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• OVERVIEW
• CORPORATE INFORMATION
• STATEMENT OF INTENT & OBJECTIVES
• GUIDING PHILOSOPHY
• CORE VALUES & GOVERNING PRINCIPLES
• PROGRAMMES: PROJECTS AND SCOPE
OF ITS WORK FOCUS
• OUR FOUNDING DIRECTORS
• FOREIGN AFFILIATES
DISTRIBUTION OF FIRST CONTAINER FROM
CROSS INTERNATIONAL: MANNA PACK MEALS
• PREAMBLE
• DISTRIBUTION OF AID
• SPATIAL MAP OF MANNA PACK MEALS DISTRIBUTION
• APPENDIX 1: TAFTT INCORPORATION DOCUMENTS
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The Angelus Foundation, Trinidad and Tobago (TAFTT), is a
non-profit NGO with a focus on poverty-alleviation and
disaster relief in Trinidad and Tobago.
TAFTT subscribes to the mission, vision, philosophy
and principles of transparency and integrity, and has
been established on the premise that only through
teamwork with other players in the NGO and CBO
(Community Based Organisation) communities,
and with relevant agencies of the State, can any
meaningful impact be obtained in assisting those
most in need to overcome poverty and or the
impacts of disaster.
TAFTT is therefore committed to achieving its
objectives through the establishment of linkages
and partnerships with those NGOs, CBOs and State
agencies whose work is complimentary or related to its
core focus, to create a viable, effective and efficient network,
that is responsive to the needs of individuals and communities
facing a range of poverty and/or disaster-induced circumstances.
The key tools for TAFTT’s effectiveness, are the application of research
to emergent situations and circumstances in given communities, and the
subsequent development of community-specific educational programmes
tailored to addressing (via prevention, alleviation and/or elimination)
the causative factors specific to those communities, with an emphasis
on achieving a sustainable balance between communities and their
environment.
TAFTT’s operations are to be financed with funds raised through a range
of targeted activities, inclusive of, but not restricted to soliciting funding
from donor organisations, partnering with internationally-established/
renowned sister organisations, seeking applicable grants and resources/
aid. All resources obtained by TAFTT will be applied to working with needy
communities and individuals, assisting and supporting like-minded NGOs,
CBOs and State agencies, and running its operations.
Overview
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Business Address:
139B – 141A, Belmont Circular Rd.,
Belmont, Port of Spain,
Trinidad & Tobago.
Telephone Numbers:
1-868-621-0216/7
1-868-625-6554
1-868-621-1844
Fax Numbers:
1-868-621-2720
1-868-623-3210
e-mail:
angellus.org@angellus.org
website:
www.angellus.org
SOCIAL MEDIA:
Angellus Foundation
twitter.com/AngellusOrg
Angellus Foundation
ATTORNEYS:
Mair and Company
Mr. John Mair
#50 Richmond Street,
Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Tel: (868) 625-0428, 623-3117
Fax: (868) 623-9117
E-mail: info@mairandcompany.com
BANK:
Intercommercial Bank Ltd.
Wrightson Road,
Marine Building,
Port of Spain,
Tel: (868) 625-4425
info@intercommercialtt.com
Account Name: The Angellus Foundation
AFFILIATES:
Cross International, USA
Mr. Tony Barbieri
www.crossinternational.org
St. Vincent de Paul Society
Trinidad & Tobago
Mr. Clive Belgrave
www.svdptt.org
Rotary Club of Maraval
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Janine De Silva (Secretary)
www.rotarymaraval.org
Americas Relief Team, USA
Dr. Teo Babun
www.americasrelief.org
Corporate
Information
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The name of the organization is The Angellus Foundation Trinidad and Tobagoi (TAFTT) hereinafter
called the ‘organization’ or ‘foundation’. The organization has not been formed for the making
of any profit, or personal financial gain. The assets and income of the organization shall not be
distributable to, or benefit the trustees, directors, or officers or other individuals. The assets and
income shall only be used to promote corporate purposes as described below.
Nothing contained herein, however, shall be deemed to prohibit the payment of reasonable
compensation to employees and independent contractors for services provided for the benefit
of the organization. The organization is organized exclusively for noble charitable and educational
purposes. This organization shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on
by the laws of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The foundation is organized exclusively for
charitable, human development, scientific, and educational purposes.
OUR WORK AND CORE FUNCTIONS
SCOPE OF ITS PARTNERING
TAFTT shall work with all relevant agencies, organizations whether international, private, public,
government bodies and agencies in fulfilling its vision and mission.
STATEMENT OF INTENT AND OBJECTIVES
TAFTT is a not for profit organization whose role and purpose is to facilitate and bring about
positive changes to humanity. The organization in this regard will undertake programmes and
projects aimed at sustaining its activities inter alia as follows:
• Engage in fund raising activities, soliciting of financial aid from donor organizations
both locally and internationally, and by partnering with other sister organizations
worldwide, fund writing, supporting of other non-governmental and governmental
organizations and institutions, companies, and sovereign states to access resources,
but only those whose objectives are in alignment with our stated mission and vision.
• Developingarangeofprogrammesnotlimitedinitsstatedscopeandamendedandchanged
as necessary to suit the needs and requirements of the dispensation. Our objectives as
change agents are to ensure a better quality of life for those impacted by the foundation’s
initiatives, and to foster a self-sustaining model for human development in Trinidad and
Tobago.
Statement of
Intent & Objectives
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At TAFTT we believe the aid and assistance we give:
• Must be guided by the needs of communities with whom we work, who would
have played a major role in determining their own development needs
• Should promote ownership and sustainability
Mission & Vision
VISION:
To be the leaders of Social Entrepreneurship and Innovative Philanthropy in Trinidad and Tobago
and to bring about sustainable environmental and human development.
MISSION:
To transform the paradigms for aid and assistance programmes in Trinidad and Tobago using
all modern and other approaches to fund-raising, while adhering to the highest standards of
governance, transparency and international best practices, thereby bringing about sustainable
and equitable human development for the region, in a manner which will have a profound impact
on the future of successive generations.
