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End-of-year review 2015 Help in word and deed

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Attention: Contagious!Dear friends and supporters of wortundtat,

Are you able to spontaneously say what you are grateful for? You can probably think of quite a few things, which are not a matter of course, but you are still able to enjoy:a roof over your head – insurance, which covers medical bills, when you are ill – hopefully a few friends, who care about you.

Gratitude is a genuine treasure. It is able to release an unbelievable level of energy. And it can be contagious. Sometimes it is enough to think of all the possessions one has to feel on top of the world in no time.

We frequently experience gratitude in our wortundtat projects. It is not rare to meet people who are grateful for small things: a bag of rice – a pair of dry socks – a schoolbook – an extended hand – a joint prayer. This magazine, which will give you an overview of the wortundtat projects on three continents, will tell you about these people and the small things they are grateful for.

These people succeed in ignoring the deprivation for a moment, which otherwise is their constant companion. Instead, they are looking at what we – not least with your support – are able to give them and they are grateful, cheerful and feel enriched. Such gratitude is contagious. Moreover, it motivates us to continue our work.

Thank you for your support and that you accompany us with prayers and by taking an interest!

Your wortundtat Editorial Team

Editorial

TANZANIAMussa Nihuka is proof that help for self-help can work well. Today, the former graduate of the KIUMA Secondary School is a senior doctor at the KIUMA Hospital.

MOLDOVASheer hardship forces many people to work abroad. wortundtat supports the ones in need who stay behind.

wortundtat – our name, our missionThe name wortundtat stands for two angles of the self-imposed mission: Help shall reach people in a practical way – hence by deed. At the same time, the people in need have the opportunity to listen to the Good Message from the Bible.

wortundtat currently supports numerous individual projects in five regions: in the Indian Federal State of Andhra Pradesh, in the south of Tanzania, in the Greek capital Athens and on the Island of Lesvos, in the south of Moldova, in the socially deprived area of Dortmund Nordstadt.

In all these locations, people can experience the motto of our organisation to soothe body and soul: “God loves the people. We show it to them – in word and in deed.”

Principle I: Help for self-helpwortundtat practically only entrusts local experts to carry out the work in the various locations. wortundtat believes that local experts have more understanding for the worries and hard-ships of the people in need and that they support them in a way, which aid workers sent from Germany would not be able to do. The staff in Germany regards it as their responsibility to assist the helpers in the projects in a supportive and advisory capacity.

Principle II: Dealing responsibly with donations Many donors – above all from Germany, Austria and Switzerland, also support the commitment of wortundtat.

They can rely on the fact that their donation will reach those who need it without any deduction: all costs spent on administration, public relations and advertising are covered by a special donation. Hence, each privately donated Euro flows directly to the people who need our support.

The seal of approval of the German Central Institute for Social Issues (DZI) confirms that wortundtat handles the donations entrusted to it in a responsible manner. Since the foundation of the DZI, wortundtat has been awarded this seal in straight succession.

Das Deutsche Zentralinstitut für soziale Fragen (DZI)bescheinigt:

Ihre Spende kommt an!

INDIAHeinrich Deichmann, wortundtat chair,

accompanied by his wife and deputy chair

Susanna Deichmann, see for themselves

that the work in Andhra Pradesh continues

in the sense of the Aid Organisation.

GERMANY:Dortmund: Welcoming parties for refugees – new arrivals use the opportunity of meeting people at the Dortmund “Star in the North”

GREECELesvos: wortundtat provides immediate aid as

people from the Near and Middle East begin to

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OUR MISSION

We help people in need – in word and deed

“You can either run away – or stay and help!” For shoe retailer Dr. Heinz-Horst Deichmann (†), meeting leprosy sufferers in India in 1977 triggered a far-reaching decision. He began by supporting aid workers and continued by gradually expanding his activities to such an extent that he founded the Christian Aid Organisation wortundtat e. V. in the same year. Today, the organisation reaches over 200,000 people in need on three continents. Since the passing away of its founder in autumn 2014, his son Heinrich Deichmann and the family have continued the work as it was originally intended.

