YOUR 2016/17 ANNUAL REPORT
175 YEARS OF HEALTH AND HOPE
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EMMS INTERNATIONAL HEALTH FOR TODAY, HOPE FOR TOMORROW
CONTENTS Contents 3 Welcome 4 Malawi 6
OUR VISION
A just world in which all people have access to good quality and dignified healthcare.
OUR MISSION
Following the example of Jesus Christ, we work with partners in some of the poorest communities of the world to transform lives through compassionate, effective and sustainable healthcare.
Nepal 10 2016/2017 A Year in Numbers
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India 16 UK 20 Cycle Nepal 2018 advert
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Upcoming Events
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Finances 24 Thank you
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175 Friends
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2016–2017
210,922 poor and vulnerable people helped to access life-saving and lifechanging healthcare.
EMMS INTERNATIONAL
ANNUAL REPORT 2016/2017
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EMMS INTERNATIONAL HEALTH FOR TODAY, HOPE FOR TOMORROW
CONTENTS Contents 3 Welcome 4 Malawi 6
OUR VISION
A just world in which all people have access to good quality and dignified healthcare.
OUR MISSION
Following the example of Jesus Christ, we work with partners in some of the poorest communities of the world to transform lives through compassionate, effective and sustainable healthcare.
Nepal 10 2016/2017 A Year in Numbers
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India 16 UK 20 Cycle Nepal 2018 advert
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Upcoming Events
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Finances 24 Thank you
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175 Friends
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2016–2017
210,922 poor and vulnerable people helped to access life-saving and lifechanging healthcare.
EMMS INTERNATIONAL
ANNUAL REPORT 2016/2017
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WELCOME It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to this very special annual report, commemorating 175 years since the birth of the Edinburgh Medical Missionary Society.
Our anniversary year has been both a time of celebration and thanksgiving for 175 years of blessings, and a time to look forward, rededicating our future to our ever-loving God.
We are reminded that so much has been achieved, and yet there is still much more to do. Poor health and poverty remain with us, and it continues to be our mission to serve the world’s poorest people with good quality, dignified healthcare.
“I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." Philippians 3:14
It has been a difficult year for our partners in Malawi, where a food crisis took hold of significant parts the country. Everything stops when hunger bites, even medical staff worry about feeding their families. We were grateful to be able to increase our support to our partners and provide not only food, but also grain, grain storage facilities and fertiliser.
Our partners in Nepal have faced battles of a different kind this year, with visa and border challenges making their work harder. We were delighted to be able to train Nurse Manju, the first Nepali palliative care nurse specialist in the country. We continue to work towards and pray for a time when developing countries become selfreliant, with skills and knowledge in local hands.
800 million people globally live below the poverty line, 1 in 3 of these people live in India. Our partners in EHA continue to need our support practically, spiritually and financially as the wealth gap stretches ever wider and 30% of the population of the country live in a state of poverty we struggle to comprehend.
At EMMS International we talk of Health for Today and Hope for Tomorrow. This means immediate intervention at the point of need: when someone is in pain, when pregnant, when they are suffering from HIV. However, EMMS International is there for the long term, we don’t hand out the medication and walk away. We train health workers in each country to be able to treat many patients, to improve their skills, to be able to diagnose and care.
We provide education programmes to help people in remote areas look after themselves and their loved ones during pregnancy, illness and terminal illness. We work towards preventing the spread of diseases such as malaria and HIV, even stopping parents passing it on to their children. We work with people with terminal illness right until the very end. Everybody needs health and hope, regardless of the country we live in or the money we have. The hope I have is not only that people can receive dignified healthcare, but also that our healthcare is blessed by and delivered in the name of our loving Father. My eternal hope lies in Him.
James M Wells - Chief Executive EMMS INTERNATIONAL
ANNUAL REPORT 2016/2017
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WELCOME It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to this very special annual report, commemorating 175 years since the birth of the Edinburgh Medical Missionary Society.
Our anniversary year has been both a time of celebration and thanksgiving for 175 years of blessings, and a time to look forward, rededicating our future to our ever-loving God.
We are reminded that so much has been achieved, and yet there is still much more to do. Poor health and poverty remain with us, and it continues to be our mission to serve the world’s poorest people with good quality, dignified healthcare.
“I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." Philippians 3:14
It has been a difficult year for our partners in Malawi, where a food crisis took hold of significant parts the country. Everything stops when hunger bites, even medical staff worry about feeding their families. We were grateful to be able to increase our support to our partners and provide not only food, but also grain, grain storage facilities and fertiliser.
Our partners in Nepal have faced battles of a different kind this year, with visa and border challenges making their work harder. We were delighted to be able to train Nurse Manju, the first Nepali palliative care nurse specialist in the country. We continue to work towards and pray for a time when developing countries become selfreliant, with skills and knowledge in local hands.
