Zimbabwe / Cameroon

RC Diocese of Mutare, Zimbabwe

RC Diocese of Bamenda, Cameroon

St Paul’s Secondary School, Chinhenga, Zimbabwe – Community water project

In 2024 through our connections with the Guernsey Circle of the Catenian Association we were able to support a project that provided a secure source of water for the pupils at St Paul’s Secondary School and the surrounding community in Chinhenga Village, Manicaland, Zimbabwe by installing a brand new borehole and solar pump (see photo gallery below). The Guernsey Circle of the Catenian Association had a link to the area through the Irish born Bishop of Mutare and they had already raised some of the funds needed. We contributed a further £3,500 to enable the project to proceed. Chinhenga is located in a deep rural area about 60km from the nearest tarmac road in the Province of Manicaland. Eastern Zimbabwe. The local people eke out a living from subsistence farming and save hard to send their children to St Paul’s School in the hope that they will have a better future. In October 2024 Dr Nick and Claudine visited the village in person and stayed with Father Trymore the parish priest. Whilst there, they were able to see for themselves how the new, safe and reliable water source will improve the quality of life for everyone and reduce the burden of water borne diseases especially amongst children. It is hoped that we will be able to help fund additional projects to further develop the school in future.

RC Diocese of Bamenda, Cameroon – New nursery unit at St Felix School, Ntenefor Village

The RC Diocese of Bamenda in Cameroon is twinned with the RC Diocese of Portsmouth in the UK. In a similar fashion to the project above, our link to the RC Parish of Our Lady and the Saints of Guernsey has enabled us to support a project that will provide two brand new nursery classrooms and associated toilet block at St Felix School in Ntenefor Village near Bamenda. Our contribution will ensure that the project is implemented without further delay and more photos will be posted as the building work progresses.