Services association called paying International Calls encounters. With muscular body quote i hope we can make this will just that little bit better through our cutting work here in kenya for instance we can support various projects on the Water Project and the project with goats. Were just hoping to make things a little bit better. Money on party has a village in the south eastern indian state tommo nadu. Gulping has made a difference in the lives of these people in 190316 women established a mill cooperative here they formed a coping family all the projects worldwide follow the same pattern. I would support them more than the coping family made it possible for me to buy a co that improved my situation on the march before that my family was in a difficult financial position. Changed our lives you know i was able to pay for my brothers education and make a contribution to my sisters wedding ceremony with that. Made october the city of baggage grant park in western germany. Coping international has invited its National Directors to a plenary meeting. Among the guests National Director of coping india antony ranch and his kenyan counterpart patrick kyoko. The meeting is taking place on a cold ping anniversary 50 years of coal Thing International but the atmosphere is lowkey as always the focus is on personal exchanges. So. There he is glad back is just a few kilometers down sign alone this is where Cold International is headquartered the organization was founded in 1969. The 1st project was a campaign to provide Vocational Training for young brazilians theres Catholic Social Services association now has some 400000 members in 60 countries. The regional departments coordinate the International Operation from cologne they do this in the spirit of adolpho called ping whose personal. Mentors social justice inspired the coldly movement. Being said the needs of the time will teach you what to do. In the mid 19th century the Catholic Priest and of cold being set up societies to empower pull workers from those Humble Beginnings the Catholic Social Services organization eventually grew into a Worldwide Network empowering the poor. In other continents not in europe but in latin america in asia and africa the coping families are what the journeymans unions used to be in europe people empowering themselves. Partnership with our fundamental principle that we used to promote a kind of sponsorship we provided Development Aid but this concept is passed that shelf life and been replaced by Development Cooperation which only works as a partnership so after years of we dont decide here in cologne what would be good somewhere else in the world were on this journey together. Often vick directly opposite coping internationals Administration Building is the Franciscan Church of the Immaculate Conception severely damaged in bombing raids during the 2nd world war the church has since been restored. It contains the tomb of adult gulping who died in 1965. You. For the delegates attending the planner recession this church is a place of pilgrimage they often attend mass here together. You. At all call pings conviction that a commitment to social justice is fundamental to christian belief continues to inspire them thats also true for antony raj of india. Chennai is a city of 1000000 residents in southeast india this is where called being has its National Headquarters. The working day always begins with a prayer. If. There are more than 2700. 00 coping families in india its the largest section after germany. Father anthony raj has been director of coping india for the past 10 years. Or knew very few people in the world that. There was from the war for. Things worse than. Being the most motivators still carrying in a better view of the world. Vision. A separate property with dozens of little houses on it is one of companys most unusual projects since 2016 this settlement has been providing shelter for people who have an especially hard life in india and suffer from discrimination transgender people known here as he directs surprisingly perhaps hardly any of the residents are coping members or even christians. The community provides support. Looked down on by Indian Society in general and often rejected by their families some of them form alternative families of their own. Many have learned a trade or even have a University Degree but its almost impossible for them to find a regular job most resort to begging or become sex workers the community here and having adequate housing helps them to get a fresh start. The next step will be to secure an income. Why. Were also people in created by god we havent done anything wrong were like other people but nobody understands us. Everyone thinks that if they have anything to do with us well try to make them transgender. Society discriminates against us. Before gulping got involved he lived here in huts that were often burned down or vandalized. The theological debate in the Catholic Church about sexual ethics and gender identity seems irrelevant here. Being india takes a pragmatic approach. Discriminating the people its the against. Here we go into the controversy of practice of lesbian is some water will be human being i being a human that we need to support myself and brothers and sisters that really need to support them so that they come up and then life thats they invent some. Of the make it nearly just controversy audion the other day. The kenyan capital nairobi the local call ping association is taking german visitors on a tour of mccarthy a slum where more than half a 1000000 people live in appalling conditions usually without electricity or fresh water theres no sanitation and no garbage collection the crime rate is very high. If. You can establish the firm i thought i am i think its very important to have seen Something Like this then you know what youre working for back in germany all of course its great to work on projects but when you actually see whats behind the work its so much easier to understand the bigger picture. At the center of the slum is a project started by some benedict sculpting family named after their parish in germany with the Training Programs in these weaving and carpentry workshops the coping family has been providing local young people with Vocational Training and helping them earn a living. But the mood here is currently tense the original partnership ended and a new one hasnt been found yet. Their movement. Been formally partnership and that were probably. In. Germany as a partner so that we can work together. At. The outlook is brighter in our tire a province 150 kilometers from nairobi. The consul and nicole ping families have strong ties with their german partners. Hina ouch and his wife patron head the german Partner Group and had been working with colton kenya for more than 20 years they admit that it wasnt always easy but the partnership has withstood failures and disappointments. On some of my trips to kenya i did end up feeling a bit sad that things werent working out as intended. But this time i had the impression that everything was going very well. And makes me very happy that after more than 25 years this partnership is so strong that were welcoming the coping families. They take pride in showing us their project. But some of the projects are ones that we sponsored. Then i can tell the people ive brought here look thats where your money is going. One of the successful programs is the goat project the german visitors can see the results of their sponsorship. You have spent this go. Yeah. I mean i know from a family receives a go to produce milk to produce meat and to produce manure. And they have to give the 1st or 2nd go thats born to the next family they can keep the others i mean you can see