2011-09-01 ~ 09-25

救世軍台灣軍區援手計劃

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對象～~ 姆欽濟反人口交易中心—馬拉威是一個非洲國家

姆欽濟位於馬拉威的中心

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救世軍位在非洲馬拉威的「姆欽濟反人口交易中心」自2006年10月開始運作，其目標為：收容在馬拉威被救援脫離兒童奴隸身份、或是被視為物品買賣交易、以及被走私至其他非洲國家的孩子們與青少年。

馬拉威是極為貧窮困乏的國家，該國某些地區的家長們經常以十美元的低價販賣他們的孩子。買方通常會承諾讓這些被走私的兒童接受教育，並保障兒童在公平的環境下工作。但不幸的是，真實情形與這些承諾相去甚遠。被販賣的兒童多半淪為娼妓或是奴隸，銷往馬拉威或其他國家。

救世軍決心拯救這些兒童，不再成為現代社會中的奴隸。

姆欽濟的救世軍不僅致力於救援孩童脫離被販賣的可能，同時也為以下目標努力：幫助孩子一家團聚，同時也為這些孩子及他們的家人提供諮詢。但對某些孩子來說，讓他們回家並不安全，因為他們必然會被家人再次販賣。我們也為孩子與他們的家人提供認識交易兒童及其危險的教育，許多家庭甚至在自己的孩子被救出之前，對他們的遭遇一無所知。

為兒童提供更安全的住所。目前中心已能收容40名兒童，一般來說，在救世軍嘗試聯繫兒童的家人、親友或社區的同時，也會負責照顧與關懷兒童，時間可長達半年。

反兒童交易計劃也包含了在各國的認知推廣活動以及倡導事工。馬拉威雖擁有極高的兒童交易發生率，對此現象與其對兒童造成的危險之忽視也同樣普遍。對抗人口交易的其中一個方式就是教育社群，使人們能夠對人口走私者、他們所使用的手段與活動有所警覺。位於馬拉威西部的姆欽濟正是走私兒童的最大交易區域之一。姆欽濟鄰近馬拉威、尚比亞及莫三比克三國的交界，人口交易者也因此易於由此處將兒童運往他國。

救世軍的團隊正尋求增加營收的方法，以藉此使中心更能自給自足。部隊已透過鑿井取得水源，同時也已種植玉米、豆類、樹薯等作物，接下來需要花費一筆一千美元的開銷，以購買更多作物種子、施肥、聘用園丁，進而增加作物產量、並能供應兒童。

供應自產雞蛋的營利項目被認為是能夠獲利相當多的獨立食品商獲利聯盟（Independent Grocers Alliance），不僅能為兒童提供食物，同時也能為中心營運募款。預計開始進行此獨立食品商獲利聯盟之營運將需要二千美元的投資，每年將可透過販售雞肉與雞蛋，擁有七千美元的收益。

貧窮是造成人口交易的主要原因，教育不夠普及則是造成貧窮的主要推手。來到中心的孩子們皆會接受教育。很多孩子都表示能夠上學是來到中心最棒的事。不幸的是，許多孩子一旦回家便失去受教育的機會。可能是因為家長無法支付教育費用，因為學校其實離他們的住家相當近。

反兒童交易計劃的目標之一即是切斷這個人口交易循環。其中一項作法是透過捐款來確保兒童離開中心後，能夠繼續接受教育。保障這些孩子的教育機會，亦是中心的長程目標之一。而對於無法返回家園的兒童，中心則希望能供應他們上住宿學校，在假期之間，孩子們也能夠返回中心居住。有些情況則是為回家的孩子們繼續支付學費或其他教育費用。教育能為孩子帶來未來在安全且享有薪資的環境中工作的可能性，對他們的社區來說也是極為重要的捐款。

實際情形：

讓一個孩子上最鄰近的寄宿學校的年花費是

美金920元 (新台幣27,600元)

若孩子們能住在家中，費用則相對降低。

我們的募款將能夠幫助馬拉威的救世軍：

由人口交易者手中救出孩童；

為孩童提供家園；為孩童提供教育；為孩童提供諮詢；在可能的情況下，幫助孩童與家人團聚；為兒童及其家人、社區提供關於人口交易之教育；開始經營能使中心在未來自給自足的事業項目。
讓我們一同為 ~~~ 為孩子們能擁有更安全的明天「伸出援手」。

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The Salvation Army Taiwan Region Helping Hand Appeal
Mchinji Anti trafficking Centre - Malawi
Malawi is in Africa
Mchinji is in Central Malawi

The Salvation Army’s ‘Mchinji Child Trafficking Rescue Centre’ in Malawi, Africa, has been in operation since October 2006. Its purpose is to accommodate children and young people who have been rescued after being sold into child slavery, trafficked as if they are nothing more than goods for sale throughout Malawi and off to other African countries.

