Every gesture of love and kindness is a sign of peace
Written by P. Massimo Del Prete | Hits: 19
Dear Friends and Benefactors,
It is with deep gratitude and joy that I would like to wish you a Happy Easter. Could this Holy Celebration give you hope and happiness in times of insecurity, solitude and problems. The same happiness and joy that you continue to give to the children of the Cité of Nazareth, in Mbare-Rwanda.
Thank you for giving us your generous help. We must not forget that the evangelization of our Church is based on charity, prayers and God’s Word.
Blessed Mother Thérèse from Calcutta used to say that “every gesture of love and goodness is a gesture of peace”.
Thanks to your generous help our children can study and live a better life.
Thanks to your generous help they can hope to live a better future when they finish their studies.
As a consequence, we are very happy to inform you that with your generous help we were able to give a chance to almost 500 children who live in the Cité of Nazareth, by giving them everything they need: clothes, food, books, etc.
Without your generosity, many of these children would have been destined to be on the street, facing many dangers like starvation and death.
We hope to be able to keep on helping these children with your generous help, because our only aim is their human and spiritual growth, by making God’s will.
We would like to close this letter by wishing you again, even in our children’s name, a Happy and Holy Easter full of joy.
The Executive Board and the Volunteers
p.s. Remember that you can donate in different ways:
- There is the possibility for privates to deduct donations for an amount equal to 19% of their income, in any case no more than 2065,83 € (art. 15, DPR 917/86).
- There is the possibility for companies to deduct donations for an amount equal to 2% of their business income (art. 100, comma 2, DPR 917/86).
- Besides, when an employee decides to donate through the so-called “Pay Roll Giving” mechanism, he can deduct all the amount donated, instead of the detraction of an amount equal to 19% (ris. n. 160/E 15.06.2009). In this case, it is necessary for the employee to declare his will in an official form, while the employer will communicate the Nolite Timere Onlus the exact amount of the deduction.
Anyway, remember that, in order to benefit from tax relief, it is important to hold the receipt of your donations (or the receipt of your credit card, of your banking or postal transfer, etc.)
You can easily help us by writing down our tax code 95022300636 and your signature
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The Nolite Timere Onlus
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"Solidarity is a magic word which can be given any meaning: assistance, sharing, moral support, availability, love.
Solidarity is love for your neighbour. Solidarity means to act for your neighbour's wellbeing. Solidarity is something that you can feel in your soul. It makes you feel good, because you know that someone else feels good too thanks to you.
Solidarity is the perfect mean to win any selfishness or evil. Solidarity can open your heart. Solidarity is pure joy".
Mr. Giovanni Abbate, President of the Nolite Timere Onlus
The Nolite Timere Onlus is a no-profit charitable institution constituted in order to assist orphans of the terrible genocide of 1994, exclusevely committed to child sponsorship.
According to art. 1 of the Statute, the Nolite Timere onlus is "committed in the defence of material, cultural and spiritual needs of the human beings".
Founded in 2001 by H.E. Mgr. Salvatore Pennacchio, then Papal Nuncio in Rwanda, and built together with F. Tommaso Cuciniello, its first President till his recent death, in 2005 it became a no-profit organization.
Its main goal is to promote and support “The Cité of Nazareth”, wanted by Pope John Paul II in order to help all those children who had lost their parents during the terrible genocide of 1994. For this purpose, the Cité was at last donated by the Episcopal Conference of Rwanda.
Its name “Nolite Timere” means “do not be afraid”, the words which Pope John Paul II began its pontificate with. “Nolite Timere” is also the episcopal motto of Mgr. Salvatore Pennacchio.
The place where the Cité of Nazareth was built is almost 50 km far from Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda, and it is managed by the Diocese of Kabgayi, by the Episcopal Conference of Rwanda and by the Apostolic Nunciature with funds donated by the Holy See and by public and private benefactors through the Nolite Timere Onlus.
The main purpose of the Nolite Timere Onlus is to give orphans and poor children a house to stay, food, health care and culture, spiritual assistance.
The Cité is managed by five nuns belonging to the Congregation of Sister Benebikira, who live there, helped by teachers and welfare officers. The Cité comprises 6 groups of houses with 60 beds each, the religious residence of nuns, the refectory, sporting facilities, administrative offices, the secretariat, an infirmary and a warehouse.
