Love Fund

The Love Fund was created in 1914 when additional funds were needed so that Esther Baird could continue her missionary work in India. Because of this she was able to continue 24 years more, thus serving a total of 46 years. This year’s Love Fund recipient is Joyce Ajlouny, Ramallah Friends School Director.

Ramallah – Joyce Ajlouny  US $5,000

Joyce is the Director of the Friends Schools in Ramallah/el-Bireh and the FUM representative in Palestine and Israel. The Love Fund provides financial support for Joyce and her family.      

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Faith Fund

   The Faith Fund was established in 1925, made it possible for Alice I. Kennedy to return to the work in Jamaica. Since her retirement the recipient of this fund has been chosen from among the workers in Africa.  This year’s recipient is Eden Grace, one of the FUM Field Staff in the Africa Ministries Office.

  Kenya – Eden Grace US $5,000

 

Eden works in FUM’s Africa Ministries Office in Kisumu, along with John Muhanji. Eden and James’ sons are in school.

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Hope Fund

The Hope Fund was established in 1928 when another worker was needed in the home mission field in Monroe County, Tennessee.  More recently, the Jamaica or Belize missions have benefitted from this fund.  This year's recipient is Becky Barber, who is co-directing and teaching at the Belize Friends School. 

Belize – Becky Barber  US $5,000

Sam and Becky Barber are Directors of the Friends School in Belize. They have four children.

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Joy Fund

The Joy Fund  commemorates Elize Armstrong Cox's joyous service to the Women's Missionary Union (now USFWI) and was established in 1935.  Honoring Eliza's special interest in Native Americans, the recipients of this year's Joy Fund are women working with the ACFIA - Associated Committee of Friends on Indian Affairs - Centers:  Brenda White, Mesquakie Friends Center - Iowa; Christine Wood, Kickapoo Center - Oklahoma; and Ann Kendall, MOWA Choctaw Friends Center - Alabama.   

The Joy Fund supports the women workers (Brenda White,  Christine Wood, Ann Kendall) of the Indian Centers. 

 US $6,000

 

           

#1 ACFIA children and youth programs                                 US$3,000

The oversight of the three centers (Mowa Choctaw, Mesquakie and Kickapoo) has been transferred to individual yearly meetings, but all of the centers still need our joint support of their important work that is impacting the lives of many children and youth.  These funds will help support these programming activities at the three centers.

 

#2 Ramallah: Amari Play Center                                  US$3,000

With an average monthly salary of $400 to support a family of 10, often children go without the basic necessities. The Amari Play Center insures that the preschool students who attend receive one good meal a day as well as loving attention and the start to a good education. These funds will help keep this Play Center in business caring for the refugee children in Palestine.

 

#3 Kenya: Turkana Girls’ Education                             US$1,000

Many of the young girls in Turkana do not get to attend secondary school or even finish primary school. They are needed at home to help carry water and attend to other chores.  This project is to help keep ten girls in school for a year. It has been stated that if a girl gets an education, the village gets educated. Girls and young women share what they learn with their families and friends.

 

 

 

   #1. Advocate subsidy                                                     US $2,000                 

This is an essential tool for the subscription manager.  These funds are used to offset the cost of overseas mailing, as well as to support the cost of ensuring that each of the USFW YM Presidents/Presiding Clerks receives an up-to-date copy.

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  #2. Kenya: Turkana/Samburu mission support   US $4,000

     Annual operating expenses at each mission total about $25,000. Many times their budgets are not met due to lack of funding. In those times, the pastors and staff sacrifice their salaries to keep the missions running.  USFWI monies will help support the very important work being done in these two mission areas.

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#3 Kenya: FTC—Ann Riggs                        US$5,000

Ann Riggs is the Friends Theological College (FTC) principal.  She is leading FTC during an important time in its history as a theological educational institution, while they are working through the accreditation process.  She is helping Kenyan Friends find ways to provide more local funding for the FTC ministries and pastoral training.

           

   #1. Belize: School feeding program                            US $2,000

These funds provide a morning snack for the students at Belize Friends Boys School.  Often these students come without having had breakfast at home.

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      #2. Triennial travel assistance                                        US $2,000

This is an on-going fund to assist USFW Yearly Meeting Presidents/Presiding Clerks with the cost of overseas travel expenses for the triennial conferences.

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            #3. Jamaica: Leadership Training Program   US $2,000

Our monies will help support Jamaica’s cooperative partnership with North Carolina Yearly Meeting to train teachers and pastors in the Jamaican Friends churches.

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            #4. Kenya: Kaimosi Hospital Adopt-a-Nurse program  US $4,000

                 A nurse at Kaimosi Hospital earns as little as $150 a month and often does not receive full salary when funds are not available.  Because of this, nurses often leave for better paying jobs in other hospitals.  USFWI can help with funds to make sure the nurses receive their full salary.

 

 #1   Belize: Friends School scholarship fund      US $3,000

         This fund provides for tuition support and uniform needs of students at the Belize Friends Boys School.

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            #2. Kenya: Kasimbi Friends feeding program            US $2,000

    These funds will help the Kasimbi Friends Church provide a Saturday meal for the orphans in the Kibera slums of Nairobi.

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            #3. Field Staff vehicle replacement                   US $4,000

                 This is an on-going fund to meet the continuing expenses of having reliable vehicles available for use by FUM field staff.

 

            #1. Kenya Peace Curriculum                                      US $5,000

Kenya has traditionally been one of the most stable and democratic African countries. However, following the presidential election of December 27, 2007 political unrest broke into violence. One suggestion for preventing future violence was to teach peacemaking skills in the schools so that young people could learn peaceful ways to resolve conflicts. The Friends Church in Kenya felt that they could be instrumental in providing this curriculum to 240 Friends High Schools and more than 1200 Friends Primary Schools in Kenya. These schools teach over one million children and USFWI would like to help support the printing of this curriculum by raising $5,000.

  # 2  Ramallah: Eli &Sybil Jones scholarships         US $3,000        

The Ramallah Friends Schools have served the youth of Palestine and witnessed to Quaker values in the midst of conflict and adversity for more than a century. Today, more than 950 students from kindergarten through grade twelve receive an education in Arabic and English, preparing them for caring, creative lives and further study at leading colleges and universities around the world. Many of these Friends students will become constructive leaders of their community, both in Palestine and in the diaspora, whose life-long work and witness will reflect their Quaker education in love, honest endeavor, and service.  USFWI annually supports scholarships for students at Ramallah.

#3  Right Sharing of World Resources – Sampson Ababu support   US $2,000

Right Sharing of World Resources established the position of an in-country staff person in East Africa in 2009 to provide consultative services of micro-enterprise among the Quaker women in East Africa. Sampson Ababu was appointed to this position to offer support in training, capacity building, and coordination of travel in east Africa by RSWR staff and volunteers.  USFWI is partnering with Right Sharing of World Resources in order to support Sampson Ababu's training in East Africa.