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Global Fund For Forgotten People

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Ariane_Slinger

The document introduces the Global Fund for Forgotten People, launched by the Order of Malta to raise awareness and funds for projects helping overlooked groups. It provides details on the Fund's first grants which support hospitals, disabled children, elderly care centers, and more in countries around the world. The Fund aims to highlight the work of the Order in serving the sick and poor globally.

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! ! ! Fund%Newsletter%%-%%May%2012% Lourdes%Special%Edition! ! In#Memoriam:##Gian#Giacomo#Chiavari#,#19XX#5#2012# ! ! ! ! ! A!life!committed!to!the!forgotten!and!a!love!of!Lourdes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! "A#major#part#of#the#Order#of#Malta's#activities#around#the#world#is#to# help#the#most#disadvantaged#of#society,#who#do#not#tend#to#be#the#focus# of#media#attention,#or#placed#high#on#national#agendas.#In#order#to# intensify#the#efforts#to#raise#funds#and#awareness#for#these#forgotten# causes#around#the#world,#we#have#launched#a#new#international#vehicle#@# the%Order%of%Malta's%Global%Fund%for%Forgotten%People#@#to#support# the#longstanding#existing#local#works#of#the#Order#that#can#make#a#real# difference."# # Grand%Master%Fra'%Matthew%Festing%
INTRODUCING#THE#GLOBAL#FUND#FOR#FORGOTTEN#PEOPLE# The!Global!Fund!for!Forgotten!People!is!part#of#the#Order#of#Malta.!It!was! established!in!2011!by!the!Grand!Master!to!help#raise#awareness#of,#and# additional#funds#for,#Order#of#Malta#works#across#the#world.## ! The#focus#is#on#forgotten#people!!such!as!the!elderly,!the!homeless!and! the!marginalised!and!persecuted!!those!who,!even!in!our!modern!world,! when!the!spotlight!of!attention!seems!to!shine!everywhere,!are#suffering# beneath#the#surface.!! ! So!the!Fund#supports#local#works#of#the#Order%in#all#parts#of#the#world% that#are#making#a#difference#to#hard5to5reach,#overlooked# communities.# The#Lourdes#pilgrimage#exemplifies#what#the#Order#does#and#how#and#why## bringing#together#members,#volunteers#and#associations#from#all#over#the# world#in#their#care#for#Malades.#The#hope#is#that#the#Global#Fund#will# highlight#the#magnitude#of#work#done#by#the#Order#throughout#the#world#and# in#time#will#act#to#unite#us#in#our#further#service#of#the#sick#and#the#poor.# Lisa%S-C%Simpson,%Member%in%Charge,%The%Global%Fund THE#GLOBAL#FUND#IS#UP#AND#RUNNING! In!the!past!year,!the!Global!Fund!has!moved!from!concept!to!reality.! Activity!to!raise#awareness#and#funds#for!the!forgotten!is!underway!and! has!enabled!the!Fund!to!make!its!first#grants.! ENVOYS#TO#THE#FUND A!select!number!of!people!are!being!appointed!as!Envoys!of!the!Fund.! Three#Envoys!have!been!formally!appointed,!each!with!responsibility!for! championing#and#supporting!one!of!the!particular!issues!addressed!by! the!Fund.!This!network!will!help!deliver!the!Fund's!fundraising!objectives! and!help!raise!awareness!of!the!plight!of!the!forgotten.! Who%are%the%Forgotten%People?% The#elderly,#lonely#and# isolated# People#with#neglected#diseases# Children#with#parents#in# prison# Children#born#with#disabilities# The#unacknowledged#homeless# Displaced#people## Mothers#and#new@borns#without# healthcare# The#marginalised#&#persecuted#
! DEVELOPMENTS#AND#NEWS#FROM#THE#FUNDS#EARLY#DAYS# GRAND#MASTER#AWARDS#INAUGURAL#FUND#GRANTS#! The!Global!Funds!first!grants!of!the!year!are!being!awarded!to!the! following!projects,!selected!by!the!Grand!Hospitaller!and!the!Fund's! Working!Group:! ! Flagship#grants#! Holy!Family!Hospital,!Bethlehem! Individual!care!for!disabled!children!in!Lebanon!! Leprosy!and!sleeping!sickness!in#South#Sudan! Small#grants#! The!Northern!California!clinic!for!the!homeless!in!the#United#States! A!dayPcare!centre!for!the!elderly!in!Chile! A!project!supporting!prisoners'!children!in!Cambodia! A!project!to!help!the!Roma!population!in!Hungary! Projects!for!the!elderly!in!Lithuania,#Romania#and#Ukraine! A!project!supporting!prisoners'!children!in!the!United#States# A!project!to!tackle!leprosy!in#Niger! A!favela!project!for!the!elderly!in!Peru! A!clinic!for!people!illegally!immigrated!in!Rome! St!Patrick's!centre!for!the!homeless!in!the!UK! SMOM!youth!camp!for!disabled!children!!International! "The#Lebanese#Youth#of#the#Order#of#Malta#would#like#to#warmly#thank#you# for#your#generous#contribution#to#the#Chabrouh#Project.#These#camps#are# much#more#than#a#temporary#vacation#home.#They#are#the#nest#of#many# heartfelt#friendships#between#volunteers#and#'Guests'."# Marwan%Sehnaoui,%President%of%Lebanese%Association% # "With#your#help#we#can#build#on#the#work#already#done#by#the#Order#of#Malta# #work#made#possible#through#the#devotion#of#our#members,#staff#and# volunteers.#By#harnessing#global#awareness#and#support#for#local#projects,#we# will#be#able#to#make#a#real#difference#to#those#who#are#suffering.# Count%Winfried%Henckel%von%Donnersmarck,%Member%of%the%Sovereign% Council%of%the%Order%of%Malta%
! ! FINDING#OUT#MORE#AND#GETTING#IN#TOUCH! For!more!information!about!Fund!activities!and!plans!please! visit!the!website!www.forgottenpeople.org!or!contact!the!Fund! office!either!by!telephone!on#+44(0)#207#479#42#37!or!by! sending!an!email!to!admin@forgottenpeople.org.!! ! Please#feel#free#to#share#this#newsletter#with#anyone#who# would#be#interested.# ! The!views!of!our!members!and!volunteers!are!greatly!valued.!We! encourage!you!to!contact!the!Fund!office!should!you!have! questions!about!any!aspects!of!this!new!initiative.! ! The#Global#Fund#Team# # "Together#we#can#harness#global#funds#for#local#projects#to# remember#those#that#the#rest#of#the#world#has#forgotten"## # Albrecht%Boeselager,%Grand%Hospitaller%

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