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Who we are
Written by Teresa | | | Hits: 59
"Solidarity is a magic word which can be given any meaning: assistance, sharing, moral support, availability, love.
Solidarity is love for your neighbour. Solidarity means to act for your neighbour's wellbeing. Solidarity is something that you can feel in your soul. It makes you feel good, because you know that someone else feels good too thanks to you.
Solidarity is the perfect mean to win any selfishness or evil. Solidarity can open your heart. Solidarity is pure joy".
Mr. Giovanni Abbate, President of the Nolite Timere Onlus
The Nolite Timere Onlus is a no-profit charitable institution constituted in order to assist orphans of the terrible genocide of 1994, exclusevely committed to child sponsorship.
According to art. 1 of the Statute, the Nolite Timere onlus is "committed in the defence of material, cultural and spiritual needs of the human beings".
Founded in 2001 by H.E. Mgr. Salvatore Pennacchio, then Papal Nuncio in Rwanda, and built together with F. Tommaso Cuciniello, its first President till his recent death, in 2005 it became a no-profit organization.
Its main goal is to promote and support “The Cité of Nazareth”, wanted by Pope John Paul II in order to help all those children who had lost their parents during the terrible genocide of 1994. For this purpose, the Cité was at last donated by the Episcopal Conference of Rwanda.
Its name “Nolite Timere” means “do not be afraid”, the words which Pope John Paul II began its pontificate with. “Nolite Timere” is also the episcopal motto of Mgr. Salvatore Pennacchio.
The place where the Cité of Nazareth was built is almost 50 km far from Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda, and it is managed by the Diocese of Kabgayi, by the Episcopal Conference of Rwanda and by the Apostolic Nunciature with funds donated by the Holy See and by public and private benefactors through the Nolite Timere Onlus.
The main purpose of the Nolite Timere Onlus is to give orphans and poor children a house to stay, food, health care and culture, spiritual assistance.
The Cité is managed by five nuns belonging to the Congregation of Sister Benebikira, who live there, helped by teachers and welfare officers. The Cité comprises 6 groups of houses with 60 beds each, the religious residence of nuns, the refectory, sporting facilities, administrative offices, the secretariat, an infirmary and a warehouse.
Through a child sponsorship, each child is given everything to live in dignity till the end of his/her education. A child sponsorship costs 1,00€ per day, so that with 360,00 € per year a child is given a house to stay, food and education, health care and spiritual support.
The Cité of Nazareth is known everywhere in Rwanda and around the world. At present, the Cité welcomes 429 children coming from nine Dioceses around the country.
The educational path begins when children are 6 years old and it lasts 8 years, 6 years of primary school and 2 years of secondary school. During the summer holidays, children are welcomed by families who live around the Cité, thus allowing them to live in a more familiar context where they can learn the culture of their own country.
At the end of their compulsory education, they can attend university, if still sponsored, or work inside or outside the Cité. Those who want to attend the University of Rwanda can receive a public scholarship, besides the one donated by the Nolite Timere Onlus through its benefactors.
Every single sponsorship is fundamental in order to give those children a chance to live a better life. Thanks to the incredible work of the volunteers of the Nolite Timere Onlus, all the benefactors can stay in touch with their children, if they want to. Indeed, this indirect relationship between children and “foster” parents is carried out through pictures and letters or even visits in Rwanda. Emotional ties with “foster” parents are very important for children who have lost one or both parents. If for any reason a benefactor is no more able to support his/her child, the Nolite Timere Onlus can wait for new payment for a maximum of 2 years. Meanwhile, the child who has lost his/her sponsor is helped by the Nolite Timere Onlus thanks to its funds. In the event of a renunciation, the child who lost his/her sponsor will be supported by a new benefactor or directly by the Nolite Timere Onlus, thanks to public and private donations or funds raised by H.E. Mgr. Salvatore Pennacchio all around the world.
An alternative to the sponsorship is the Membership Card of Friends of the Nolite Timere Onlus which costs 30,00€ per year. All funds raised through the selling of the Membership Card go to the cash drawer of the Nolite Timere. These funds are used to pay the standing charges for the running of the institution, no more than 10% upon the whole, to finance missions of volunteers in Rwanda and above all to support all those children who do not have a sponsor yet.
Next August 2012 three volunteers will go to Rwanda, accompanied by doctors and by anyone who wish to help, even sponsors who want to visit their children and see how they go.
All data gained during the mission will be provided to sponsors and benefactors.
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