Inspiring change

Sue Wilson

Development aid isn’t effective

Child Mortality

HIV

Drug and alcohol abuse

Civil unrest

Environmentaldegradation

Hunger

Sexual violenceChild abuse

Relationships

Transforming relationships to unlock potential

Why Mothers’ Uniondoes work

• Uniquely grassroots: best placed within structures that listen to and reach the whole community

• Experienced• Motivated: heart and ethos of service

and unity in Christ

Mothers’ Union has an unrivalled potential to help families and

communities to work together, restoring relationships with God, the environment and themselves,

using their own resources to address their own need, in their

own way.

“You can’t do anything for people… you can only do it with them.”

Rachel NugeeMothers’ Union Central President

1974

Footballs vs wheelbarrowsWhat’s the difference?

• This is true for individuals, for communities and for us as an organisation. We need to be able to transform each other by passing the football, not pushing the wheelbarrows

Working together• Work more closely in partnership with Mothers’ Union Provincial or Country Structures (e.g. MU Provincial Executives).

• Support, develop and strengthen Mothers’ Union Provincial or country structures, in order to enable them to achieve their objectives.

• Improve communication/information flow, especially with MU Provincial Structures.

• More effective and strategic funding according to MU Provincial/Country priorities and objectives

South Korea– August 2013

Title

Learning & sharing

Prayer & God’s word

Transformational

Strategic

Sustainable

Relationship

Church & Community Mobilisation Process

(CCMP)

Church and community mobilisation is about bringing energy and excitement

to churches and communities concerning the positive changes they

can make for themselves.

It seeks to build on the resources they have and encourages the discovery of

new skills and expertise within a community.

Transformed hearts and minds

Traditional mindset• Dependency• Fatalism• Lack of hope• Lack of Resources• Inferiority• “we are poor and there is

nothing we can do about it”• “Things will never change”

Transformed Mindset• Interdependence• Hope• Ideas• Imagination• Dignity• “I am blessed”

Changing attitudes

‘Poverty is not in our pockets but in our minds. We used to depend upon

aid, and it was like leaning on rotten wood.’

Surely this means we don’t need to fundraise?

• We still need to offer support – and that will need our investment for a while.

• But our financial support will be directed towards ending the donor recipient relationships and establishing relationships of equality and interdependence

Change for UK

• Partnership• Sharing ideas• Strengthening the whole organisation

– not simply propping up those who can best ask for funding

• Relationship building rather than needs-based reaction

Membership contribution

Through the subscription (£10) and donations members provide 64% of our total income. Realistically much of our individual donations also come from members. We want to lessen the burden on members by encouraging them to fundraise externally from friends, neighbours, church-members, work colleagues so that we can continue to do what God is calling us to do.

Change for the UK

It may be hard to adapt: not only do we need to change the way we interact as an organisation...

We need to encourage others to financially and prayerfully support Mothers’ Union against still competition from charities still fundraising for THINGS

Saltshaker and Inspired

Change too can inspire and direct our UK work.

Saltshaker days for dioceses

Inspired: sharing and celebrating the ways we meet our own community needs.

How you can help?

• Prayer support• Financial support• Communicating our vision• Talk to MSH• Share with us your thoughts

and ideas

“If you think you're too small to have an impact, try going to

bed with a mosquito” Anita Roddick