ALMA Projects
The purposes of ALMA are set out in the original Covenant signed on 12 July 1998 and the renewed Covenant signed on 13 July 2008. Funds raised are used for various projects:
- ALMA’s Children - A fund set up in 2001 to promote education and the relief of poverty. Each of our Link dioceses is allocated one-third of the sums raised.
- ALMA Catechists - A fund established in 2004 to help with the training of lay catechists.
- General Support - Met out of general funds
- Special Projects - As required
General Support
The types of activity which are met out of ALMA’s general fund include:
- Payment of air fares of visitors to London from our Link Dioceses in Angola and Mozambique;
- Payment of travel costs in connection with the theological training of ordinands outside of their own dioceses, e.g. in Grahamstown, South Africa;
- Contributing to the audit fees of our Link Dioceses, in special circumstances, to ensure financial transparency and accountability.
- Contribution to ALMA Link Officers’ salary and benefits in the Dioceses of Angola and Niassa (and, potentially in future, of Lebombo);
While some of these activities may not seem exciting to fund they are critical to capacity building in our Link dioceses and to enabling parish links to develop. Contact the ALMA Link Officer to find out how to make your donation.
Special Projects
Many donations are received for special projects in our Link Dioceses, paid for by individuals or parishes. Such projects include:
- financing of church and school buildings;
- literacy projects;
- provision of mosquito nets and bibles;
- and many other vital initiatives.
We support some specific projects:
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