Report A wedding and other presents Weddings, visitors from Switzerland and a new seamstress - despite the school holidays, April was an eventful month at FCTrelief in Zambia.
Report Bertha goes into business Supporting young people on their way through life - March bore much fruit in this regard. Chris Merk reports.
Interview «We are seeking out Ways» The pandemic has also affected Bulgaria. Gordon Merk answers questions for “Heart for Bulgaria” concerning Corona, the Granny Project and Rowing Athletes.
Report New beginnings in 2021 In both Zambia and Bulgaria our teams have started well in the new year. The Christmas donation project was a great success!
Report Christmas in Bulgaria: Give Warmth! Eating or heating? For some people this is an existential question. FCTrelief, via the HGO Heart for Bulgaria, could meet both needs. Gordon Merk reports.
Report The Christmas presents start in January After schools closed in Zambia, we ran workshops thanks to the Christmas donations.
Happy New Year! Thank you for supporting FCTrelief in 2020. We appreciate being able to help so many people and children in need. You have brought so much joy to so many.
Christmas – Give joy! We will have a delicious meal in a warm room this Christmas - pandemic or not. That is not something that can be taken for granted.
The first hearing test The participants in the tutoring program receive free hearing tests and learn to look after their ears.
Report Career planning, surrogate fathers, pneumonia Tabea Kusongwa reports on the holiday workshops that have changed the young people from FCTrelief - the reasons could not be more different.
Background The teacher who is now a guidance counsellor too Racheal Mtonthola is one of our 2 English teachers at FCTrelief and as the only female teacher she is responsible for the welfare of our girls especially.
Report Despite Corona In Zambia, the aid organization is more in demand than ever. Chris Merk and the on-site managers report.
Events Equipping Teachers Well Five leaders and teachers within FCTrelief Zambia were equipped with a course on ‘leadership.’ Gordon Merk was the main lecturer on behalf of FCTrelief.
Report The sun helps to irrigate The electricity costs are so high that even the simplest field work costs a fortune. Now help is arriving - from the sun. Patrick Kusongwa reports.
Background "It's the season of giving" If selfless giving is an art of living, Anny Chola is one of the great artists. The 60-year-old tailor has donated FCTrelief 100 facial masks.
Report Lunch in Lockdown Lockdown in Zambia: FCTrelief has taken measures to ensure that the children can continue to eat once a day. Rachael and Eugene Mtonthola report.
Report Something like an apprenticeship In a kind of apprenticeship, five FCTrelief students can learn basic skills for a job. Chris Merk reports.
Report "Now we sleep on mattresses" The student Memory Banda gave an acceptance speech for FCTrelief. We are happy to pass this praise on to our donors: Thank you!
Report He has a vision again The businessman Matmanga Mphande suddenly becomes blind and impoverished. FCTrelief supported him and his family. The result is impressive.
Interview "The first day we lost our way" Patrick Kusongwa leads the FCTestates Zambia Farm with stamina and heart. Today he laughs about the first day when the farm couldn't be found.
Background Winter in Zambia Warm sweaters also help in Africa: When people sweat in Switzerland, temperatures in Zambia drop to their lowest levels.
Background Mummy is fully mobile again Liliana is missing a leg and she is raising two daughters by herself. Heart for Bulgaria, with the help from FCTrelief, could get hold of a new prothesis.
Background AIDS and Zambia – A land full of orphans What in Europe has slipped into the background in the media, is still dramatic in countries like Zambia: AIDS has wiped out a whole generation.
Interview "If I were Bill Gates, I could help even more" Eugene Mtonthola is head teacher of the FCTrelief Zambia Foundation tutoring program. For him, happiness means making others happy.
Interview "My wish is for five lunches for the children" Tabea Kusongwa is project manager of FCTrelief in Zambia. The Swiss who emigrated is most concerned for children and their hunger makes her sad.