Malawi is such a desperately poor country, in some areas parents often sell their children for as little as $10 US.

Children are sold with the promise of an education or a respectable job under fair work conditions.Sadly the reality is very different.These children often end up as prostitutes or slave labourers in Malawi or other countries around the world.

We are determined to free children from this modern day slavery.

In Mchinji the Salvation Army works to free children from these situations and works to…

Reunite children with their family. Counselling is given to the children and their families. For some children, it is not safe at all to return to their family as they would inevitably be trafficked again.

Education is made available to the children and their families to teach them the dangers and issues of child trafficking. Many families do not know about what has happened to their children until they are informed after the child is rescued.

Provide a safe place for children to live. The centre can accommodate up to 40 children at one time. Children are usually cared for at the centre for up to 6 months while The Salvation Army locates their family, relatives or community.

The Anti-Child Trafficking program also conducts awareness raising activities and advocacy work in many communities. Although the incidence of child trafficking in Malawi is high, ignorance about its existence and the dangers of it for children is also very high. One way to combat trafficking is to educate the community so that they are alert to traffickers, their tricks and activities. The town of Mchinji in the West of Malawi is one of the largest areas receiving trafficked children. It is close to the borders of Zambia and Mozambique which makes it easy for traffickers to take children out of the country.

The TSA team is currently looking at ways of introducing Income Generating Activities so that the centre can become more self-sufficient. A borehole has been built at the centre to provide water and currently crops such as maize, beans and cassava are being grown. A further investment of $1,000 would pay for more seeds, fertilizer and a gardener to increase the output and range of vegetables to feed the children.

An egg-laying business has been identified as a particularly profitable IGA and would both provide food for the children and raise some money to help run the centre. An investment of $2,000 would pay for the start-up costs of this IGA and provide a return of $7,000 per year in sales of eggs and chickens.

Poverty is the primary driver of trafficking. Poor education is a driving factor of poverty. When children come to the Centre they attend school and many have expressed that being able to go to school is the best thing about being at the centre. Unfortunately for many children, once they return home they are not able to continue school. This may be because parents cannot afford to send them or because there is no school close enough for them to walk to.

A goal of the Anti-Child Trafficking program is to break the cycle of trafficking. One way to contribute to this is to ensure children are able to receive an education when they leave the centre. Ensuring the opportunity for these children to receive an education is one of the long term goals of the centre. For those who cannot return to family this may mean boarding school. Children return to our care for their school holidays.

For others it may mean paying school fees and other associated education costs when they return home.

Education for these children will provide possibilities for the future where they can provide for themselves working in situations where they are safe and productive making significant contributions to their communities.

The facts

Cost for one child per year attending a nearby boarding school is

$920 US ($2 7600 NTD)

Cheaper if children are able to return to their family

Our fund raising will help The Salvation Army in Malawi to

to rescue the children from traffickers
to provide the children a home
to provide the children with an education
to provide the children with counselling
to reunite the children with family if possible
to educate the children, their families and the communities about human trafficking practises
begin these business’ for future income to support the centre

Give a ‘Helping Hand’ to free these children into a safer tomorrow

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More than Wonderful

The Salvation Army International Staff Songsters

http://youtu.be/Uuo69tG0NLE

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He promised us that He would be a counselor
a Mighty God and a Prince of Peace.
He promised us that He would be a Father
and would love us with a love that would not cease
Well, I tried Him and I found His promises are true
He's everything He said that He would be.
The finest words I know can not begin
to tell just how much Jesus really means to me.

For he's more wonderful than my mind can conceive,
He's more wonderful than my heart can believe,
He goes beyond my highest hopes and fondest dreams
He's everything that my soul ever longed for everything
that He's promised and so much more.
More than amazing more than marvelous
more than miraculous could ever be.
He's more than wonderful that's what Jesus means to me.
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T.P.C. 自製的 "愛心手工皂"~~ 義賣~~~為援手計劃籌募善款！!!!