MU Summer Fashion Show
St. Mary’s Church, Abergavenny
Wednesday 29 June 2011 at 7pm
Tickets £10 inclusive of summer punch, soft drinks accompanied by various nibbles.
Contact: Kate Staton 01633 881281
THE MU WORLDWIDE
There are 3.6 million members in 77 countries across the world, so the MU is a huge organisation. There are thousands of local branches, but the work is co-ordinated at the head office in London.
Here is some of the work currently being done by the MU:
- MU literacy and Development Project, which is teaching women and girls in Sudan, Burundi and Malawi to become both literate and numerate; it also trains them in life skills.
- Parenting Courses overseas and in the UK and Ireland.
- Contributions from the UK help to pay for the MU trainers – over 350 who work in needy areas overseas. These workers travel around towns and villages teaching about hygiene, nutrition and so on.
- The Relief Fund is available to help when disaster strikes, both overseas and at home.
- Discussion packs have been published on Drug Awareness, Violence Against Women, Media Awareness, and Aids/HIV. These help members to be more aware of the problems affecting thousands of families.
- The MU is actively involved in the Jubilee Debt and Freedom from Poverty.
- The MU has representation on the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
- Excellent resources for prayer and worship available for Branches and Churches.
- Here in Wales, as in the UK, members are involved in all kinds of projects; work in prisons, Child contact centres, hospitals, school clubs and many many more