Christian Charity "LA GERBE"
Founded in 1988, La Gerbe is an NGO, specialising in humanitarian and social needs.
Its aim:
- people in need in France and abroad without discrimination against nationality, religion, or political opinion.
- to offer accommodation to people in difficulty with appropriate help in all respects: material, moral and spiritual, while respecting their convictions and their dignity.
- to dispense the biblical message
In order to achieve its ends, the charity organises its action around different activities:
- humanitarian (relief convoys, sponsoring, support to development)
- social (emergency shelter, committment to social integration)
- christian (support for missions and churches)
Action in France
at our Ecquevilly:
Preparation of relief convoys
to support, follow-up and assessing project abroad
Action:
- awareness campaigns for pupils in junior and highschool
- welcome of people in the context of agreement signed by different partners: association...
Corporation with physical or moral people who have the same interest in solidarity.
Promotion of fair trade: Shop, market, information
at our Lezan:
Reception: Rest house for homeless people
Information:
- Issue a quarterly paper "Espérance"
- Stands
Action abroad
Romania, Bosnia, Albania, Marocco ...
- Regular backing of local partners; organisations who help the handiccaped, disadvantaged families, orphanages...
- Sponsoring of children, which will enable them to attend schools.
- Farming sponsoring
- Development of small economic activities
- equipment for academic institution, disadvantaged families
- Help to create "foster ferm" for teenagers who have dropped out of society.
How could you contribute?
- You could join our team of voluntary workers in your free time: regular or one off participation.
- You could give us a goods such as: foodstuffs, cleaning product, school equipment, blanket, clothes and bike in good condition.Please contact us for the others.
- You could connect us with interesting people in order to get equipment.
- You could spread the word about "Esperance" to your friends...
- You could organize a meeting to present our project: with a prayer support, with a financial participation, with sponsoring.