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New centre to help young mothers |28 May 2005

New centre to help young mothers

Bishop Wiehe, flanked by Mr Hoareau and Mrs Michel opening the centre

Set up by Les Li Liv, it is located in the charitable pro-life organisation’s resource centre at the Salle d’œuvres Building, Victoria and was officially opened by the Catholic Bishop, Denis Wiehe in a small ceremony on Wednesday afternoon.

According to Les Li Liv chairperson Gina Michel, the centre will enable the participants to gain sewing skills mainly in the production of mother and baby clothes.

This she said has been achieved thanks to the generous donation of R130,000 by Barclays, which has been used to purchase new sewing machines and computers.
“With the new sets the participants will be able to enhance their computer skills,” Mrs Michel added.

Presently there are 10 participants at the centre and after spending the morning in sewing classes they attend computer courses at Aldec (Adult learning and distance education centre).  

In his opening remarks, Bishop Wiehe, had words of appreciation for Barclays Bank for the generous sponsorship. He also congratulated the organisation, which he said had close links with the Catholic Church, for the hard work it is doing to help the young mothers get a new life.

Bishop Wiehe also announced that soon, a resource centre for children will be opened.  

During the ceremony, which was attended by members of Les Li Viv as well as the young mothers, a group of young volunteers were officially welcomed.

According to managing director Frank Hoareau of Barclays, the bank made the donation following a request from the organisation.

“We knew that the donation was for a good cause,” he said.

Stating that the bank was happy to contribute towards “a valuable community project such as this one,” Mr Hoareau said that the bank’s staff are expected to assist the young mothers to improve their computer skills.

This, he added is in line with the banks' community programme, which encourages staff to participate actively and to donate a bit of their time and skills in community projects.

 

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