800 million people globally live below the poverty line, 1 in 3 of these people live in India. Our partners in EHA continue to need our support practically, spiritually and financially as the wealth gap stretches ever wider and 30% of the population of the country live in a state of poverty we struggle to comprehend.
At EMMS International we talk of Health for Today and Hope for Tomorrow. This means immediate intervention at the point of need: when someone is in pain, when pregnant, when they are suffering from HIV. However, EMMS International is there for the long term, we don’t hand out the medication and walk away. We train health workers in each country to be able to treat many patients, to improve their skills, to be able to diagnose and care.
We provide education programmes to help people in remote areas look after themselves and their loved ones during pregnancy, illness and terminal illness. We work towards preventing the spread of diseases such as malaria and HIV, even stopping parents passing it on to their children. We work with people with terminal illness right until the very end. Everybody needs health and hope, regardless of the country we live in or the money we have. The hope I have is not only that people can receive dignified healthcare, but also that our healthcare is blessed by and delivered in the name of our loving Father. My eternal hope lies in Him.
James M Wells - Chief Executive EMMS INTERNATIONAL
ANNUAL REPORT 2016/2017
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MALAWI MALAWI FROM THE ARCHIVE Dr Robert Laws gave his missionary service throughout Malawi, hampered by mosquitoes, tropical diseases and uninhabitable land. Eventually, he established a new settlement, Livingstonia, at the top of Lake Malawi, which soon became a thriving town.
MALAWI TODAY Livingstonia has a rich history of Christian mission, not least in Dr Robert Laws, who founded the settlement and oversaw the establishment of David Gordon Memorial Hospital. Today, that legacy continues to be a beacon of health and hope for remote communities in northern Malawi. In March 2017, the Nyanja project was launched in conjunction with David Gordon Memorial Hospital, to improve access to healthcare for 210,000 people in rural, northern Malawi. ‘Nyanja’ means ‘lake’, and the project focuses on the isolated communities surrounding Lake Malawi.
Your support, along with the partnership of Chauncy Maples Malawi Trust, is bringing a lakeside lifeline to these communities by providing an ambulance speed boat, renovating clinics and training more healthcare workers. Thank you. EMMS INTERNATIONAL
The Livingstonia Mission was run by the Free Church of Scotland and Dr Laws served faithfully for over 50 years. His pioneering work transformed medical care in the region. In 1876 he conducted the first operation in Central Africa using chloroform. During his time in Livingstonia, Laws saw the area begin to thrive, particularly after the founding of David Gordon Memorial Hospital. The very same hospital continues to be a beacon of health and hope for remote communities in northern Malawi and a partner of EMMS International today.
After retiring from 50 years serving in Malawi, Dr Robert Laws served as a director of the Edinburgh Medical Missionary Society.
MPHATSO’S STORY Mphatso was 22 when she found out she was pregnant. Living in very rural Malawi, where it can take up to 8 hours to reach a hospital, including 6 hours by boat and a further 2 hours by vehicle. Mphatso therefore decided to have her baby at home with her family. When she went into labour however, things began to go wrong. By the time she arrived at her rural health clinic she was in clear distress. Staff quickly realised that she was carrying twins and her uterus had ruptured. She was in dire need of a hospital and surgical facilities.
The matron called for the ambulance boat to come and collect Mphatso and did what she could whilst waiting for the slow and perilous journey to begin. She knew that all their lives were in danger and was certain that at least one child would die.
By the grace of God, both babies and Mphatso survived. This story highlights how so many mothers and babies do not survive childbirth. Project Nyanja and its vital equipment, such as the speedboat ambulance, will make a huge impact on the survival rates of mums and babies living by Lake Malawi.
Through EMMS International, your support brings basic healthcare within reach of mums and babies in rural Malawi - making sure childbirth is no longer a race for life.
They waited 3 hours for the boat to arrive, then travelled over the rough water for 3 more hours, followed by a 2 hour car journey up a steep, dusty, bumpy hill. During this time the babies’ head was crowning. When they finally made it to hospital Mphatso was rushed into theatre.
National Library of Scotland; DGMH Mphatso and her babies
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MALAWI MALAWI FROM THE ARCHIVE Dr Robert Laws gave his missionary service throughout Malawi, hampered by mosquitoes, tropical diseases and uninhabitable land. Eventually, he established a new settlement, Livingstonia, at the top of Lake Malawi, which soon became a thriving town.
MALAWI TODAY Livingstonia has a rich history of Christian mission, not least in Dr Robert Laws, who founded the settlement and oversaw the establishment of David Gordon Memorial Hospital. Today, that legacy continues to be a beacon of health and hope for remote communities in northern Malawi. In March 2017, the Nyanja project was launched in conjunction with David Gordon Memorial Hospital, to improve access to healthcare for 210,000 people in rural, northern Malawi. ‘Nyanja’ means ‘lake’, and the project focuses on the isolated communities surrounding Lake Malawi.