Guiding
Philosophy
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AT ANGELLUS FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL,
WE BELIEVE THE BEST WAY TO ACHIEVE OUR
MISSION AND SEE OUR VISION FULFILLED,
IS TO EMBRACE THE RIGHT CORE VALUES
AND ADHERE TO THE HIGHEST GOVERNANCE
PRINCIPLES, WHICH WILL GUIDE OUR WORK
TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUSTAINABLE
HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT.
CORE VALUE #1: TRANSPARENCY
Our commitment to transparency is essential in
the modern environment. This ensures we use
the resources we have for definable objectives.
Our policies are anchored with all modern and
relevant accounting and reporting requirements
under the laws of the Republic.
CORE VALUE #2:
GOOD GOVERNANCE
TAFTT intends to be a different kind of charity
organization, one which adheres to the highest
possible governance standards.
We will partner and work closely with
organisationssuchasTransparencyInternational
and Charity Watch USA, to develop and
improve our compliance in association with the
establishedbestpracticesforsocialphilantrophy
institutions.
CORE VALUE #3:
Leadership With Integrity
Our Board of Governors/Directors comprises a
group of professional and business individuals
who have served at the highest leadership levels
in both the public and private sector, and shall
always hold to the highest levels of integrity in
their individual lives.
At TAFTT, not only do we wish to “impact the
world and make it a better place”, we also
commit to working to inspire others to follow
our lead and join our just causes.
CORE VALUE #4: EFFECTIVENESS
At TAFTT, we believe the work we do to
transform people’s lives must be meaningful
and lasting. Our pledge is to encourage and
teach the recipients of our support how to be
independent and stand on their own, long after
the particular assistance project or intervention
has run its course. In addition, we take great
pains to ensure that as many persons as possible
experience the positive and lasting impact of
our work.
Core Values &
Governance Principles
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CORE VALUE #5: SOCIAL
INNOVATION
At TAFTT, we believe that Trinidad and Tobago
citizens and residents have the intelligence to
understand their development challenges, and
come up with innovative solutions to overcome
their complexities.
It is TAFTT’s goal to work with the governments
and special interests groups across Trinidad and
Tobago, to support their efforts to speak and
institute this new language of development,
as they seek to continue exploring the natural
resources at their disposal without bringing
about further destruction and dislocation of
species and habitats and their physical space.
SOCIAL AND HUMANITARIAN AID
Societies are judged by how they treat the most
vulnerable groups within them. Global economic
changes has led to the ranks of the poor and
dispossessed improving to unprecedented
levels. Many more organisations life TAFTT are
needed to bring back some hope in the lives
of the women, children and elderly who have
been hardest hit by poverty and economic
dislocation. The work must continue in the war
on poverty.
TAFTT will do its part to make a sustainable
difference in this area. The programmes
influenced by this core issue area are aimed at
restoring human dignity to those most in need,
with a special focus on the elderly, women and
children.
In addition to economic storms, Mother Nature
has also delivered her blows as well, as climate
change continues to increase the number of
natural disasters on an annual basis. This has
made disaster mitigation more difficult, and
climate change adaptation an imperative, if
humanity is to maintain its resilience in the face
of these natural disasters.
RESEARCH, INNOVATION &
FORESIGHTING
TAFTT’s key mandate is securing a better and
brighter future for the people of Trinidad and
Tobago. One of the primary ways of doing so
will be investing in the brightest and the best
among the society, who are working towards
finding creative solutions to the nation’s unique
social, environmental and health problems.
In other times and places, it was the investment
in the intelligentsia – the scientists, engineers
and academics – who busied themselves with
finding answers to humanity’s basic problems,
which led to major leaps in development: for
example, the Green Revolution, advances in
medicine and eradication of diseases, or the
creation of the Internet. However, unless we
are able to afford such services, these leaps in
development will not impact positively on those
persons’ lives. Our research will help in creating
innovative sustainable models to solve and/or
mitigate these challenges.
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Our projects and programmes are designed to help us achieve our mandate. These include – but
are not limited to – the following:
SUSTAINABLE
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION &
CONSERVATION
SOCIAL AND
HUMANITARIAN
AID & SUPPORT
INNOVATION
RESEARCH &
FORESIGHTING
Micro Industrial
Development
Initiative (MIDI)
Creative Community
Home Building
(CCHOB)
Sustainable
Community Micro
Infrastructure
(SUCOMI)
Economic Life Skills
Education & Training
(ELSAT)
Community
Fisheries &
Agriculture
Assistance
(COFAA)
Lobby for
Economically
Sustainable
Environmental
Practices (LESEP)
Superior Relief
Aid Distribution
(SPREAD)
Programme
Disaster Emergency
Relief Programme
(DERP)
PROJECT RESTORE
– Restoring Dignity
to the Elderly &
Impoverished
Medical Assistance
Project (MAP)
ANGEL RESCUE –
For Women and
Children Survivors
of Domestic
Violence & Abuse
(A.R.)
Innovatus Grant
Programme (IGP)
Programmes:
Projects & Scope of its Work Focus
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Micro Industrial
Development Initiative (MIDI)
TAFTT’s Micro Industrial Development
Initiative (MIDI) is modelled on the business
incubation concept. Its target group are those
entrepreneurs already involved in a micro-
industry or small business with the potential for
sustainability.
The idea is to build their capacity from the
ground up with relevant skills training that
is focused and tailored to suit their unique
circumstances. Thus, in addition to empowering
these entrepreneurs, and their families, by
extension, their communities would benefit as
well, since many of these businesses would tap
into the employment and resources pools in
their immediate vicinity.
TAFTT’s Midi Fund will be employed to provide
a certain amount of seed and development
capital for the eligible businesses, to help them
get to the next level.
In terms of applying the Novo Fund, a venture
capital approach may be required in some
instances; an angel investing approach in others.
Superior Relief Aid
Distribution (SPREAD)
Programme
The SPREAD Programme seeks to eliminate
corruptioninthedistributionofaid,ensuringthat
those who need it the most, receive it, without
being further impoverished or exploited.