OUR MISSION

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More than just hope

INDIAHelp for people in rural areas since 1977

Medical aidca. 120,000 treatments

Education/Vocational trainingfor ca. 25,000 aid recipients

Diaconal aidfor ca. 10,000 recipients

Infrastructural aidfor ca. 33,000 Beneficiaries

TANZANIAHelp for a section of the population in the remote South since1996

Medical aid ca. 32,500 treatments

Education/Vocational trainingfor ca. 1,250 aid recipients

Diaconal aidfor ca. 1,500 recipients

GERMANYHelp in the social hotspot of Dortmund’s Nordstadt since 2009

Diaconal aid for ca. 430 recipients

GREECEHelp for refugees and impoverished Greeks since 1980

Medical and diaconal aid for ca. 35,000 recipients

MOLDOVAHelp for poor parts of the population since 2006

Medical aidca. 23,000 treatments

Education/Vocational training and diaconal aid for ca. 10,000 recipients

An overview of the wortundtat projects on three continents

Help for people in need

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Since 1977, the private organisation has been working with the organisation Advancing the Ministries of the Gospel (AMG) in an about 600 km long coastal stretch

of the Federal State of Andhra Pradesh in the south of the Indian subcontinent. Our partner runs facilities in about 20 locations. In the foreground of our joint work are medical care, education for children and young adults and feeding the poor. Social projects for all age groups and communal infrastructure projects are also supported.

Apart from that and if possible, streetworkers and mobile hospital wards help people who live in particularly remote regions. The stretch of land between Visakhapatnam and Chilakaluripet is such a rural area. Here, the Hinducaste system is more deep-rooted than in the cities. wortundtat focusses in particular on those caste members who are still looked down on in society: because it is here, where the Gospel of Jesus Christ, who loves the people independent of their origin and

social status, directly applies. Hence, those who are affected can personally experience that each person has been given dignity and that he has been provided with gifts, which can be developed if supported properly.

currently ca. 120,000 medical treatments per year

currently ca. 25,000 people supported in education/vocational training projects

currently ca. 10,000 recipients of diaconal aid

Aid in the infrastructure sector for currently ca. 33.000 people in need

Roots equal fateWhy, where and how we help in India

*Official poverty line is ca. 0.90 Euro / All further data: Foreign Office (as at October 2015)

** Matthew Gospel 25, 34

“ Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”**

Many Indians live in extreme poverty. This mother and her children have no roof over their head. They live under a bridge.

India is a country full of opposites: on the one hand, the emerging country generated record growth rates of over seven percent for example in the fiscal year of 2014/15. On the other hand, only a minority of the population of 1.25 billion is benefitting from this development. Seven of ten inhabitants live on less than two US-Dollar a day and every third person even has only one US- Dollar* at his disposal. Particularly underdeveloped are the rural areas where about 70 % of all Indians live. The problems of the rural population, which is often disadvantaged by the caste system,are manifold, reaching from chronic malnutrition in children via insufficient water supply and hygiene up to a lack of education. wortundtat focusses exactly on these problems.

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INDIA INDIA

* Luke Gospel 5, 31

HealthEnergy to help yourself

Only those who are physically and mentally fit are able to live a positive life. However, many Indians do not even have the bare essentials – from a balanced diet via a place where they can retreat up to hygienically safe conditions and appropriate health and safety protection. Hence, another project focus of wortundtat is the care of the acutely and chronically sick.

General medicineThe Aid Organisation provides far-reach-ing medical care in Visakhapatnam, which has a population of 1.7 million: the local clinic provides comprehen-sive help for people who cannot afford treatment.In addition, medical teams consisting of doctors and nurses travel to remote villages, examine residents and provide simple treatment free of charge.

Eye diseasesDirty water and a lack of nutrition are the main cause of many Indians going blind at a young age. wortundtat doctors in two eye clinics carry out cataract operations. Who cannot travel to have a – mainly outpatient – operation, gets help when specialist doctors visit the surrounding villages.

TuberculosisIndia has the most people infected with tuberculosis worldwide. This is not least due to the sheer size of the country. Specialist doctors in a wortundtat clinic treat this hectic and protracted illness. Many patients are initially too weak to be looked after at home. Their general

condition only improves when they spend some time at the clinic, where they receive medication and three meals a day. Outdoor patients are regularly

visited by trained personnel. They supervise the administration of medication and supply – if necessary – the patient’s relatives with food. That way, patients do not need to rush back to work as soon as the symptoms ease, but can concentrate on getting better. Hence, the early termination of therapy can be success-fully avoided.

HIV and AIDSHIV is more widespread in Andhra Pradesh than in most other Federal States of the country. Time and again, children are losing their parents be-cause of the infection. In order to delay the onset of AIDS, wortundtat helps the infected by providing them with sup-plements rich in calories and vitamins. In addition, children of AIDS victims re ceive material aid – for example for their school and professional education.

LeprosyFortunately, severe damage caused by leprosy is a thing of the past. Today, the disease is diagnosed at an early stage and treated successfully. However, there are still thousands of disfigured people in need of constant help. wortundtat provides them with shelter and help in especially set up accommodation. Others regularly receive clothing, food or medication, which is delivered to their home.