Your support, along with the partnership of Chauncy Maples Malawi Trust, is bringing a lakeside lifeline to these communities by providing an ambulance speed boat, renovating clinics and training more healthcare workers. Thank you. EMMS INTERNATIONAL
The Livingstonia Mission was run by the Free Church of Scotland and Dr Laws served faithfully for over 50 years. His pioneering work transformed medical care in the region. In 1876 he conducted the first operation in Central Africa using chloroform. During his time in Livingstonia, Laws saw the area begin to thrive, particularly after the founding of David Gordon Memorial Hospital. The very same hospital continues to be a beacon of health and hope for remote communities in northern Malawi and a partner of EMMS International today.
After retiring from 50 years serving in Malawi, Dr Robert Laws served as a director of the Edinburgh Medical Missionary Society.
MPHATSO’S STORY Mphatso was 22 when she found out she was pregnant. Living in very rural Malawi, where it can take up to 8 hours to reach a hospital, including 6 hours by boat and a further 2 hours by vehicle. Mphatso therefore decided to have her baby at home with her family. When she went into labour however, things began to go wrong. By the time she arrived at her rural health clinic she was in clear distress. Staff quickly realised that she was carrying twins and her uterus had ruptured. She was in dire need of a hospital and surgical facilities.
The matron called for the ambulance boat to come and collect Mphatso and did what she could whilst waiting for the slow and perilous journey to begin. She knew that all their lives were in danger and was certain that at least one child would die.
By the grace of God, both babies and Mphatso survived. This story highlights how so many mothers and babies do not survive childbirth. Project Nyanja and its vital equipment, such as the speedboat ambulance, will make a huge impact on the survival rates of mums and babies living by Lake Malawi.
Through EMMS International, your support brings basic healthcare within reach of mums and babies in rural Malawi - making sure childbirth is no longer a race for life.
They waited 3 hours for the boat to arrive, then travelled over the rough water for 3 more hours, followed by a 2 hour car journey up a steep, dusty, bumpy hill. During this time the babies’ head was crowning. When they finally made it to hospital Mphatso was rushed into theatre.
National Library of Scotland; DGMH Mphatso and her babies
ANNUAL REPORT 2016/2017
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8 “The visit to Mulanje Mission Hospital was a unique opportunity to compare hospitals to those in the UK and the one I work at. It was very humbling to meet people working in such adversity. It’s terribly impressive.” Dr Richard Thwaites, Participant in Tri Malawi Challenge
“We are very pleased to be able to support this vital programme, which will help provide more trained midwives in Malawi and, hopefully, ensure more live births as a consequence.” Rev Jack Holt, Polwarth Parish Church, EMMS International Church Partner
THIS YEAR IN MALAWI
"I was able to see at first-hand how EMMS International are transforming lives. The impact is breathtaking. EMMS International have a fantastic relationship with both locals and medical staff which has enabled vital health care programmes to be accessible and relevant to rural communities. They've also used their experience and knowledge to ensure that these programmes will benefit future generations too. Despite the many challenges, it's exciting to see progress being made and to know that many lives are being changed for the better. " Liz Hamilton, on her visit to EMMS International projects in 2016
EMMS INTERNATIONAL
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37,140
1,208
6,010
NURSES AND CLINICAL OFFICERS IN TRAINING (FIRST GRADUATES EXPECTED IN 2017)
PEOPLE HELPED USING DONATED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
112,000
PEOPLE IN VILLAGES WITH A STRONGER VOICE FOR HEALTH ADVOCACY
POOR AND VULNERABLE PEOPLE BENEFITTED FROM PALLIATIVE CARE
HELPED DURING THE FOOD CRISIS
2,940
PEOPLE GIVEN ACCESS TO SILOS TO PROTECT FOOD SUPPLIES
ANNUAL REPORT 2016/2017
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“We are very pleased to be able to support this vital programme, which will help provide more trained midwives in Malawi and, hopefully, ensure more live births as a consequence.” Rev Jack Holt, Polwarth Parish Church, EMMS International Church Partner
THIS YEAR IN MALAWI
"I was able to see at first-hand how EMMS International are transforming lives. The impact is breathtaking. EMMS International have a fantastic relationship with both locals and medical staff which has enabled vital health care programmes to be accessible and relevant to rural communities. They've also used their experience and knowledge to ensure that these programmes will benefit future generations too. Despite the many challenges, it's exciting to see progress being made and to know that many lives are being changed for the better. " Liz Hamilton, on her visit to EMMS International projects in 2016
EMMS INTERNATIONAL
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37,140
1,208
6,010
NURSES AND CLINICAL OFFICERS IN TRAINING (FIRST GRADUATES EXPECTED IN 2017)
PEOPLE HELPED USING DONATED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
112,000
PEOPLE IN VILLAGES WITH A STRONGER VOICE FOR HEALTH ADVOCACY
POOR AND VULNERABLE PEOPLE BENEFITTED FROM PALLIATIVE CARE
HELPED DURING THE FOOD CRISIS
2,940
PEOPLE GIVEN ACCESS TO SILOS TO PROTECT FOOD SUPPLIES
ANNUAL REPORT 2016/2017
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NEPAL NEPAL TODAY EMMS International works with International Nepal Fellowship, who established themselves soon after the opening of the Nepali border in 1951. Today, Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the world. 83% of people in Nepal live in remote and rural villages. In the most remote areas, life can be a hand-to-mouth existence, with traditional farming methods unable to supply sufficient food for the whole year. Most people are beyond the reach of hospitals. Treacherous terrain and severe weather make the journey unbearable, poverty makes it unaffordable.