Among the main benefits and features of the
SPREAD programme:
• Rigorous prequalification and testing of
distribution personnel/organisations;
• Regular independent auditing of
distribution apparatus;
• Criteria should be on people as opposed
to nebulous organisations receiving on
behalf of persons (exceptions apply) to
ensure that aid reaches the most needed;
• Mystery shopper initiatives, along with
integrity and penetration testing, to
identifygapsinthedistributionapparatus
and make fixes on a regular basis;
• Focus on women, children, elderly and
infirm as first priority for assistance;
• Monitoring of aid distribution and setting
time limits for weaning beneficiaries;
• Extensive reporting on progress
and changes in recipients through
data collection to measure impact,
effectiveness, etc.
Creative Community Home
Building (CCHOB)
The Creative Commu-
nity Home Building
(CCHOB) Programme
is designed to devel-
op economically sus-
tainable communities
among disadvantaged
groups and at risk
neighbourhoods. The
idea is to bring about
a major transforma-
tion to the aesthetics of
the community’s land-
scape, and introduce
novel approaches to
managing its physical
environment.
Communities will be empowered to maintain a
certain aesthetic in their physical environment,
with the following effects:
1. Improving the attitudes of those in the
neighbourhood and changing the way
they view themselves;
2. Incentivising community members to
work towards maintaining a certain
aesthetic level and appearance of the
neighbourhood’s real estate;
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3. Providing sustainable employment for
members of the community responsible
for maintaining the properties in the area;
The main objective of the TAFTT approach is to
create physically sustaining communities. We
will employ the following innovative approaches:
• Establishing community management
companies, where residents can begin to
take ownership of their neighbourhoods
and improve physical environment.
• All CCHOB beneficiary communities will
work closely with programme experts
and advisors with a view to ensuring
transfer of management skills, and
appreciation of the planning process.
• Creating self sustaining communities
withintegratedapproachesthatpromote
opportunities through infrastructure for
retail operations and small cottage type
industries, etc.
Sustainable Community Micro
Infrastructure (SUCOMI)
The SUCOMI Programme is designed to
help disadvantaged and at risk communities
transform into environmentally sensitive and
energy efficient entities.
Under the programme,
these communities will
be able to access the
latest energy efficient
technologies such as
solar panels and other
energy efficient utilities.
They will also receive
assistance to modernise
their water treatment
and water distribution
capacities, especially in
agricultural communities.
Communities will partner
with TAFTT to access the
programme.
This programme will be partially supported
via TAFTT’s international partners and sister
organisations.
Economic Life Skills
Education & Training (ELSAT)
The ELSAT Programme is designed to develop
a cadre of skilled, ambitious and capable
entrepreneurs, and works hand-in-hand with
the MIDI Programme.
The intention here is to mentor and guide
entrepreneurs with great potential, training
them in the intricacies of running a successful
business, and helping avoid the pitfalls and
mistakes that cause many young enterprises to
fail within their first few years.
Community Fisheries &
Agriculture Assistance
(COFAA)
The Community Fisheries & Agriculture
Assistance Programme (COFAA) will deal
specifically with the critical issue of Food
Security.
World fish stocks are in decline, and attention
has turned to finding alternatives to traditional
fishing practices.
Several research centres
in the Caribbean (includ-
ing the Institute of Ma-
rine Affairs) and around
the world are looking at
several options, includ-
ing developing specialist
farms on land, as well as
incorporating specialist
fish aggregating devices
(FADs) at sea to help
increase stocks. These
create habitats for baby
fish to thrive and survive
safely to maturity.
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TAFTT will work towards the development of community ori-
ented partnerships and cooperatives to assist fishing and farming
communities. Farmers will utilise sustainable agricultural practices
to reduce both land and marine pollution (from land run-off) and
by extension lead to a better Trinidad and Tobago.
Disaster Emergency Relief & Response
Programme (DERRP)
Regardless of how well a country is prepared for a disaster –
whether natural or man-made – in the early stages of an emergency
situation, chaos can reign, and that temporary instability puts the
society at risk, particularly the most vulnerable in society – the
elderly and infirm, and women and children in poverty stricken
circumstances.
The Disaster Emergency Relief & Response Programme (DERRP)
works hand-in-hand with TAFTT’s SPREAD Programe to ensure
aid is distributed as quickly and efficiently as it is needed during
the immediate post-disaster period. The intention is to position
and lead distressed communities to a point of resilience as quickly
as possible.
PROJECT RESTORE – Restoring Dignity to
the Elderly & Impoverished
A society often is judged by the way it honours and respects its
elderly, and takes care of those who are economically challenged.
PROJECT RESTORE seeks to imbue a sense of humanity to the
way modern society manages these groups, who have been hardest hit by unfortunate events in
their lives.
At its heart, PROJECT RESTORE is about building the seeds of a caring society, by ensuring we
take care of our elderly and poor in a way that preserves their basic human rights and personal
dignity.
Our senior citizens have much valuable knowledge and skills which they can pass on to future
generations. We often miss out on these opportunities because we have chosen instead to shunt
them aside, out of sight and out of mind. PROJECT RESTORE will work closely with related NGOs
and CBOs, and government agencies such as the Division of Ageing, on special programmes to
keep our senior citizens active and fully integrated within their communities.
Many of those who find themselves homeless and dislocated are there because of personal
misfortune. PROJECT RESTORE proposes to create employment opportunities for these people.
Linkages will also be created with community based micro-enterprises and small businesses, so
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that communities are encouraged to help and
support their more vulnerable members.
ANGEL RESCUE – For Women
and Children Survivors of
Domestic Violence & Abuse
ANGEL RESCUE takes an innovative approach
to helping women and children survivors of
domestic violence and abuse, who often must
go into hiding to escape their abusers, and also
need a space and place to heal.
In essence, TAFTT’s ANGEL RESCUE is a secure
location which will provide these women and
children with the space they need to recover
from their ordeals, while giving them the tools
they need to regain their lives.
Medical Assistance Project
(MAP)
Under the Medical Assistance Project (MAP),
TAFTT proposes to work with both regional
governments, donor organizations and
international companies for the health benefit
the people of Trinidad and Tobago.
TAFTT proposes to secure linkages with
major corporations and organizations to make
available medical resources that can impact
the regions poor positively and provide critical
life impacting medical equipment, services and
pharmaceuticals. We will also supply homes for
aged and children in their time of need.
TAFTT will also assist regional governments and
other organizations with a view to strengthening
the capacity in their health care systems. In
addition, TAFTT will work with various health
issue lobby groups – e.g. for cancer, diabetes,
heart health – on public health education
programmes, to encourage regional populations
to adopt a preventative health approach.
