The Diocese of Toliara thanks all those who support them in prayer, through practical ways and by financial donations.
Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Luke 6:38
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During this time of Coronavirus, the needs for financial support are greater than ever. The Diocese is still functioning, the Churches are still meeting as appropriate, the Clergy and Evangelists still need to be paid, as do the teachers in the schools even when the schools are closed.
Drought and famine still occur and rice prices are higher than normal as transportation costs have increased as military protection is needed for the drivers.
Please continue to donate and support the Diocese, as the Malagasy are currently less able to support their churches and schools.
The total running costs of the Diocese are in the region of $80,000 per year, which is much, much more than the members of the Diocese could raise even if everyone of them tithed. It needs outside help to fulfil its ministry. The Diocese of Toliara is currently the only Diocese in Madagascar which can afford to pay its priests, but to do so it needs your help. More details of the budget can be found here.
A little money can go a long way in Madagascar, as you can see from the list further down this page.
We suggest that, rather than designating a donation for a specific purpose, you leave it as un-designated so that it can be used in whatever way is most needed. But if you are passionate about a particular cause, then please contact us to designate the specific use of your gift.
- $5 will provide a Prayer Book
- $6 will provide a Bible. (The Diocese provides a Bible to all confirmands; around 500 – 800 are given out each year)
- $10 will provide a Days for Girls’ kit which will provide sanitary protection for 3 years, allowing the girl to attend school every week of the month
- $25 per month will cover the cost of a child’s education and school supplies
- $30 will employ a woman for a month making handicrafts in the women’s center
- $50 will provide student evangelist training for one month
- $70 will provide a teacher’s salary for one month
- $120 will provide an evangelist’s salary for one month
- $220 will provide a priest’s salary and benefits for one month
- $800 will cover the costs of a seminarian’s education for one year
- $1,800 will provide a motorbike to enable a priest or evangelist travel to their distant churches
- $2,500 will furnish a church building with pulpit, lectern, altar and benches
- $3,000 will fund the start-up of a Parish’s micro-economic development project, which will help the Parish to cover its ongoing costs
- $8,000 will provide emergency food distribution
- $25,000 will build a new school