Nurse Manju and her patients
EMMS INTERNATIONAL
Being sick and poor means being trapped in poverty and pain. Thankfully, your generosity and the support of the McClay Foundation is starting to change that. Nurse Manju is training to become Nepal's first palliative care nurse specialist. She and her colleagues are reaching out to remote communities, many still stricken by the effects of the earthquakes, to offer health and hope.
EMMS International focuses on training local healthcare workers to care for their own people who are sick and poor. Priority is given to those suffering and in pain, at the end of life and suffering terminal illness.
NEPAL FROM THE ARCHIVE For those who know their history, you will not be surprised to hear that the EMMS International archives draw a blank when it comes to Nepal.
“Before I speak with each patient I pray, ‘Lord, What can I say?’ ”
As Sir Charles A. Elliott lamented in 1897 in On the threshold of Three Closed Lands ‘the time no doubt will come when the door will be thrown open, but, for the present, Government is compelled to refuse sanction to any attempt to cross the border’. Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet were closed, ‘into which no European (whether missionary or of other occupation) is allowed to enter.’
“We were deeply impressed by EMMS International’s passion and approach to disenfranchised and ignored communities in Nepal, and we are delighted to be a part of improving individuals' lives.”
Between 1852 and 1969, 440 students were trained by Edinburgh Medical Missionary society, travelling to 51 countries. However, Nepal remained out of reach.
Nurse Ruth, palliative care counsellor, on her approach to supporting patients with life-limiting illnesses.
Colin Hayburn, Executive Director, The McClay Foundation
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NEPAL NEPAL TODAY EMMS International works with International Nepal Fellowship, who established themselves soon after the opening of the Nepali border in 1951. Today, Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the world. 83% of people in Nepal live in remote and rural villages. In the most remote areas, life can be a hand-to-mouth existence, with traditional farming methods unable to supply sufficient food for the whole year. Most people are beyond the reach of hospitals. Treacherous terrain and severe weather make the journey unbearable, poverty makes it unaffordable.
Nurse Manju and her patients
EMMS INTERNATIONAL
Being sick and poor means being trapped in poverty and pain. Thankfully, your generosity and the support of the McClay Foundation is starting to change that. Nurse Manju is training to become Nepal's first palliative care nurse specialist. She and her colleagues are reaching out to remote communities, many still stricken by the effects of the earthquakes, to offer health and hope.
EMMS International focuses on training local healthcare workers to care for their own people who are sick and poor. Priority is given to those suffering and in pain, at the end of life and suffering terminal illness.
NEPAL FROM THE ARCHIVE For those who know their history, you will not be surprised to hear that the EMMS International archives draw a blank when it comes to Nepal.
“Before I speak with each patient I pray, ‘Lord, What can I say?’ ”
As Sir Charles A. Elliott lamented in 1897 in On the threshold of Three Closed Lands ‘the time no doubt will come when the door will be thrown open, but, for the present, Government is compelled to refuse sanction to any attempt to cross the border’. Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet were closed, ‘into which no European (whether missionary or of other occupation) is allowed to enter.’
“We were deeply impressed by EMMS International’s passion and approach to disenfranchised and ignored communities in Nepal, and we are delighted to be a part of improving individuals' lives.”
Between 1852 and 1969, 440 students were trained by Edinburgh Medical Missionary society, travelling to 51 countries. However, Nepal remained out of reach.
Nurse Ruth, palliative care counsellor, on her approach to supporting patients with life-limiting illnesses.