Lobby for Economically
Sustainable Environmental
Practices (LESEP)
OnecriticalissuetobeaddressedundertheLobby
for Economically Sustainable Environmental
Practices (LESEP) is that of reducing land-
based sources of marine pollution, which have
destroyed fishing stocks and habitats. TAFTT
intends to work with special interest lobbies to
formulate policy to reduce land-based sources
of pollution, thus securing environmental and
economic sustainability for people of Trinidad
and Tobago.
Innovatus Grant Programme
(IGP)
TAFTT will embark upon a
programme of supporting the
work of the region’s scientists,
engineers and academics,
through its Innovatus Grant
Programme (IGP).
Under this programme, we
will provide grants to projects
and post-graduate areas
of study within academia,
which hold out the promise of solutions to
today’s challenges and obstacles to humanity’s
development, especially those with the greatest
potentialforsocialandeconomictransformation
of peoples.
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Our Founding
Directors
TAFTT’s Board of Directors is comprised of
persons who have all meritoriously established
themselves in their chosen fields of endeavour,
and who bring to TAFTT, a combined wealth
of experience in private and public corporate
governorship that spans many years.
Their recognition of, and appreciation for
the potential impact of TAFTT and its vision
and mission on the needy in Trinidad and
Tobago, has motivated them to apply their
expertise, core competencies, and personal
and corporate resources to establishing TAFTT
as a self-sustaining, goal-oriented entity. Under
the guidance of this Board, TAFTT is being
competently steered towards fulfilling its
objectives, well in line with its vision, mission and
noble objectives.
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DAVID A. M. FRASER
(Chairman - head client relations and
special projects)
David Fraser is currently the Executive Consultant,
Business Development, at MSpace Limited, an
outsourcing, logistics and technical consulting
company which provides varied, highly specialised
services to a prestigious list of clients - including
several Fortune 500 Companies - in 15 international
jurisdictions in Latin America and the Caribbean.
David Fraser has worked and continues to work,
representing clients’ interests in Europe, South America, the
Caribbean and USA. He has served at the highest technical
levels of government, having held the positions of Head of
Communications for both the Ministry of Works and Transport, and the
Ministry of Local Government, Government of Trinidad and Tobago,
between 1993 and 1996; Project Manager, Trinidad and Tobago Solid
Waste Management Company (SWMCOL) 2001-2005; Special Adviser
to the Ministry of National Security, Government of Trinidad and Tobago;
Technical Consultant to the Ministry of Community Development; and
several other projects and postings within the public service.
A shadow journalist for most of his professional career, with numerous
published works to his credit, David is the former Executive Producer
and co-host of FACEOFF, the highest-rated radio and TV current affairs
evening news programme in Trinidad and Tobago’s recent history, at
the Caribbean New Media Group (CNMG). His work spans several years
of active experience in hosting radio and television programmes and
as an active contributor to debates and publications on matters of the
economy and international and local security.
An active and dedicated member of the Rotary Club, David is also the
founder of the advertising and communications firm, FAFA Limited. Mr.
Fraser was responsible for the development of a unique regional public
sector project financing development approach in the 1990’s, after
leaving the public service of Trinidad and Tobago.
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CHARMAINE BAPTISTE
(director & Secretary of TAFTT)
Charmaine is the founder and Managing Director
of MSpace Limited, a successful company that
provides outsourcing and consultancy services.
She was previously the Country Marketing
Manager for the IBM Corporation in Trinidad with
responsibility for marketing operations in Trinidad
and Guyana. During her ten (10) year term of office,
she was the principal strategist for IBM’s marketing
efforts and she was the recipient of numerous awards
and commendations from the IBM Corporation for her
sales, management and technical performance. She also
had responsibility for the introduction of IBM’s new Client
Relationship Management Systems in the Caribbean Region. In this
capacity, she received extensive training and gained practical expertise
in the areas of change, project and process management.
Charmaine has provided marketing, business planning, project
management, and Information Technology consultancy services to
large and small businesses in the private and public sector. She has also
partnered with Caribbean Business Services Limited and Development
Finance Corporation to develop and deliver seminars and workshops on
Marketing Operations and Strategic Marketing Planning to marketing
and non-marketing management personnel.
Charmaine was a founding member of the Caribbean Association
of Women Entrepreneurs, a former member of Business Equipment
Committee of the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Commerce, and is
a member of the Rotary Club of Maraval. She served as the Chairman,
FinanceandTendersasamemberoftheboardofthePetroleumCompany
of Trinidad and Tobago (PetroTrin), Chairman of the Business Equipment
Committee of the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Commerce, Chairman
of SHARE (government body responsible for social help and rehabilitation
efforts), a member of the board of NBN (Trinidad and Tobago Television
and the National Broadcasting Service) and as IBM’s representative
on advisory committees to the Trinidad and Tobago government on
Information Technology and Telecommunications reform.
Charmaine is a graduate of Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada where
she obtained an Honours Degree in Commerce with a specialization
in market research. She has postgraduate qualifications as a Systems
Engineer.
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PETER E. ALBERT
(director - head of trinidad
operations and TAFTT logistics)
Peter Albert has owned, managed and run
Maser Limited, one of Trinidad and Tobago’s
leading printing, signage and visual imaging
firms, for 32 years. In that time, he has overseen
the evolution of the company from its origins
as a plan-printing company, into a multi-million-
dollar, multifaceted entity that spans the spheres
of printing and publishing, advertising and PR,
signage, video production, and sales and distribution
of internationally-recognised brand products.
As Managing Director of Maser Limited, it has been his
responsibility to steer the company through its growth and expansion
in response to, and sometimes in anticipation of, local and international
developments. This has often meant personal visits to suppliers in North
America and Asia, on fact-finding and relationship-building visits that
have enabled Maser to stay ahead of the curve in its areas of business.
A former engineering student, Peter recognises and espouses the value
of “great service, the first time and every time!” as the key to building
loyalty-driven relationships with customers, suppliers, and staff, who, like
him, see the “going the extra mile” as a normal part of any day’s job.
In keeping with his personality, Peter has adopted a quiet approach to
philanthropy that has benefitted hundreds of people over the years.