How you can help:

Euro 30,– a month helps an Indian family, whose breadwinner has died of AIDS, to survive.

Further information: www.wortundtat.de/en/

Where we help India Health

Dr. Cornelia Krause-Deichmann takes a particular interest in India’s tuberculosis patients and helps to develop treatment concepts.

In this eye clinic, many patients, suffering from cataract, were given new lenses that restored their sight.

“ It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.”*

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INDIA INDIA

* Psalm 127, 3

EducationChances for the next generation

Children, youngsters and young adults have a thirst for knowledge and are keen as mustard when it comes to learning. However, good schools and training facilities still hardly exist for the lower castes in India. wortundtat provides the disadvantaged with education programmes.

The end of the poverty downward spiralIndia is undergoing change and the school system too is making progress. Nevertheless, according to the UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report 2013/ 2014 the subcontinent still holds the negative record of illiterates. Fewer than half of the children in primary school achieve the minimum standard in reading and writing. These sad facts are in particular apparent with

children from so-called “educationally alienated levels of society”. Going to a secondary school is hardly considered, which greatly reduces the chances to get aqualified trainee position and a job. Hence, an existence as a day labourer is virtually pre-programmed for the next generation. To put a stop to this down-ward spiral, wortundtat members are visiting remote villages and small towns in Andhra Pradesh, where they try to find families, for whom such a fate is already looming. They are provided with the offer to send their off-spring to one of the wortundtat schools or boarding schools.

“ See, children are a heritage of the Lord.”*

Several training courses prepare young people for the Indian labour market. Graduates of the Industrial Training Centre are very much sought after.

How you can help:

Euro 18,– pays for a pupil’s education in the stone quarry school.

Further information:www.wortundtat.de/en/

Where we help India Children

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Complete education packageThe facilities enable about 15,000 boys and girls to follow the complete education course from lower and upper kindergarten (pre and basic school) via primary, secondary and high school, up to courses for skilled jobs. Junior and degree courses provide gifted youngsters with access to multi-annual training courses or even to universities. Some of the schools are in social hotspots such as the fishing village of Kakinada. The English Medium-School for about 2,000 children and young people is in midst of the slums.

School desk instead of stone quarry …wortundtat has been helping people in Yeleswaram for more than 20 years. It started by building a school for children, which were previously forced to work in the stone quarries. The number of children wanting to learn increased constantly. Almost 2,000 pupils are attending the institute, and the first graduates are already working in qualified jobs. Only adults are now working in the stone quarries.

… or limekilnsSeveral years ago, wortundtat also initiated first education facilities at the limekilns of Piduguralla. The work began in contemporary rooms, because official approvals took their time to arrive. Finally, in 2014, construction work of a primary school for about 500 children could begin. The school was officially opened in spring 2015. However, there are so many children waiting for a place that another extension might be necessary.

Refuge for street childrenMany boys in India live on the street. They beg, clean shoes, collect empty bottles, feed themselves by stealing, take drugs and often do not find an escape from their sad existence.The wortundtat home in Chirala is a welcome refuge for some of these boys. By offering them a “normal” life, staff there give them affection and new perspectives. Some even go to school or learn a simple profession.

Chances for disabled childrenSome wortundtat schools are also open to children who are physically or mentally impaired. Young people with polio or blind children receive special support. Without this facility, these girls and boys would have virtually no chance in Indian society. Apart from school meals, they also receive free clothing and learning material.

Sought after graduatesTailor, car mechanic, welder, lathe operator, electrician or electrical engineer – having trained for these jobs, graduates of the ITC, the state recognised vocational training centre of wortundtat, are later able to support their families. A teacher training college and two nursing schools complete the wortundtat training programme. Their graduates are very much sought after by the country’s companies.

Water supplyMany Indians have to scoop drinking water from open waters, which are often polluted, triggering infections such as dysentery, cholera or typhus. Closed wells fed by groundwater can prevent many diseases. In addition, wells can be drilled where people live. Each year, wortundtat funds many drinking water wells, thereby supporting the health of entire communities.

Disaster reliefA large part of the population lives in huts made of wood, straw or plastic sheeting. Many villages are destroyed in no time when a fire breaks out or storms and floods ravage the country. wortundtat helpers are on site immediately, distributing drinking water and food, handing out aid parcels with clothing, food and household goods or lending a hand to assist with reconstruction.

How you can help:

About Euro 700,– is the price for a well, which provides ca. 200 people with drinking water. A round birthday or anniversary celebrations are ideal occasions to collect for such a good cause.

A highlight of 2015 was the opening of the school at the limekilns. The about 500 available places at the primary school were quickly occupied.