Colin Hayburn, Executive Director, The McClay Foundation
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NEPAL IN NUMBERS
3,763
PEOPLE BENEFITED FROM MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH WORK
411
MUMS HELPED TO GIVE BIRTH SAFELY
1,616
SHIRKUMARI’S STORY
BABIES AND UNDER-5S ATTENDING CLINICS IN THEIR VILLAGES
Shirkumari was out in the fields when the devastating earthquake shook Nepal in 2015. Despite having a chronic heart condition, fearing the worst for her family, she ran home. Shirkumari lived very near to the earthquake’s epicentre. As she approached the house that she and her husband had built together as newly-weds, she fell to the ground as her legs grew weak and her heart grew weary. She was overcome with despair as she saw the home, where her first child was born, was ruined. Thankfully, her family were safe and well. However, her home was destroyed and they cannot afford to rebuild from the income from their roadside stall.
EMMS INTERNATIONAL
They still stay in temporary accommodation and Shirkumari relies upon the care of SAHODAR Hospital in Lamjung to treat her chronic heart condition. Your support is allowing the hospital to provide palliative care in remote parts of Nepal, where people are still living with the aftermath of the earthquakes. Your generous support is helping those who are trapped in poverty and pain to have health and hope.
"The country has been through so much in recent years. And as it slowly rebuilds, EMMS International hopes that increased awareness of basic health rights will mean more people can live with comfort and dignity." Susan Ripoll, STV News
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PEOPLE HELPED BY PIONEERING PALLIATIVE CARE PROJECT
NURSE MANJU TRAINING TO BE THE FIRST NEPALI PALLIATIVE CARE NURSE SPECIALIST
ANNUAL REPORT 2016/2017
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NEPAL IN NUMBERS
3,763
PEOPLE BENEFITED FROM MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH WORK
411
MUMS HELPED TO GIVE BIRTH SAFELY
1,616
SHIRKUMARI’S STORY
BABIES AND UNDER-5S ATTENDING CLINICS IN THEIR VILLAGES
Shirkumari was out in the fields when the devastating earthquake shook Nepal in 2015. Despite having a chronic heart condition, fearing the worst for her family, she ran home. Shirkumari lived very near to the earthquake’s epicentre. As she approached the house that she and her husband had built together as newly-weds, she fell to the ground as her legs grew weak and her heart grew weary. She was overcome with despair as she saw the home, where her first child was born, was ruined. Thankfully, her family were safe and well. However, her home was destroyed and they cannot afford to rebuild from the income from their roadside stall.
EMMS INTERNATIONAL
They still stay in temporary accommodation and Shirkumari relies upon the care of SAHODAR Hospital in Lamjung to treat her chronic heart condition. Your support is allowing the hospital to provide palliative care in remote parts of Nepal, where people are still living with the aftermath of the earthquakes. Your generous support is helping those who are trapped in poverty and pain to have health and hope.
"The country has been through so much in recent years. And as it slowly rebuilds, EMMS International hopes that increased awareness of basic health rights will mean more people can live with comfort and dignity." Susan Ripoll, STV News
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PEOPLE HELPED BY PIONEERING PALLIATIVE CARE PROJECT
NURSE MANJU TRAINING TO BE THE FIRST NEPALI PALLIATIVE CARE NURSE SPECIALIST
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2016/2017
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A YEAR IN NUMBERS
210,922 poor and vulnerable people helped
35,611
patients, families, community members and staff benefitted from EMMS Maternal and Child Health projects
67 Churches involved
26
Trusts & Institutions gave their support
9,112
pregnant women cared for EMMS INTERNATIONAL
28
healthy babies delivered safely every day, that’s more than one an hour for every day of the year
healthcare, psychosocial & legal staff trained
51,214
patients, families, community members and staff benefitted from EMMS palliative care projects
1,208
people's samples examined through one donated microscope
856
people gave regularly through standing orders or direct debits
6,010
people experiencing food crisis helped with food, grain, fertiliser and seeds
125,360
patients, families, community members and staff benefitted from EMMS Fighting Diseases projects
32
people enabled to take respite holidays
people came to 175 Anniversary events
25,348
16
17
311
85p
577
people cycled, canoed and trekked around Malawi
village health committees trained to support the health needs of 112,000 villagers in Malawi
people attended 175 Anniversary exhibitions
medical students funded to serve electives in mission hospitals
2,010 people gave a gift
of every ÂŁ1 donated was spent directly on charitable activities ANNUAL REPORT 2016/2017
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2016/2017
1,263
A YEAR IN NUMBERS
210,922 poor and vulnerable people helped
35,611
patients, families, community members and staff benefitted from EMMS Maternal and Child Health projects
67 Churches involved
26
Trusts & Institutions gave their support
9,112
pregnant women cared for EMMS INTERNATIONAL
28
healthy babies delivered safely every day, that’s more than one an hour for every day of the year
healthcare, psychosocial & legal staff trained
51,214
patients, families, community members and staff benefitted from EMMS palliative care projects
1,208
people's samples examined through one donated microscope
856
people gave regularly through standing orders or direct debits
6,010
people experiencing food crisis helped with food, grain, fertiliser and seeds
125,360
patients, families, community members and staff benefitted from EMMS Fighting Diseases projects
32
people enabled to take respite holidays
people came to 175 Anniversary events
25,348
16
17
311
85p
577
people cycled, canoed and trekked around Malawi
village health committees trained to support the health needs of 112,000 villagers in Malawi
people attended 175 Anniversary exhibitions
medical students funded to serve electives in mission hospitals
2,010 people gave a gift
of every ÂŁ1 donated was spent directly on charitable activities ANNUAL REPORT 2016/2017
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INDIA INDIA TODAY The EMMS International project with Christian Hospital Chhatarpur in Madhya Pradesh, designed to reduce the shockingly high rates of mothers and babies dying, started in 2014. Two critical factors were: furnishing the hospital with life-saving medical equipment, and training and upskilling staff at the hospital.