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DEREK J. FUNG
(Director - Head OF north america
Operations TAFTT)
A graduate of Pace University, USA, where he
obtained a degree in Marketing, Derek Fung is
Business Development Manager at Laparkan
Shipping, based in Miami, Florida, where he
is responsible for structuring new business
development and overseeing and maintaining
approved projects.
Derek’s managerial experience has been acquired
over a period of 30 years, during which he has worked
in international trade and distribution in Canada and the
United States.
Other managerial positions in his career include:
• Founder and Director, Risa International Trade Inc., a
company that specialised in promoting purchasing and
distribution to mainly Caribbean clients
• Procurement Manager, Phoenix Trade Finance Corporation,
where he managed the policies, procedures and practices
relating to procurement, packaging and shipping of mainly
food and beverage items
• Logistics Manager, Nife Powertronics Toronto Canada,
where he managed the planning and development of long-
term vendor relationships, cost control, solving supply-chain
problems, and freight consolidation.
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Cross International is a Christian relief and
development organization that provides food,
shelter, medical care, water, education, self-help
programs, care for orphans, and emergency
relief to the poorest of the poor around the
world in the name of Christ.
We collaborate with aid partners who employ
a community-oriented aid strategy and who
strive to increase the self-sufficiency of the poor.
For larger, more advanced partners, we provide
not only financial and material resources, but
also work as partners with them, helping with
the vital functions of monitoring and evaluation,
reporting, and financial accountability. They,
in turn, offer that all-important grassroots
connection to the community – absolutely
vital to the provision of humanitarian aid. For
smaller scale or less advanced partners such as
needy, church-based ministries, Cross provides
support through their existing programs. In this
way, we can supply meaningful help where it
is needed most, as they have the necessary
community outreach to serve the poor.
Regardless of partner size or complexity, in all
we do we remain dedicated in our service to
the Lord as good stewards of his resources in
every challenge we seek to overcome. We work
in partnership with church-based ministries and
other faith-based organizations on the ground,
creating an ideal synergy for the greatest
impact. We are focused on the Lord, serving
others with humility, fervor and love.
OUR WORK
Projects include relief for earthquake, flood
and tsunami victims, care and education for
orphans and other vulnerable children, housing
for the homeless, medicines and health care for
the indigent, food for families suffering extreme
malnutrition, and clean water for communities
that have none, as well as micro-enterprise
programs and other long-term development
efforts to break the cycle of poverty.
In every case, our method of outreach is
the same: Cross International locates needy
church-based ministries and other faith-based
organizations serving the poor and distributes
material aid through their existing programs. In
this way, we can supply meaningful help where
it is needed most. In all our work we remain
dedicated in our service to the Lord as good
stewards of His resources in every challenge we
seek to overcome.
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our MISSION
Cross International’s priority is to help “the
poorest of the poor.” Our efforts reach
those suffering extreme poverty in countries
throughout the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, and
Latin America.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
LEADERSHIP:
President – Jim Cavnar
VP of Marketing – Brian Schutt
VP of Missions – David Adams
VP of Development – Michele Sagarino
VP of Operations – Wade Crow
BOARD MEMBERS:
Chairman – Mr. Bob Hodgdon
Secretary & Director – Dr. Joe White
Director – Rev. Jimmy Dodd
Director – Mr. Clarence Harvey
Treasurer & Director – Mr. Jim Brown
Director – Mrs. Linda Brown
Director – Mr. Jim Cavnar
Director – Mr. Joseph Andrew Feste
Director – Mr. James Barney Phillips
25. Americas Relief Team (ART) operates as an initiative of Outreach Aid
to the Americas, Inc. (OAA). Its mission is to provide humanitarian
logistics assistance and educational programs for disaster victims in
the Americas and develop sustainable programs that establish long-
term benefits for those in need.
ART focuses on the following three programmatic areas:
1) Disaster Preparedness, by conducting disaster prevention
programs in urban centers, and ports in Latin America;
2) Disaster Response and Aid, by collaborating with partners
to stage and deliver humanitarian aid after a crisis occurs;
and
3) Humanitarian Assistance to alleviate human suffering in
the Americas.
To proactively prepare communities to address future critical events,
ART provides planning and strategy development and training along
with the tools and resources needed to increase local preparedness
and self-sufficiency. When disasters strike, ART provides humanitarian
logistics assistance to benefit disaster victims and reduce the suffering
of the most vulnerable people by coordinating effective and efficient
humanitarian relief.
ART is accomplishing its mission by creating and cultivating strategic
agreements with key non-profit and corporate partners, forging
effective working relationships with U.S. and foreign government
agencies, bilateral and international donor organizations, international
finance organizations, faith-based organizations, advocacy groups,
international and local NGOs, and U.S. corporations. ART works in
coordination with affected governments, the US Southern Command,
emergency centers, corporate donors, air and sea cargo carriers,
national disaster management agencies, the U.N. Office for the
Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), non-governmental
experts, and others to assess damage and effectively channel
emergency relief to the most critical areas.
26. ART VISION AND MISSION
Vision: Be an organization of excellence in serving the vulnerable
people of the Americas.
Mission: Provide humanitarian logistics assistance and educational
programs, which will benefit disaster victims in our region, and
develop sustainable programs which will have a greater impact and
longer term benefits for those in need.
Purpose: We believe in our responsibility to use resources and
work with local partners to strengthen the humanitarian assistance
architecture-from prevention to restoration and reconstruction, and
help vulnerable populations rebuild their lives, alleviate suffering,
reduce the social and economic impact and return to self-sufficiency.
27. Distribution of
1st Container from
Cross international:
MANNA PACK
MEALS
THE
ANGELLUS
FOUNDATION
FEBRUARY - APRIL 2015
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All too often, a lack of
resources dampens the
positive impacts that
NGOs can make on specific
situations, in spite of their
understanding of the lay of
the land, and knowledge of the
people and problems that exist
in their areas of concern. The
Angellus Foundation was created
to assist NGOs in Trinidad and Tobago, in addressing the issues arising from the perennial problem
of their being under-resourced.
