Parishioners in Llandaff raised a record £14,000 over six weeks to help homeless teenagers in Zimbabwe.
The Dean of Llandaff, John Lewis, thanked those who supported the Cathedral’s Lent Appeal this year for the Tariro Project – a church-run charity in Harare which gives youngsters the chance of a home and an education.
He said, “The response has been amazing – almost double what we usually raise. We learnt all about the Tariro Project from Fr Nicolas Stebbing of the Community of the Resurrection who has been heavily involved with it. He spent the beginning of Lent at the Cathedral and really brought home to us how the project is giving hope and a sense of security to children who have nothing. He said a donation of £15 would fund one child’s education for a whole term. I am immensely grateful people have been so generous – particularly in this time of recession.”
This response brings the total parishioners have raised for Tariro to £21,500 – the Harvest Appeal raised £5,500 and a further £2,000 was donated at Christmas. Last year, Llandaff parishioners raised more than £8,200 during Lent to set up a chicken farm at a school in Zambia.
For more information about the Tariro Project, please visit www.tarirouk.com.