Thanks to kind donations from people like you, the project has trained 35 nurses in refresher courses that updated participants’ knowledge about mother and baby health, and enabled the nurses to put new procedures into practice on mannequins. Skilled nurses make such an impact at the hospital and in the surrounding communities they serve. Not only do they deliver healthcare, they also challenge negative cultural practices that prevent girls from staying at school. Our nurses are living proof that girls can gain an education and a career. Once again, this life-saving project has demonstrated the enormous value of training local healthcare workers.
Through this project at Chhatarpur and the Karuna project at Duncan Hospital, 8,299 mothers have been helped to give birth safely this year alone. EMMS INTERNATIONAL
Sanjit Das
INDIA FROM THE ARCHIVE A key purpose and focus of the Agra Medical Missionary Training Institution was to train local doctors as medical missionaries. Established by Dr Colin Valentine, an EMMS student, it was opened in 1881. Through Valentine’s connections with a variety of missionary groups in India and his fund raising in Britain, the Institute grew rapidly, offering scholarships to suitable candidates, funding their medical training and accommodation for four years.
In July 1885, Agra merged with EMMS under Valentine’s leadership. By 1901 Dr Valentine was forced to retire due to ill health. His successor, Dr William Huntly, took over in 1902 and there he continued the good work of Dr Valentine until his death from pneumonia in 1913.
After his death, the EMMS Directors decided instead to provide scholarships for Indian students to go into medical training at Miraj and Ludhiana Christian medical colleges. These scholarships enabled students from extremely poor backgrounds to complete their training. This continued throughout most of the 20th Century. To this day, EMMS International continues to invest in developing the skills of local healthcare workers.
India Archive. Dr Colin Valentine
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INDIA INDIA TODAY The EMMS International project with Christian Hospital Chhatarpur in Madhya Pradesh, designed to reduce the shockingly high rates of mothers and babies dying, started in 2014. Two critical factors were: furnishing the hospital with life-saving medical equipment, and training and upskilling staff at the hospital.
Thanks to kind donations from people like you, the project has trained 35 nurses in refresher courses that updated participants’ knowledge about mother and baby health, and enabled the nurses to put new procedures into practice on mannequins. Skilled nurses make such an impact at the hospital and in the surrounding communities they serve. Not only do they deliver healthcare, they also challenge negative cultural practices that prevent girls from staying at school. Our nurses are living proof that girls can gain an education and a career. Once again, this life-saving project has demonstrated the enormous value of training local healthcare workers.
Through this project at Chhatarpur and the Karuna project at Duncan Hospital, 8,299 mothers have been helped to give birth safely this year alone. EMMS INTERNATIONAL
Sanjit Das
INDIA FROM THE ARCHIVE A key purpose and focus of the Agra Medical Missionary Training Institution was to train local doctors as medical missionaries. Established by Dr Colin Valentine, an EMMS student, it was opened in 1881. Through Valentine’s connections with a variety of missionary groups in India and his fund raising in Britain, the Institute grew rapidly, offering scholarships to suitable candidates, funding their medical training and accommodation for four years.
In July 1885, Agra merged with EMMS under Valentine’s leadership. By 1901 Dr Valentine was forced to retire due to ill health. His successor, Dr William Huntly, took over in 1902 and there he continued the good work of Dr Valentine until his death from pneumonia in 1913.
After his death, the EMMS Directors decided instead to provide scholarships for Indian students to go into medical training at Miraj and Ludhiana Christian medical colleges. These scholarships enabled students from extremely poor backgrounds to complete their training. This continued throughout most of the 20th Century. To this day, EMMS International continues to invest in developing the skills of local healthcare workers.
India Archive. Dr Colin Valentine
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BABITA’S STORY Despite being untrained, Babita Sinha worked as a government Auxiliary Nurse Midwife in Bishunpurwa, East Champaran. She wanted to be able to give her patients the care they deserved, but she just didn’t have the skills. Babita didn’t know how to provide ante natal care, test blood pressure, do abdominal exams, counsel couples in family planning or support adolescent mothers. In a part of the world where childbirth is a matter of life and death, she was unequipped to give the support she desperately wanted to.