As a startup organisation in the philanthropy sector, we at Angellus were and still are eager to
begin on a strong foundation, avoiding the common mistakes that could hinder our successful
beginnings. To this end, we sought out various partners in the United States, to provide guidance
and assistance, and received excellent advice which helped shape the evolution of Angellus into
what it is today.
One of our benefactors in this regard, is Mr. Tony Barbieri of Cross International, whose very strict
but always forward-looking advice and guidance, we very much appreciate. It took 2 years from
our initial meeting, to actually establish a working relationship with Cross, and owing to the rigorous
criteria set by them, we were able to develop the internal systems and frameworks necessary to
easily work and collaborate with other agencies successfully.
In furtherance of the relationship between the partner organisations, Mr. Barbieri visited our offices
and warehouse facilities in Trinidad and Tobago in December 2014. During that visit, Mr. Barbieri
also met with his Grace, Joseph Edward Harris, the Archbishop of Trinidad and Tobago, at the
Archbishop’s House, Queens Park Savannah, Port of Spain. During that audience, a partnership
was developed between the Church, Cross International and The Angellus Foundation. We wish
to thank Mr. Barbieri for his always well-intentioned guidance, reminiscent of the old school master
of yesteryear.
Our first shipment of Manna Pack meals (40 tons of food aid) at the start of 2015, represented
Cross International’s trust in our capabilities, and we at Angellus had to rise to the occasion and
demonstrate that we can deliver on our promises, by ensuring maximum efficacy and impact.
Working with the His Grace, The Archbishop of Port of Spain and Mr. Clive Belgrave of St. Vincent
De Paul, and through the Catholic church’s organisation and very efficient systems and agencies,
we were provided with the critical on-the-ground support to get the job done correctly.
Preamble
The ANGELLUS Story Begins!
Starting the journey
with one giant step...
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Despite how well intentioned one may be, it is important
thatthesystemsofdistribution,prequalification,selection,
warehousing, delivery, post distribution feedback and
monitoring systems are in place and tested, otherwise
one’s efforts will not be as impactful and successful
as our efforts eventually turned out to be. In this
regard, Mr. Clive Belgrave must be given special
commendation and recognition for his service and
contribution to the success of these efforts.
The guidance provided by Mr. Belgrave’s
organisation matched information we looked
at from the UN Small Arms Survey 2009 in
Trinidad and Tobago, as to where the most
affected and at-risk groups were located in
the country. The spatial mapping impact of
the aid distribution strategy fitted right into
the plume of the identified problematic or
hot zones, thus confirming that the Catholic
Church of Trinidad and Tobago has a deep understanding of the problems, and is on the frontlines
of the fight against poverty and malnutrition where it is most needed. The Church has shown its
intent and purpose by focusing on solving the problems rather than giving up, and we at Angellus
Foundation, have partnered with the Church in this regard.
For reference please access The Angellus Foundation website at www.angellus.org.
Angellus meets and
establishes partnership
with Catholic Church and
St. Vincent de Paul.
Angellus is registered as a
non-profit organisation.
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Angellus Foundation is
conceptualised.
Contacts in the USA are
made with international
partner, Mr. Derek Fung.
Discussions begin.
Angellus Foundation holds
talks with US counterparts,
Cross International and
Americas Relief Team
(ART).
Angellus establishes
its website.
Receives first
shipment of Manna
Pack meals from USA.
ANGELLUS MILESTONES
Mr. Clive Belgrave (St. Vincent de Paul), visits His Grace
Fr. Joseph Harris, Archbishop of Port of Spain.
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Mr. Tony Barbieri of Cross
International visits the office of
the Angellus Foundation, greets
office staff.
Tour of restoration works at Brasso
Catholic Church Trinidad and Tobago.
Standing on stairwell from left to right:
Mr. David Fraser (Director of TAFTT),
Mr. Tony Barbieri (Cross Int’l), Fr.
Robert Christo and Mr. Peter Albert
(Director of TAFTT).
Cross Int’l visits Angellus
Foundation,Trinidad
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Distribution
of Aid
The first phase of distribution efforts of the Manna Pack Meals commenced on Monday 23rd
February, 2015. Seven NGOs visited the Angellus Foundation compound with their vehicles to
receive goods. Subsequently, distributions were conducted on 26th March and 13th April with a
total of 12 organisations receiving Manna Pack Meals to date (Wednesday 15th April, 2015). This
was possible through liasions with Mr. Stephen Belgrave, from the St. Vincent de Paul Society.
1. The Loveuntil Foundation
Type of Organization: NGO - Community Aid
Qty. Received: 20 boxes = 720 meals (each meal pack
feeds 4 persons)
Weight: 1/2 tonne
The Loveuntil Foundation stands as a testimony of faith
in a community that is in crisis. We are a beacon of hope
in the community. For a community where crime, drugs,
gangs, abuse and fatherlessness are some of the major
issues in the society, the Loveuntil Foundation provides a
holistic solution.
The Loveuntil Foundation was incorporated on 26th July 2004. It is located at LP 2C, Upper
Church Street, Laventille in Trinidad. The Foundation is governed by a Board of twelve (12) persons
who are responsible for setting policy and ensuring that the operations of the Foundation are in
accordance with policies.
The Foundation employs thirteen (13) staff members and over 100 volunteers. Operations
commenced on 28th August 2005 when the building was dedicated. The Foundation continues
to provide important services to the community of Laventille and is a beacon of a society that is in
desperate need of organizations like it.
The Foundation continues to seek to partner with the Government and private sector organizations
to enhance and empower persons not only in Laventille but throughout the Country.
Website: http://www.loveuntilfoundation.org/
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2. REBIRTH HOUSE
Type of Organization:
NGO - Drug Rehabilitation
Service
Qty. Received: 1 skid (36 boxes)
= 1300 meals (each meal pack
feeds 4 persons)
Weight: 1/2 tonne
Rebirth House was founded in 1988 by a recovering
alcoholic who saw the similarities between the crack
cocaine addiction and the addiction to alcohol and
recognised the need to engage with local crack
addicts, who were considered the scourge of society.
Rebirth House main office is located in the capital
city of Port of Spain and the organisation runs three
residential centres in North-West Trinidad. On top
of residential clients, Rebirth House responds to a
constant stream of people coming or calling for help,
whether for themselves of for family members who
are addicted.
