Lumiere Charity - People in Desperation

Desperate pleas
Lumiere Charity has been inundated with requests for assistance from many quarters. People in desperation are begging for assistance; orphans in Bangladesh, orphans and destitute villagers in Uganda. People living in wheel-less cars in South Africa; people lying on the side of the streets with no money, no food, and in some instance, insufficient clothing. People with brain injury and no funds for a doctor; people swinging along highways on stumps and their hands, no money for wheelchair or assistance. People in Ireland desperate for jobs, food, a place to stay, funds for life saving medication.A dedicated group in South Africa are desperate for funding, having difficulties assisting barefooted children and people in squatter camps. Students from many countries trying to break out of the poverty trap, looking for a subsidy or assistance to help them get an education so they can have a future. Pregnant mothers living on the street in Ireland, with no home and no funding to enable them to bring their baby to birth unless they receive material assistance. Last week a lady near her term was sitting collapsed in the Irish summer heat on the sidewalk; all she owned was a sleeveless top, a pair of slacks and shoes. No food.


Volunteers of Lumiere Charity
Volunteers of Lumiere Charity have always, and continue, to give their assistance and service free of charge. 
In order to be able to meet the increased requests for assistance, Lumiere continues to make the needs known through our blogs.
Why not undertake one work of mercy to one person or place featured in our blogs?
The need is desperate, the coping classes who always donated are now, since the Recession, themselves in need of assistance - many of the previously working are now themselves struggling to find work, and are homeless.
If you are fortunate to have funding, why not share your blessing with those who are a few euros away from starvation - literally.
A few weeks ago Lumiere found a young man, about 6 foot 1, weighing under 50 kg. Some euros for food saved him from certain starvation; a programme of assistance and back to work was set in place.

102 Countries
102 Countries are following Lumiere Charity blogs, and requests for help are flooding in from all areas. Lumiere charity continues to encourage benefactors to help people in their own home areas, if they are able. 


Charity begins at home
Charity begins at home, as my parents used to say. And, as they also used to add, it doesn't end there.


Candle flame
There is so much suffering in the world; yet each of us, like a candle flame lighting the candle of another, can cast a circle of light around the world.

We can make a difference.