Babita met the EMMS International funded Karuna team from Duncan Hospital, told them about the difficulties she had and asked for their help to develop her skills.
Today, Babita Sinha is an empowered Auxiliary Nurse Midwife, who takes care of pregnant mothers and other patients visiting the rural clinics. Her new skills will have saved and cared for many mothers and babies. She is very grateful to the Karuna project, especially the Nurses who invested in her to teach her the valuable and practical skills which are needed.
Babita was not alone in this request and the Karuna staff set up ‘Project ANM’ to help Babita, and other nurses like her, develop the skills they need to care for mothers and babies in their communities. Babita was linked to a project nurse who could support her in her training.
“We are so thankful now to see Duncan Hospital flourishing in national hands and to hear of plans of expansion in reaching out to the community.” Matt & Joanna Peacock, missionary doctors at Duncan Hospital in the 1960’s and early 1970’s
“We had the opportunity to visit several villages where the Duncan team have been engaging and building trust with the people. Over 46,000 people have benefited from the project so far, most notably young mums who are now receiving good quality antenatal care previously not available to them… this represents a huge cultural shift and one that will hopefully change the lives and health of future generations.” Gordon and Jackie Mackay, on their visit to Karuna Project, Duncan Hospital
THIS YEAR IN INDIA
13,670
PEOPLE BENEFITTED FROM IMPROVED PALLIATIVE CARE
8,299
MOTHERS HELPED TO GIVE BIRTH SAFELY
30,729
BENEFITTED FROM MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTHCARE WORK
2,748
MORE PATIENTS CARED FOR AT MADHIPURA HOSPITAL
INDIA IN NUMBERS
Community Health Team at Christian Hospital Chhatarpur
EMMS INTERNATIONAL
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BABITA’S STORY Despite being untrained, Babita Sinha worked as a government Auxiliary Nurse Midwife in Bishunpurwa, East Champaran. She wanted to be able to give her patients the care they deserved, but she just didn’t have the skills. Babita didn’t know how to provide ante natal care, test blood pressure, do abdominal exams, counsel couples in family planning or support adolescent mothers. In a part of the world where childbirth is a matter of life and death, she was unequipped to give the support she desperately wanted to.
Babita met the EMMS International funded Karuna team from Duncan Hospital, told them about the difficulties she had and asked for their help to develop her skills.
Today, Babita Sinha is an empowered Auxiliary Nurse Midwife, who takes care of pregnant mothers and other patients visiting the rural clinics. Her new skills will have saved and cared for many mothers and babies. She is very grateful to the Karuna project, especially the Nurses who invested in her to teach her the valuable and practical skills which are needed.
Babita was not alone in this request and the Karuna staff set up ‘Project ANM’ to help Babita, and other nurses like her, develop the skills they need to care for mothers and babies in their communities. Babita was linked to a project nurse who could support her in her training.
“We are so thankful now to see Duncan Hospital flourishing in national hands and to hear of plans of expansion in reaching out to the community.” Matt & Joanna Peacock, missionary doctors at Duncan Hospital in the 1960’s and early 1970’s
“We had the opportunity to visit several villages where the Duncan team have been engaging and building trust with the people. Over 46,000 people have benefited from the project so far, most notably young mums who are now receiving good quality antenatal care previously not available to them… this represents a huge cultural shift and one that will hopefully change the lives and health of future generations.” Gordon and Jackie Mackay, on their visit to Karuna Project, Duncan Hospital
THIS YEAR IN INDIA
13,670
PEOPLE BENEFITTED FROM IMPROVED PALLIATIVE CARE
8,299
MOTHERS HELPED TO GIVE BIRTH SAFELY
30,729
BENEFITTED FROM MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTHCARE WORK
2,748
MORE PATIENTS CARED FOR AT MADHIPURA HOSPITAL
INDIA IN NUMBERS
Community Health Team at Christian Hospital Chhatarpur
EMMS INTERNATIONAL
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Hawthornbrae Villa
UK
JOANNE’S STORY
UK TODAY Through Hawthorn Brae, EMMS International provides respite holidays to people in Edinburgh with life-limiting illnesses: people who otherwise couldn’t afford a break. This is the longest running of all EMMS International’s programmes and is a reminder of how sickness and poverty affect people around the world, including at home in the UK.
UK FROM THE ARCHIVE The Hawthorn Brae villa in Duddingston was presented to EMMS in 1892 following the death of Margaret Sanson. The legacy stipulated that the house be used as a place of rest for those impoverished and of “good character”, who lived in Edinburgh. On May 26th 1894, the home was officially opened and gave patients a space where they could recover from illness as well as receive spiritual care. Applicants were examined at the EMMS’ dispensary in the Cowgate, where EMMS trained their missionary doctors and, if approved, would be sent to Hawthorn Brae for up to two weeks. By October 1895 it had served the needs of 186 women and children. This had more than doubled to four or five hundred women and children by the early twentieth century. Following acquisition by Allied troops during both world wars, the house was sold. The proceeds of the sale formed the Hawthorn Brae Trust which continues today, allowing EMMS International to provide respite holidays.