Rebirth House counts on a team of increasingly
professional staff, under the governance of a Board
of Directors, comprising several respected members
of the society.
Rebirth House is well recognised nationally, regionally
in the Caribbean, and internationally. While treatment
and rehabilitation is their primary focus, Rebirth House is also in the forefront of primary prevention
of drug abuse in Trinidad and Tobago, with regular visits to schools. They also host an annual
seminar with secondary school children, where they offer peer counselling through competitive
presentations of themes related to substance abuse.
Angellus Foundation director, Mr. David Fraser,
shakes the hand of Mr. Vincent Mejacies, from
Rebirth House as boxes of Manna Pack Meals
are packed into the vehicle at Angellus
distribution centre and warehose.
ANGELLUS Supports
Giving to good causes
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3. KIDS IN NEED OF
DIRECTION (K.I.N.D.)
Type of Organization:
NGO - Social Services/Social
Programmes (focus on children)
Qty. Received:
19 boxes = approx. 700 meals
(each meal pack feeds 4 persons)
Weight: 1/4 tonne
Kids in Need of Direction (K.I.N.D.) is a charitable
organization founded in 1996, with a vision to
become a sustainable organization effectively
enabling the holistic development of children. KIND
aids to provide assistance to disadvantaged children
across Trinidad and Tobago within the parameters of
Education, Nutrition, Medical Assistance, Vocational
Training, Counselling and Sport.
To date, KIND has helped over 6,000 children and their
families and continue to encourage the public to do the
same. Their Outreach Programme assists children in mainstream Primary or Secondary school
whose parents are unable to provide for their basic needs. KIND’s assistance aims to also push
families toward self-sufficiency by hosting a series of monthly self-development sessions for
guardians of these children covering topics such as career planning, parenting skills, self-esteem
building, financial management, sex education and so on.
Projects implemented through the Outreach Programme focuses on the following areas:
• Life Skills
• Literacy/Education
• Leadership
• Child Abuse
• Entrepreneurship
• Poverty Reduction
• Anger Management/Conflict Resolution
Mr. David Fraser of TAFTT shakes the
hand of Ms. Carlene Donald, from
K.I.N.D. Below: Mr. Peter Albert of
TAFTT, explains to Ms. Donald about the
nutritional benefits of the Manna Pack meal.
ANGELLUS & cross internationaL
Donates to KIND Kids
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4. HOME OF DIGNITY
Type of Organization:
NGO - Assisting rural dwellers of the north coast communities
Qty. Received:
1 skid (36 boxes) = approx. 1300 meals (each meal pack feeds 4 persons)
Weight: 1/2 tonne
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Angellus Foundation director, Mr. David Fraser
shakes the hand of Mr. Kennedy Iden,
from Home of Dignity.
ANGELLUS HELPS TO
Restore dignity
to the rural poor
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5. BRIDGE OF HOPE
Type of Organization:
NGO - Home for abandoned
children
Qty. Received:
1 skid (36 boxes) = approx. 1300
meals (each meal pack feeds 4
persons)
Weight: 1/2 tonne
Bridge of Hope was established in 1998 to
provideahomeenvironmentfordisadvantaged
children to grow and develop in. The aim is to
create a loving family atmosphere for children between the ages of 6 months to 18 years. The
home is striving to become a model providing shelter, food, clothing and education to abandoned
and abused children.
Their mission is to bridge needs to opportunities for at-risk individuals, families, organizations, and
communities that want partnering using approaches that:
• Provide a non-threatening environment
• Cater to real needs
• Build life skills
• Encourage stakeholders to own the vision and contribute charitably
• To attract corporate and individual partnerships, locally and internationally
Examples of outreach programmes undertaken include:
• Community Medical Centre
• Community Playfield
• YTEPP Parent Outreach Programme
• Agriculture Centre
• Distribution of Food and Clothes
• Computer Literacy Classes
• Preschool
Mr. David Fraser shakes the hand
of Mr. David Jaikaran, from Bridge
of Hope.
Bringing hope to the
forgotten children
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6. CASA DE CORAZON
Type of Organization:
NGO - Children’s Home
Qty. Received:
1 skid (36 boxes) = approx. 1300
meals (each meal pack feeds 4
persons)
Weight: 1/2 tonne
Casa de Corazon was established in 1991 under the
directorship of Pastor Clive Dottin in his capacity as
Youth Director. The original name of the Home was
‘Heart Home’ and was born out of the Heart to Heart
Ministry. From its humble beginnings, the home now
provides more comfortable accommodation due, in
large measure, to the kindness of Phoenix Park Gas
Processors Limited.
Its philosophy is that a child is created by God
and has fundamental rights and freedoms
that should be respected. Casa De Corazon
also believes that a home is a place in which
the environment facilitates the child’s total
development.
This home was established to support
children who have been abused,
abandoned by parents or who may
have faced some other social ill. It
caters for the social, emotional, academic
and spiritual needs of the children so that they may achieve their fullest potential, as well as, be
reintegrated with their families and the wider community, in the shortest time possible.
“Casa”, as it is also called, is managed by a Board of Management, under the supervision of the
Executive Committee of the Conference.
Angellus Foundation director, Mr. Peter Albert,
shakes the hand of Ms. Natalie Babb, from Casa
De Corazon. Below: Boxes of the Manna Pack
meals. are loaded onto their bus.ANGELLUS HELPS WITH
A VISION of...
Happy Kids
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7. LA BREA social
action group
Type of Organization:
NGO - Children’s Home
Qty. Received:
2 skids (72 boxes) = approx.
2600 meals (each meal pack
feeds 4 persons)
Weight: 1 tonne
The La Brea Social Action Group runs an outreach programme which includes the collection and
distribution of food and clothing, transportation of the sick and elderly to the clinic and hospitals,
transport for children to and from school. The group is a registered non-government funding NGO
established over 20 years ago by St. Paul R.C. Church, Fr. Rahim (A.C. Church) and other religious
groups. All members are voluntary workers.
Their activities entails:
• Collaborating with relevant agencies and institutions to lend support and relief to victims
of domestic violence, child abuse, drug addiction etc.
• Offering counseling as the need arises, for both adults and children.
• Assisting persons with special needs and the elderly with applying for pensions and
public assistance.
