed their relatives fleeing the rubble-filled Port-au-Prince, as most also mourn the loss of Less than a year after opening our House of Blessings, we are already supporting 55 disabled children and reaching out to their families to help them take care of their children. We have also taken in three children who have been left disabled since the earthquake. Here is Reginas story: "The pastor is now working with the family to support Regina. She comes to our House of Blessings three days a week for physiotherapy and other support. Containers from the UK should be arriving shortly with much needed supplies which can be given to help Reginas family." Regina is sadly...

Transform the life of a child... - 02/03/2010 11:32

...by remembering Jubilee Action in your will. The UK public are very generous when it comes to charitable giving. In fact, 74% of the UK population donate to charity and 35% of the UK population say that they would leave a gift in their will once their loved ones had A lot of people think that leaving a legacy to charity is something only the very wealthy do. But the reality is that without the gifts that people leave in their wills to charity, many would not survive. If we all left some money to charity in our wills, the Please help heal the damaged and the broken by remembering Jubilee Action in your will. Join us in our belief that the children of today are the potential leaders of tomorrow. Invest in their future and enable them to realise their full potential. Of course we know that you will If you would like us to send you more information about how you can remember Jubilee Action in your will, please contact Shona Jones for more information on: 01483 230 250 or email her at: shona@jubileeaction.co.uk...

Children in Port-au-Prince - 02/03/2010 11:13

7 weeks on from the devastating earthquake which demolished huge swathes of the capital of Haiti and killed an estimated 230,000 people, millions have been left homeless. The last couple of months have been perhaps the worst disaster in all the rocky history of Haiti. In the aftermath of the As time ticks on, the imminent rainy season becomes more of a problem. Already the rains have caused a landslide in Cap-Haïtien which destroyed an elementary school and killed four children, including the young daughter of our partners medical director, Dr Toussaint. Devastating floods in the third largest city of Although the rainy season does not really start for another month, these early rains have been heavy enough to cause problems for the 1.2 million homeless living in rough camps round the outskirts of Port-au-Prince. Living under simple plastic sheets offers no protection from the torrential rain of the Caribbean. There is an opportunity not to be missed here to rebuild Port-au-Prince to better withstand future disasters. However, what are the millions of now homeless inhabitants to do in the meantime? These people simply want to return to their homes and get back to their lives, but it will be Whatever the intentions of the US missionaries arrested in Haiti, it really highlighted some of the issues facing children there. For so many years, children have been at such risk in Haiti, with unknown numbers trafficked across the border to the Dominican Republic, some 25,000 children living on the streets, We want to be helping children like these in the long term. To ensure that we are working where the need is greatest, Caroline will be going to visit Haiti next month to reconnect with her contacts from her previous visit in December. We are not looking to start up...