Structural and disaster aidSupporting whole regions

Everyday life demands a lot of India’s poorest. However, aid in the wake of natural disasters and because of serious consequences due to thoughtless behaviour in respect of the environment, is particularly urgent. Here and there, wortundtat supports people who are affected.

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Relatives in needSocial systems such as those in Central Europe are practically unknown in India. If a family loses its breadwinner, relatives are left with nothing. Food, rent and education are no longer affordable. The consequences are hunger, homelessness and being shunned by the world. wortundtat looks after people who are struck by disaster – families of highly indebted farmers, who committed suicide, AIDS and other orphans as well as relatives of long-term prisoners. Helpers register those in need, provide them with food, clothing and financial aid for school and training and support them in a way that they can stand on their own feet again.

The elderly and the sick are without a lobbyWeak and old people don’t have a chance in India’s society. Even families leave their elderly and sick relatives to fend for themselves.wortundtat looks after older and disabled people in daycentres or residential homes. In addition, they receive food and medical aids such as prostheses, waking aids, reading glasses and wheelchairs.

Children as the weakest linkChildren develop rapidly during their first two years. During this period, malnutrition has a disastrous effect. To avoid short and long-term damage, wortundtat distributes ½ a pint of milk daily to the youngest in some of the slums. In addition, regular medical examinations are able to diagnose and treat illnesses at an early state.


Where we help India Social issues

Even though there are only a few new cases of leprosy, there are still many people in India who suffer from the long-term effects of the disease. They get help from wortundtat.

Social diaconal offersSaving individuals from falling

Individual cases get little attention in India. Hunger, poverty and little consideration of others are part of everyday life. This is hardly surprising as a third of the population lives less than one US-Dollar a day. So-called national workers, sent by wortundtat provide help – from one human being to another.

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INDIA INDIA

currently ca. 32,500 medical treatments per year

currently ca. 1,250 supported people in education/vocational training projects

currently ca. 1,500 recipients of diaconal aid

There is a lack of bare essentialsWhy, where and how we help in Tanzania

The Tunduru District lies in the centre of the Selous-Niassa ecosystem. This amalgamation of several wildlife preserves is the largest of its kind in Africa, where wild animals enjoy special protection. However, a large part of the population lives in very poor conditions. wortundtat gives them support.

T he women aged between 20 and 21 have clear ideas about their future. Driven by their personal

past, they are determined to realise them. Like all their fellow pupils, they grew up in very poor conditions. Rajeswari tells us what is true for all of them: ”I come from Brahmanapalli, a small town in the Guntur District, which is about 65 km away. My parents are day labourers. When I was a child, I lived with them and two sisters in a simple stone house, which my parents had rented. There was electricity, but no running water.”

Driven by the pastThe girls had similar experiences with regard to the education provided in their hometowns. Swaroopa describes the

condition of the rural public schools: “The school building had damaged walls and no toilets. The teacher was barely interested to teach the 50 pupils in our

class.”But that was not it: three of the four girls had to work after school be-cause their parents did not have a regu-lar income.

Education opens opportunitiesEverything is completely different on the AMG Campus. Prasanna is happy: “Here in Chilakaluripet, I receive a good education in a perfectly organised learning environment. However, apart from learning I also discover a deeper meaning of what I am doing: I want to be able to do good in the same way as here on the entire AMG site everything is oriented towards serving people in need.”

The young women are very aware of the chance they are getting at the training centre in Chilakaluripet. Moreover, they are looking confidentially into the future, because they will be much sought after on the Indian labour market once they have completed their training. Soumya puts it into a nutshell: “Living and learning here is a great privilege for us!”

For a better lifeFour nursing students take their future in their own hand

Many highly motivated students, who want to help the sick and needy and in addition – by working – want to get financial security for their own life, are learning their profession at the Nursing Training College of our Indian partner in Chilakaluripet. Four of them gave us an insight into their life: Soumya Edulamudi, Swaroopa Rani Edulamudi, Rajeswari Sadam and Prasanna Kumari Pilli.

Most residents in the remote stretch of land about 70 km northwest of the District

capital still live in huts made of clay and grass roofs. Only a few can afford fired roof tiles or corrugated sheet metal – there is no electricity and running water. People eat what they have grown on their fields.

Education is also far behind: hardly every second adult can read, write or do maths. The few secondary schools that exist, score badly compared to other schools in the country. Most pupils leave primary school without having mastered the basic skills. There are hardly any training facilities.

Help came in 1996 in the form of the organisation Kanisa la Upendo wa Christo Masihi, KIUMA in short. The “Church of the Love of Christ” and wortundtat as

its partner have since built a hospital, a secondary school, a carpenter and a mechanics workshop. All residents of the surrounding villages benefit from this and many other offers.


