ACTIVITIES AND FORMATION

Thanks to the tireless efforts of Lucy Cuentas, our Parish Social Worker, the team at the Parish Community Centre and the Josephite Sisters, we have been able to provide an ongoing series of Workshops aimed at the particular needs of the local women and families. Lucy has been extremely successful in her attempts to attract the attention and efforts of the local Church and local government agencies with regard to the plight of those living in the harsh reality of Motupe Montenegro and Jicamarca. Unfortunately, government agencies and politicians show most interest around election time.

Mariella attends a Health and Hygiene Workshop organised through Lucy and the Parish Community Centre.


Carmen leads a Women's Handcraft Group in the Valley of Jicamarca. Nearing Christmas the women create many types of handcrafts for sale in the local markets, thus boosting the family income for the Christmas period.

THE KITCHENS

School hours are either from 8:00am to 1:00pm or from 1:00pm to 6:00pm, so there are always two sittings in the Kitchens. The first from 12:00 noon for those heading off to afternoon classes, and 1:30pm for those finishing their morning classes. The women begin working in the Kitchens about 9:00am, and finish around 2:30pm - a reasonably long day's work.

One of the many special needs children who frequent the Kitchens.

Seven communities in the Parish of Nuestra Senora de la Paz have children's kitchens in operation thanks to the supporters of The Shared Table. Thanks to the generosity and the efforts of the Mildura Parish, PFD Food Sevices Pty Ltd Australia and the Terang branch of The Knights of the Southern Cross the Baking Workshop promises to be a great source of support especially for single parent families. Once again, thank you all so much for your generosity and faith.