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Fellowship of the
Least Coin
The
Fellowship of the Least Coin (FLC) is a worldwide ecumenical
movement of prayer for peace and reconciliation, celebrated in
more than 80 countries. Through this movement, Christian women
around the world seek fellowship with each other as they contribute
the least coin of their monetary systems.
Each year, 35 to 50 projects are given grants through the Fellowship
of the Least Coin. The funds are administered and grants are
determined by an international committee made up of representatives
from ecumenical organizations and the Asian Church Women's Conference.
In allocating grants, the committee seeks to support
· opportunities for awareness-raising
and/or educating women on gender issues
· programs of literacy, health, social concerns and leadership
development
· programs enhancing justice, peace and reconciliation
for women and families, communities, countries and the world
· opportunities for women to meet ecumenically in regional,
national and worldwide gatherings
 Regional
Women's Desks of Ecumenical Conferences, the Women's Desk of
the World Council of Churches and the World Day of Prayer International
Committee are given block grants to enhance their work and to
strengthen ecumenical solidarity. Emergency grants for disaster
relief and rehabilitation are also given.
Budget for the Year 2001
Project Grants $150,000
Block Grants $120,000
Emergency Grants $10,000
Program and Administration $91,000
Contingency $2,000
Total $373,000
Try This!
Consider using the following
prayer when collecting the least coins at your circle, presbytery
or synod meeting.
O Loving Creator, we present ourselves
in your divine presence to thank you for all the bountiful gifts
of life. We are especially grateful for the Fellowship of the
Least Coin which binds us together in love and forgiveness around
the globe. Free us from all doubts and prejudices, we pray. Inspire
us to live
in solidarity with humankind that we may know the joy of giving
and receiving.
Dear God, accept this least coin as a token of love. Make us
mindful of the miracles of these coins. Let us honor your creation
with love, as shown through the life, death and resurrection
of your son, Jesus Christ. Amen.
To order copies of this prayer or additional
materials related to the Fellowship of the Least Coin, contact
the International Committee FLC, c/o The Church of Christ in
Thailand, 109 CCT Building 13th Floor, Surawong Road, Khet Bangrak,
Bangkok 10500, Thailand; phone/fax 662/238-3521; email icflc@loxinfo.co.th.
2001 Project Grant
Recipients
Africa-$30,500
1. Women in Training, Monrovia,
Liberia; $4,500
2. Literacy Classes for Adult Women in Rural Areas, Burkina Faso,
West Africa; $4,000
3. Mier Job Centre, Mier, Northern Cape Province, South Africa;
$4,000
4. Chiseke Women Development Center, Lurasa, Zambia; $3,000
5. Rural Women Development Group, Dodoma, Tanzania; $3,000
6. Leadership Development Training for Young Women from Africa;
$3,500
7. Thandanani Association, Pietermaritzburg, Kwa Zulu Natal,
South Africa; $4,500
8. Bulenga Women's Family Promotion Association, Bulenga, Kampala,
Uganda; $4,000
Asia-$48,000
1. Lamp Development Foundation,
Inc., Lamp Kiddie School, Calatrava, Island of Tablas, Romblon,
Philippines; $2,500
2. Welfare Program for Women, Trivandrum, India; $3,000
3. Skill Development in Communication, Laguna, Philippines; $3,000
4. Women's Fellowship/Girl's Brigade Canoe, Gizo Western Province,
Solomon Island; $2,500
5. Parent Support Group, Woolloomooloo, Sydney, Australia; $4,000
6. Facilitation Faith Community (Parish) Nursing, The Australian
State of Western Australia; $2,500
7. Production Studio Proposal for HCJB World Radio, Auckland,
New Zealand; $3,500
8. ACWC Visitors to New Zealand; $1,500
9. Talitha Kumi/Violence Against Women Centre, Lahore, Pakistan;
$2,000
10. Hand and Weaving Project, Mudon, Kamarwet (Mon State), Myanmar;
$3,500
11. Dar-ul-mussarat (Center for Mentally Challenged Children),
Lahore, Pakistan; $3,500
12. Women's International War Crimes Tribunal on Japan's Military
Sexual Slavery, Tokyo, Japan; $3,500
13. Nepal Prem Foundation, Miyagi-Ken, Japan; $3,500
14. Rest Place for Young Girls Driven into Sex Industries, Seoul,
Korea; $3,000
15. Unlad-Kabayan Migrant Services Foundation, Inc., Sikatuna
Village, Quezon City, Philippines; $3,000
16. Christ for Myanmar Women, Bangkok, Thailand; $3,500
Canada-$5,650
1. A Convocation of an Ecumenical
Network of Women of African Heritage, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;
$3,000
2. A Revision of the Women's Inter-Church Council of Canada's
Resource "Hands to End Violence Against Women: A Resource
for Theological Education," Toronto, Ontario, Canada; $2,650
Caribbean-$9,500
1. Senior Citizens Activity
Centre, St. Andrew, Jamaica, West Indes; $2,500
2. JN+ Income Generate Initiative, Kingston, Jamaica; $4,000
3. Equipment for Special Children, Kingston, Jamaica; $3,000
Europe-$6,350
1. New Spiritual Explorations,
Ukraine (EFECW); $4,000
2. European Women's College Compact Studies 2000--2002, Novi
Sad, Yugoslavia and Zurich, Switzerland; $2,350
Latin America-$8,000
1. Project Life, Lima, Peru;
$4,000
2. Reading Lounge Equipment Women's Documentation Center, Lima,
Peru; $4,000
Middle East-$16,000
1. Economic Development for
Women-Headed Households in Slum of Cairo, Cairo, Egypt; $4,500
2. Care for the Deaf Mutes, El-Adayma Village, Upper Egypt; $3,500
3. A Study Seminar for Young Women, "Toward a New Biblical
Study and a Correct Theological Understanding," Regional
Seminar, The Near East School of Theology, Lebanon; $4,000
4. The House of Light & Hope (Beit el Nour), Rehabilitation
Project for Women in Prison, Baabda Central Prison for Women,
Beirut, Lebanon; $4,000
Pacific-$7,000
1. Training of Mother-Daughter
Relationship, Tonga; $4,000
2. Courses for Outer Island Women, Outer Islands of Kiribati;
$3,000
Church Women United, U.S.A.-$7,500
1. CWU Assembly 2001, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, USA; $3,000
2. Health Link, East Spencer, North Carolina, USA; $4,500
World Council of Churches (WCC),
Women's Desk (for WARC's Project)-$5,000
1. Pacific Regional Workshop
of Gender Awareness & Leadership Development, Sydney, Australia;
$5,000
World Day of Prayer International
Committee (WDPIC)-$6,500
1. In Christ Global Partners
in Reconciliation-Action Steps, Malawi; $3,500
2. Talitha Kumi Young Women Stand Up Workshop, Chile; $3,000
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