Where we help Tanzania

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Where we help India Fruit of Labour

* Luke Gospel 6, 43

“ Each tree is recognized by its own fruit.”*

KIUMA

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HealthMaking medical care available

Malaria is by far the greatest health hazard in the region. That this – and many other diseases – is no longer fatal is thanks to the KIUMA Hospital.

T he hospital is far and wide the sole point of contact for serious diseases. Doctors in different

fields of specialty and many nurses are working at the hospital, which was set up in 2002, to improve the health of their patents. The senior doctor has graduated

from the KIUMA Secondary School (see page 22). The KIUMA hospital, which comprises an X-ray department, laboratory and about 100 beds, has a standard, which can easily compete with other hospitals in Tanzania.

Frequent diseasesMore than half of the patients are coming to the clinic to be treated for malaria, as practically nobody is able to afford preventative medication, which every tourist from Europe has at his disposal. Doctors frequently also treat respiratory diseases, above all tuberculosis, diarrhoea, pneumonia and other medical problems, which hardly occur in Europe.

MidwiferyMidwifes at the hospital also save many lives: previously, complications during pregnancy and birth often meant the death of mother and child. Now, both are receiving targeted assistance.

The KIUMA Hospital helps people in the region by performing a wide range of operations and other treatments. For them, other medical facilities are still completely out of reach.

“ I will restore you to health and heal your wounds.”*

How you can help:

Euro 8,– are sufficient to examine a sick person at the KIUMA Hospital or ambulant to provide out-patient treatment.


Where we help Tanzania Healthcare

* Jeremiah 30, 17

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EducationGiving the young a perspective

Only two of three residents in Tanzania can read and write* - in spite of an education offensive and an almost hundred percent enrolment figure**. The share outside the cities is even higher. This is not surprising, considering class sizes of up to 200 pupils of which children from rural regions tell us. Hence, people in the Tunduru District are happy to accept the education opportunities offered by KIUMA.

* Foreign Office / UNESCO (as at November 2015)** Ministry of Education and Vocational Training Tanzania (02 / 2015)

Giving the young a perspectiveOnly two of three residents in Tanzania can read and write* – in spite of an education offensive and an almost hundred percent enrolment figure**. The share outside the cities is even higher. This is not surprising, considering class sizes of up to 200 pupils of which children from rural regions tell us. Hence, people in the Tunduru District are happy to accept the education opportunities offered by KIUMA.

Expanding the education programme …Today, about 800 pupils live and learn in the first secondary school of the region

with affiliated boarding school. What is remarkable are the above average results compared to other schools in the country achieved by an almost equal number of girls and boys. According to Dr. Matomora Matomora, the Head of KIUMA, the reason for this are good teachers and teaching materials compared to other schools-and a good idea. The Director explains: “Previously, many pupils interested in doing their A-Levels did not have the required number of points to be admitted. As frequently just the finishing touch was miss ing, we set up a so-called preparatory class, where we improve

any lacking competences in a targeted manner.” Word of this offer quickly got around. The number of participants has constantly risen since the beginning of 2013.

… and vocational trainingMany young people learn popular professions at the KIUMA site. Having trained as tailor, carpenter, metalworker, bricklayer or car mechanic, successful graduates will be able to feed themselves and their families in future. In doing so, they slowly but surely contribute to the development of the region.

Particular popular is the Nursing Training College for 100 students. Nursing personnel is urgently required throughout the country. Practically all graduates have no problem in finding a job.

A new facility is the Teachers Training Centre (TTC), which opened in 2015. The target ed training of regional primary and sec ondary school teachers consequently

supports the approach to self-help. Our suc-cess story on page 24 tells of a pupil who ap-preciates the value of learning and teaching.

Local supportKIUMA also supports village communities that want to build or renovate their education facilities. To

this day, not all children in the region are going to a secondary school or have access to one. However, interest is growing – and so is the recognition that education is the best qualification for future self-support. However, KIUMA also helps people with no school-leaving qualifications to take the first steps into various occupational areas. In so-called Centres of Hope, young are able to learn mechanical skills, which can secure them a long-term income.

How you can help:

Euro 17,– a month is the school fee in KIUMA. This amount helps wortundtat to finance clothing, school material, accommodation and board.


Where we help Tanzania Education

Compared to other schools in the country, the secondary school is very well equipped with teachers and teaching material. Most pupils achieve good examination results.

“ Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them.“***

*** Matthew Gospel 19, 14

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Education satisfies hungerFor Maisha Salum Hasani education is a great opportunity

“ Hunger was a constant companion during my school days. The best about KIUMA are the three meals a day!” This was the first impression of Maisha Salum Hasani after two days of learning at the Teachers Training Centre (TTC) in KIUMA. His discovery: Education opens doors to a new more carefree life.

Maisha comes from a small village in the Nanyumbu District in Tanzania’s rural south. To reach the main road from his home village, one has to cover

a distance of circa 50 km on sandy paths – the distance to the next larger community is about 22 km. Maisha’s father is a farmer, who works a small piece of poor farmland, which gets far too little rain. His mother is at home, looking after five children of whom he is the eldest. Recently, the word of the value of an education – and the prospect of a regular and better income associated with it – even spread to this remote village, after a boy, who completed a vocational training course, had returned from KIUMA.

Hungry away from homeAs Maisha had always found it easy to learn, the then 15-year old should be the first in his family to go to the secondary school (term 8 –11) in the next larger village. The young man remembers the circumstances of leaving his village five years ago very well: “My parents rented a small room in a simple grass-covered house for me. They then put me on a bike and sent me on my way. They gave me a small tin of corn flour and beans to take with me. That is all my parents could afford. They told me to ration this small portion wisely so it would last the long weeks until the next visit.”

Apart from that, preparing meals took a long time. Maisha tells us: “After I had returned from school and done my homework I had to start by collecting firewood and fetching water from the Ruvuma River, which from June onwards is pretty shallow. During the mango harvest, I was sometimes lucky and found some fruit on the trees”. However, more than once he had to go to sleep on a fairly empty stomach. But Maisha is a realist: “In our stretch of land, going to bed hungry is not unusual.”

Success and new plansAll his efforts were well worth it. Maisha completed his secondary school education as the runner up of his year. Now he wanted to become a teacher at KIUMA.

DreamsIt is now his dream to complete his education as a primary school teacher as quickly as possible. Once he is a teacher, he intends to fund the education of his four siblings; he also plans to go to university and to study parallel to working. About half the students at the TTC are using the opportunity to gain further education whilst already working as a teacher.

Maisha already has a vision for his later future: following his training as a teacher, the government assigned him a job in his underdeveloped home region. His wish: “I want take this opportunity to motivate my pupils and acquaintances to get pleasure out of learning and to go to school regularly!”

Author: Susanna Deichmann is the deputy wortundtat chair. She met Maisha in autumn 2015 during a project visit.

Maisha Salum Hasani has clear ideas about his future.

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Work, food, health, warmth – the almost 2.6 million inhabitants of Moldova are

lacking everything. Mismanagement and corruption have driven the desperately poor country between the Ukraine and Rumania into chaos. Even though most of them have a roof over their head, many buildings are in urgent need of repair or in danger of collapsing. Not even half of the population has a job*. But who doesn’t earn goes hungry. The social systems do not work or they are too weak to rescue people from their fate. The healthcare system is equally ailing. Public clinics are rundown and derelict. Patients only go there in extreme emergencies. Apart from that, many cannot afford treatment and medication.

The Human Development Index of the United Nations reflects the sad situation. The so-called wealth indicator ranks Moldovain position 114 of 187 countries worldwide, making the country Europe’s taillight**.

The weakestThe overall awful economic situation is also due to the lack of service providers***. Old people, who worked hard for a long time, do not receive a pension they could live on. Disabled and unemployed people are living below the poverty level; many of them have significantly less than 100 Euro a month. Children too are getting a raw deal: kindergartens, primary and secondary schools are in a desperate state – the heating doesn’t work, roofs are leaking,

windows fall out of their frames, the rooms are damp. Added to this is the longing for their parents because many are living with their grandparents.

Centre Gloriawortundtat has been supporting the social-diaconal centre Gloria in Ceadîr Lunga, a town with a population of circa 20,000 in the region of Gagauziya, since 2006. The suffering population receives many forms of help: for example, anybody, whose income or pension is not sufficient to buy food, receives a free lunch or children and adults are able to choose garments in the clothes chamber of Gloria.

* Trading Economies (as at September 2015) ** Foreign Office (as at: January 2016 with preliminary result of the census 2014) / HDI Report 2014 *** According to the census, almost 330,000 Moldovans are working abroad (ca. 13 percent). The estimated figure of unknown cases could be significantly higher.

The clothes chamber is a great help, especially for families with children.

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Rescuing those who have lost everythingWhy, where and how we help in Moldova

The permanent crisis in the Republic of Moldova forces large parts of the working population to go abroad. Many children and elderly people, who often do not even have the bare essentials, have to remain behind. wortundtat lends a helping hand.