• Hamper distribution to the poor and needy.
In 2014, despite challenges due to limited resources, the group was able to distribute hampers
on a fortnightly basis to fifteen families and was also able to meet other basic needs of families
eg. purchasing school supplies for children. The assistance of the Social Welfare Department and
other concerned groups enabled them to source three wheel chairs for persons with special needs
and materials for home repairs.
President of the La Brea Social Action
Group, Mr. Ephraim France and another
representative pose with Angellus
representative, Mr. David Fraser.
ANGELLUS donates TO
The La Brea community
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8. D’ABADIE
PENTECOSTAL
CHURCH
Type of Organization:
Church
Qty. Received:
20 boxes = approx. 720 meals
(each meal feeds 4 persons)
Weight: 714 lbs
The D’Abadie Pentecostal Church
community has been in existence for over 60
years. They are located between Arouca and
Arima in east Trinidad and as such membership
consists of persons from various ethnic and
vocational backgrounds.
The mission of D’Abadie Pentecostal Church is: ‘To enable persons to live a successful Christian life
through Worship, Evangelism, Discipleship, Fellowship, and Ministry.’
Their vision is to build a vibrant, diverse, and transforming faith community through: Worship, Prayer
and Study that nurtures, educates and strengthens for successful Christian service; Missions work
that is a force for social justice in our community and in the world; Active ministries that prepare
the entire congregation to engage in every aspect of church life; and responsible stewardship,
providing abundant resources for our ministries, and using those resources wisely in the areas of
time, talent and treasure.
Website: http://dpcfamily.org/
Representative from the D’Abadie Pentecostal
Church Mrs. Claudia Taylor and Mrs. Gwendolyn
Niles with Mr. David Fraser of Angellus.
ANGELLUS ASSISTS
Church
missionaries
that help the poor
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9. THE ROSE FOUNDATION
Type of Organization: NGO
Qty. Received: 4 skids (72 boxes) =
approx. 2600 meals (each meal feeds
4 persons)
Weight: 2 tonnes
The Rose Foundation is a non-profit Human
Development Civil Society Organization. It was
duly registered in 1991 and continued under the
Companies Act 1995; Section #9 and #309.
The philosophy of the Foundation is “Realization
of Selfless Expression”. The Rose Foundation has
provided various forms of support and services
to members of socio-economically depressed
communities both in Trinidad and Tobago and
the wider Caribbean region. These initiatives
were geared towards reducing the level of
poverty, suffering and distress by empowering
community members to become self-reliant and
by strengthening the capacities of their respective
community groups and organizations. Over
the period, the foundation has established nine
(9) non-governmental organizations, thirty-one
community based organizations and twenty-four
(24) small businesses throughout Trinidad and
Tobago and the Caribbean region.
Website: http://www.rosefond.org/
Representative from The Rose Foundation, Mr.
Anthony Manswell receives Manna Pack meals
from Mr. David Fraser. Below: Vehicle being
loaded with meals for the Rose Foundation.
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10. THE MEMISA
CENTRE
Type of Organization:
Home for the disabled
Qty. Received:
1 skid (36 boxes) = approx.
1300 meals (each meal feeds
4 persons)
Weight: 1/2 tonne
The Memisa Centre has been in existence for
the past 37 years and provides a learning and
caring environment for specially challenged
persons.
Built in 1973, the centre received its
original funding of $120,000 from a
Dutch organisation of medical men.
The lands on which the centre is built
was donated by Government.
Aid for the
physically
challenged
Representative from the Memisa Centre, Ms. Josanne
Birch and driver Mr. Kenneth Boodoo, with Mr. David
Fraser. Bottom right: Students of the Memisa
Training Centre, Heights of Aripo.
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11. JOSHUA HOMES:
ETERNAL LIGHT
COMMUNITY
Type of Organization:
Homes for children with impaired
learning and the elderly
Qty. Received:
2 skids (72 boxes) = approx. 2600 meals
(each meal feeds 4 persons)
Weight: 1 tonne
The Joshua Home has its
genesis in the perceived needs
of young men and boys who
were abandoned by their parents,
abused or orphaned. This home
was officially opened in 2002 and
is situated in Santa Rosa Heights.
Our vision for these boys is to bring
about a holistic people empowered
to face life’s challenges and to become
useful citizens that can contribute to
society.
Mr. David Fraser of Angellus Foundation, shakes hands with Mr.
Anthony Maloney, representative from Joshua Homes. Below:
Angellus warehouse staff helps with loading the meals.
Smiling all the way
to the kitchen...
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The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is a
worldwide Christian community, founded in
Paris in 1833, by a group of young Catholic
lay people and an older person, who joined
together to create the first Conference. The
Society has been Catholic from its origins. It
remains an international Catholic voluntary
organisation of lay people, men and women.
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul Trinidad
and Tobago’s mission is to offer friendship
and support to the poor (material, spiritual,
physical & moral), to help people attain
selfsufficiency and to identify structural
causes of social injustice within society and
to work for their elimination.
Website: http://svdptt.org/
A job well done - Coordinator, Mr. Stephen
Belgrave, representative from of St. Vincent de
Paul Society, shakes hands with Mr. David Fraser
after completing the distribution of aid.
Cementing
a successful
partnership
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ORGANIZATION LOCATION
1. Loveuntil Foundation Laventille
2. Rebirth House Port of Spain
3. Kids in Need of Direction (KIND) Laventille
4. Home of Dignity Las Cuevas
5. Bridge of Hope Sangre Grande
6. Casa de Corazon Sangre Grande
7. La Brea Social Action Group La Brea
8. D’Abadie Pentecostal Church Arima
9. The Rose Foundation St. James, Moruga, Cumuto
10. The Memisa Centre Arima
11. Joshua Homes Arima
12. St. Vincent de Paul Port of Spain
SPATIAL MAP OF MANNA PACK MEAL DISTRIBUTION
Approx. 50,000 meals
distributed
Possible no. of beneficiaries -
1,000 persons.
Each meal feeds approx. 4
persons per day.
Up to 50 days food supply
The distribution
strategy for the
Manna Pack meals
focused on affected
areas identified
as “hot zones” for
maximum impact.
These areas are
mainly considered
urban poor and
rural poor.