Second Mile Project
Each year at Nexus we choose a cause to support which we refer to as the ‘Second Mile Project’. Sometimes it is local, sometimes overseas. The aim is both to raise money and to learn about the cause we are supporting.
2011/2012 Project
For this year’s project we are participating in a Christian Aid Partnership Scheme, along with at least 13 other churches in Bath.
The aim of the scheme is to bring food security to 1,500 households in Matabeleland in southern Zimbabwe and is implemented by Christian Aid partners ZIMPRO and Lutheran Development Services (LDS). You can find out more about the scheme here
Bath Christian Aid Committee has committed to raising £5,000 towards this scheme. Every £1 donated by Christian Aid supporters will be matched with £9 by the European Commission. If the Bath churches raise £5,000, the value will be raised to £50,000 in total. Of the £50,000, £45,000 will go towards the scheme and £5,000 to Christian Aid general funds. Administrative costs will be met from Christian Aid’s administration budget which is only 1% of its total budget. Nexus has committed to raising £500 by June 2012.
An update of the progress of the scheme was released in November 2011 which you can download here
2010/2011 Project - Children's Homes in Zimbabwe
In 2010/2011 we supported the charity ‘Children’s Homes in Zimbabwe’, which in turn supports other projects in Zimbabwe. The focus of our Second Mile Project was to raise money towards the building of the Logos High School For Girls in Gokwe.
Why build a school?
Education for girls is often regarded as of little importance in parts of Zimbabwe. Logos High School aims to provide girls from the community with an education, thus giving them hope for the future. As the name ‘Logos’ suggests, the school ‘seeks to give a voice to these vulnerable voiceless girls’. Find out more about the Logos High School here