MoldovaUkraine

Rumania

Black SeaVulkanesti

wortundtat has been in Moldova since 2006

currently ca. 23,000 treatments per year

currently ca. 10,000 people, who receive diaconal aid and education/ vocational training opportunities

MOLDOVA

Moldova

Health and careThe centre employs social workers and medical staff. It surgery is equipped with ECG, ultrasound, endoscope and other medical devices. General practitioners and specialists, including an internist, a family doctor and an ultrasound expert examine patients during daily consultation hours. Also important is the outpatient service. Nurses visit weaker patients, supply them with medication and food and give them human affection.

Welfare for social orphansIn Vulcanesti, which is about 70 km away, wortundtat renovated an empty school building and turned it into a daycentre, mainly for girls and boys whose parents are living abroad. When their grandchildren can no longer cope with looking after them, the children are giving free meals and help with their homework. They are also grateful for the opportunity to play and the affection of the carers.

Other social projectswortundtat helps women in need, who are no longer able to heat or repair their flats. The organisation set up an emergency shelter for them, which is open throughout the winter.

Hopelessness drives many Moldovans to alcoholism and onto the street. In Ceadîr Lunga, many alcoholics and other homeless get the chance for a new beginning. Having to cope with responsibilities such as looking after a vegetable patch, the henhouse or pursuing other activities, the residents experience a regulated rhythm of life again

wortundtat also takes care of the dying who are not at all or only insufficiently looked after at their own home. In order to accompany people appropriately on their last journey, the organisation set up a hospice in Ceadîr Lunga. Here, the mainly elderly are able to receive professional care during the last phase of their life and die a dignified death.

Practical helpWinters in the extreme southeast of Europe are hard – and protecting walls are a blessing. However, many families are unable to afford repairs to their houses and flats. Gloria helps with its own construction teams, tools and spare parts. Skilled builders repair roofs, plaster walls and in doing so made sure that many were able to stay in their houses.

Occasionally, wortundtat also gets involved outside its own projects, for example by taking an interest in the municipal infrastructure of Ceadîr Lunga: helpers renovate kindergartens and create additional care places. In cooperation with the city, a laundrette and a public space with shower and bathtub was also made available. wortundtat has operated this facility on its own since 2015, because the city was not able to fund it.

The shelter for the homeless is a first point of contact for those, whose families are no longer able or willing to look after them.

“ Give shelter to the homeless.”*

Children in Vulcanesti can enjoy carefree play and get help with learning.


Where we help Moldova

* Isaiah 58, 7

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MOLDOVA MOLDOVA

Germany

France

Luxembourg

Belgium

NetherlandsDortmund

wortundtat has been helping in Germany since 2009

currently ca. 430 recipients of diaconal aid


Where we help Germany

*Equivalent to 17 times the population density compared to other cities in the Federal Republic** City of Dortmund (Statistical Year Book 2015 and Annual Report 2014)

The indoor playground for the youngest is the big hit, especially in winter – whilst mothers are able to meet for a chat with coffee and cake.

Everybody is welcome at the family centre “Star in the North”. Five days a week, employees,

volunteers and interns look after their protégées, connect the residents of the neighbourhood and provide assistance to promote independence.

Learning, playing, relaxingMany of the children in the “Star” are not used to getting attention at home - not even a warm meal. Helpers distribute free lunches, assist with homework and teach German in special cases.

Running around and playing without a care in the world is also alien to most. The open-air area at the Centre provides the youngest with a sandpit and swings. Older children play basketball or football. The small pitch even has a floodlight system for the dark season. During bad weather, children up to five years are able to play at the winter playground, a

large room with play equipment.

Outings are also popular. Museum, Zoo or parks

nearby provide relaxing and at the same time

educational time out from everyday life.

Meeting, informing, networkingThe winter playground is also a meeting point for adults. In particular, mothers in difficult situations exchange experiences or get assistance from the staff, if required.

Adults and elder youths appreciate the offer comprising courses, groups as well as organisations and initiatives, all of which found a home at the centre. Attractions include cookery and baking courses, regular choir meetings and public viewing events of the Christian Football and Fan Club ‘Totale Offensive’.

Passing on what we have receivedPeople at the “Star in the North” know what it means to be a stranger– and to experience support and appreciation: hence, in 2015 employees initiated new offers for refugees, for example welcome meetings, language courses, practical help, and advisory services.

The "Star in the North" dedicates a lot of space especially to children, where they can play and learn – for example how to grow and harvest tomatoes in the greenhouse.