for yourself theyve got 3 now. Killing man bogo a region 80 kilometers northeast of nairobi he had to go to projects ive met with so. Sas. However the biggest problem is drought most of the 1300 coal being members in kenya are farmers access to water so that they can cultivate their crops is vital to their survival one idea has proved very successful vertical backs these plant banks help make the most of the water that is their most valuable resource. Projects with such a positive impact help make called being attractive to many people. I think a lot of interest by many people during their course. But of course they have to go by their membership conditions that one must be. And a citizen of this country and. So many people will not satisfy this and therefore we still have a Smaller Group but we are working for the community. To. Get. More than 80 percent of kenyas population is christian a quarter of these are catholics. In the villages the orange clothing worn by the cold paying members is a common sight thanks to their social commitment and the success of their projects members are highly respected. The National Headquarters of culp in kenya in nairobi. Patrick yoko has been National Director since 2013 it took up his post at a difficult time there was friction between members with various tribal affiliations. We are beyond. That. With. And without bringing the politics and the trade war lynage in the cotton under for now we are saying we have grown beyond the tribal lines and you find out you. Are mixed up. Has been working as a project manager at the National Headquarters for the past 3 years. She introduced the vertical bank project here. As an agricultural scientist she understands the problems that farmers face. Kenyas Management Team visits the various groups regularly face a movie also instructs the members on how to use the vertical sachs. A man challenge right now is their Climate Change because for their previous years on that i know its not been well so most of the groups they depend on are good and have weird noraid theres a lot of drought and for them food is that it become a challenge. Its exhausting work and a michael drawing board is a routine chore. The well is 12 metres deep when im lucky i can get between 8 and 1020 later canisters but now in the dry season i can only draw forecasters a day sometimes even less. Then the water has to be carried. The drought is severe in this region it hasnt rained for months often people have to walk kilometers to fetch water. For them or tuna family and Josephine Patrick who are members of the key to lolo coping family the vertical banks ease their food shortage somewhat. But instead of 3 meals a day the people here have to make do with just one. And the 10000 liter water tanks donated by their german partners are no use at the moment because theres been no rain. Theres no one. Problem. When we get the money we buy. And then we find the money later on. But many families have been able to help themselves with a savings scheme table banking its called they form small groups with micro credit financing. Weve got. A long time alone does not exist. And they. Take a week. To be paid back after week. Fulda a city in central germany is famous for its barrack architecture. The local coping organization is holding an event in the center of town. That virtually all the german diocesan sections are partnered with a country in the global south. Gauge when in those regions is very strong of course its strongest in catholic areas because we have more members there. A crucial pillar of cold playing internationals work is the willingness of germans to donate. In infancy here in the more than 40 years weve been running the Brazil Campaign now called the one World Campaign weve collected more than 2000 tons of secondhand clothing and more than 5000000 euros in cash which we used to sponsor projects. Back to india to the coping families and their milk cooperative in money on Party Village they were able to start the project in 2010 after receiving a donation of 7 cattle. And. One count produces about 80 liters of milk each day that provides families with an additional income of about 200. 00 rupees or 2 euros 50 a day. The women take the milk to a collection point some 270 liters are brought here each day. The greater the fat content the higher the milk price. Twice a day a tanker collects the milk and takes it to a dairy. And there then by the by the want to go business took off in 2013 and became profitable. And it was even better the next year were not the only ones who have been profiting so have all the coping members and our Village Community is well. Born of in the eye of the last. 2 kilometers from headquarters in chennai called ping india has set up a model farm at the center the father of the movement. The project aims to show local people that organic farming can be profitable as well as environmentally friendly for instance how organic compounds can replace chemical fertilizers. A Training Center is in the middle of the farm gulping is currently offering sewing courses to local women here. Many of the women want to learn sewing for some its an outlet for their creativity for others its their only source of income. In the. I was married off when i was 16 i now have 2 children my husband is an alcoholic we have jobs in a quarry but because my husband drinks we dont have enough money to get by. On one but im learning to sew so i can feed my children. Thats my only hope and im the lever for. This building in chennai is the scene of a remarkable Success Story its where angel resign or yo runs her own sewing workshop. She receives a cold pin loan to buy a sewing machine in 2008 now she employs 7 workers specializes in making uniforms. In a class. That i used to be a housewife and never left home and. Gave it to me on becoming a member of coping allowed me to set up this business that somebody gave you know much before that i was completely dependent on my husband financially. I felt that i was a burden on him i want to want to be helped by me you know i make a contribution to the Family Income i mean one life. Whatever this election what is supporting my husband and running this business gives me courage and selfconfidence im going to leave it be noted that. Husband also works in her business by her side which is still unusual here in india. Ive shared my experience through my wife she thought shared with a lot of work with. Me on more than one but let it be what is going on. Being part of a coping family often helps women gain new confidence. There was a lot of this appears a lot of this but this goes on after some years to see that this woman. When they begin to see. I mean. The approach of the family in bringing the very educational mitigating the children all those things then the woman got the support of the man. Be informed us a group also called family taking part in. The acts a very. Long process also for the men. Life is also changed for the families of these coping women they have full time work making roofing elements from the leaves of coco palms they work 8 hours a day 6 days a week. Our work with the coping project gives us a good income and enables us to provide our children with an education. Comping has shown us that we can improve our own lives. We noted that the good way he got paid. Improving peoples lives i dont call pings original vision of helping people help themselves is bearing fruit. Growing. Every year at christmas time european song with meals line looking at each of the countries youll time tradition is this season 0 max mission. In our series Christmas Fair this time germany which traditional roast goose engines or bread. 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