Germany

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GERMANY

In the melting potWhy, where and how we help in Dortmund

Dortmund’s Nordstadt is regarded as a social hotspot. More than 57,000 people from over 130 nations are sharing a space of 14 km²*. Every fourth person is out of work, every third one is a Hartz IV recipient**. People, who are less strong, easily go under in this melting pot. wortundtat provides families and their offspring with a protective space.

GERMANY

People arriving on Lesvos receive what they need most: dry clothing, food, shoes and sleeping bags. Apart from that, the Greek partner tries to give them affection and to make them welcome.

Hotspot LesvosMore than 50 percent of all refugees, who enter the European Union via Turkey, first arrive at the Greek Island of Lesvos. In order to support local aidworkers, wortundtat started a project for the initial care of the arrivals in August 2015. First relief supplies were on their way a short time later. Subsequently, HM took over a so-called “Bus Stop”, where up to 2,500 people daily receive drinks, food and clothing; if required they may also spend the night. The falling number of refugees during the winter gave helpers a short respite.

wortundtat has been helping in Greece since 1980

currently ca. 35.000 recipients of medical and diaconal aid per year

Ägäisches Meer

Greece

Türkei

Athens

Ägäisches Meer

Greece

Türkei

Athen

Ägäisches Meer

Greece

Türkei

Athen

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GREECE

Welcoming peopleWhy, where and how we help in Greece

Greece is in the middle of a crisis. Millions of people are fleeing towards Europe – most of them via the Aegean. Whilst Greece’s population fights for survival, authorities are stretched to the limit to provide initial care of refugees. wortundtat and its partner Hellenic Ministries (HM) supports those in need.

GREECE


Where we help Greece

However, the arrival of more people is expected in spring. And for the first time, the number of women and children will also rise. They are especially in need of help.

Looking for help in AthensWork at the Diaconal-Missionary Centre of HM in Athens, which has been in place for over 30 years, continues at its normal pace: refugees are able to have a shower, wash their clothes, eat and get medical help. What is particularly pleasing: a dental practice is operating since the summer of last year. Five to seven patients daily come for treatment – refugees as well as poor Greeks and immigrants from Eastern Europe, whereby the latter receive help, which is similar to that provided for refugees.

For many visitors of the Centre, the Good Message from the Bible is an equally important source of energy as are the other offers of support and meeting people. Several refugees, who had the chance to leave Greece for Northern or Central Europe during the summer, remained in the city with their families to help as interpreters, in the kitchen or with other tasks.

The offer also remained at its previous level at the Centre for Mother and Children: a gynaecologist and a paedia - trician provide regular surgeries. Lan-guage courses teach basic English and play facilities for the youngest allow moth ers to shed the load of responsibility for some hours during the day.

Being scared of authorities or because they cannot afford treatment, many guests of the Diaconal Centre do not see a doctor. The dental practice, which was opened in 2015, is now a welcome point of contact for them.


GREECE

The Last Days

What is the matter with this world? Has it always been like this? Maybe previously we were not informed so

speedily and comprehensively? Or are things coming to a head?

I claim: The Last Days have arrived. Whether that means in the biblical sense I don’t know. God’s calendar is different from ours. His calculations are different. Above all, he is indefinitely patent. And he does not panic. A sentence, which the legendary Dutch evangelist Corrie ten Boom told me in an interview with a twinkle in her eye, comes to mind: “You have to bear in mind – there is no panic in heaven!”That was in 1974.

The Last Days explained differently. They describe the time when human arrogance reaches the end. It is the time, which cries out for a radical new beginning. For a reversal. And which, because of this, is even a period of indulgence again.

The Austrian poet Josef Viktor Stummer describes it as follows: “When we are misled a retrograde step is progress.” We are in urgent need of a retrograde step.

Going back to God. To the Creator. To the Redeemer. That would be real progress! And there is hope: As long as the earth exists, God’s gracious love will wait for the return of misled people.

That is what we want to tell a wavering world.

And we want to lend a hand and knuckle down. Lighting a light. Give people their dignity back. Believing, living and loving. Spreading hope.

In word and in deed. Jesus makes me learn this two-pronged approach afresh: “You give them something to eat.” And: “Man does not live on bread alone.”

Jürgen Werth

Jürgen Werth Free author and referent, Advisory Board Member of wortundtat

BIBLICAL IMPULSE

“ You give them something to eat!”*

“ Man does not live on bread alone.”**

Supported by theDEICHMANN-Foundation

wortundtatAllgemeine Missions-Gesellschaft e. V.Postfach 110 111, 45331 EssenDeichmannweg 9, 45359 Essen-BorbeckTelefon: 02 01- 67 83 83Fax: 02 01- 8 67 64 96 52

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Help for people in need.

* Matthew Gospel 14, 15 ** Matthew 4, 4

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