EMMS INTERNATIONAL
Joanne lives with HIV. Thanks to a grant awarded by the Hawthorn Brae scheme, she was able to spend a week in a log cabin in Aberdeenshire with her two young children – Hayley, aged 12, and Alex, aged 10. She wrote back to us after her holiday, explaining how much she had enjoyed the mountain walks, paddling in the river, and the fresh air. It was the first time in years that she and her children had been able to go on a break together. For Joanne, it was “a great stress reliever”.
"EMMS has a noble heritage, with many decades of loving service locally before the days of the NHS and, through its training system, an equally valuable impact on medical care and gospel growth in many countries. This is whole-person mission at its best." Rose Dowsett, Vice Chair of the World Evangelical Alliance Mission Commission. Member of the leadership team of OMF UK.
Poverty and ill-health are linked whatever country you live in. Having a chronic illness affects your ability to work and care for your family, often pushing people further into debt. A luxury, such as a break with loved ones, becomes out of reach without financial help.
THIS YEAR IN THE UK
32
PEOPLE ENABLED TO TAKE RESPITE HOLIDAYS
17
MEDICAL STUDENTS FUNDED TO SERVE ELECTIVES IN MISSION HOSPITALS
ANNUAL REPORT 2016/2017
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21
Hawthornbrae Villa
UK
JOANNE’S STORY
UK TODAY Through Hawthorn Brae, EMMS International provides respite holidays to people in Edinburgh with life-limiting illnesses: people who otherwise couldn’t afford a break. This is the longest running of all EMMS International’s programmes and is a reminder of how sickness and poverty affect people around the world, including at home in the UK.
UK FROM THE ARCHIVE The Hawthorn Brae villa in Duddingston was presented to EMMS in 1892 following the death of Margaret Sanson. The legacy stipulated that the house be used as a place of rest for those impoverished and of “good character”, who lived in Edinburgh. On May 26th 1894, the home was officially opened and gave patients a space where they could recover from illness as well as receive spiritual care. Applicants were examined at the EMMS’ dispensary in the Cowgate, where EMMS trained their missionary doctors and, if approved, would be sent to Hawthorn Brae for up to two weeks. By October 1895 it had served the needs of 186 women and children. This had more than doubled to four or five hundred women and children by the early twentieth century. Following acquisition by Allied troops during both world wars, the house was sold. The proceeds of the sale formed the Hawthorn Brae Trust which continues today, allowing EMMS International to provide respite holidays.
EMMS INTERNATIONAL
Joanne lives with HIV. Thanks to a grant awarded by the Hawthorn Brae scheme, she was able to spend a week in a log cabin in Aberdeenshire with her two young children – Hayley, aged 12, and Alex, aged 10. She wrote back to us after her holiday, explaining how much she had enjoyed the mountain walks, paddling in the river, and the fresh air. It was the first time in years that she and her children had been able to go on a break together. For Joanne, it was “a great stress reliever”.
"EMMS has a noble heritage, with many decades of loving service locally before the days of the NHS and, through its training system, an equally valuable impact on medical care and gospel growth in many countries. This is whole-person mission at its best." Rose Dowsett, Vice Chair of the World Evangelical Alliance Mission Commission. Member of the leadership team of OMF UK.
Poverty and ill-health are linked whatever country you live in. Having a chronic illness affects your ability to work and care for your family, often pushing people further into debt. A luxury, such as a break with loved ones, becomes out of reach without financial help.
THIS YEAR IN THE UK
32
PEOPLE ENABLED TO TAKE RESPITE HOLIDAYS
17
MEDICAL STUDENTS FUNDED TO SERVE ELECTIVES IN MISSION HOSPITALS
ANNUAL REPORT 2016/2017
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UPCOMING EVENTS Autumn Ceilidh Aberdeenshire Saturday 23rd September at 7.00 pm. Haddo House Hall, Aberdeenshire. A glamorous black tie dinner and ceilidh with guest of honour, Fiona Kennedy, OBE.
Ultimate Forth Rail Bridge Abseil Friday 15th October Fundraiser Fashion Show, Summerhall, Edinburgh Wednesday 25th October at 7.00 pm.
Register before 30 January 2018 and save £50 on your registration fee. events@emms.org T: 0131 313 3828 www.emms.org/cyclenepal
EMMS INTERNATIONAL
A fun-filled night out with fabulous boutique catwalk collections. Guest speaker - Linda Fabiani MSP.
Health and Hope Dinner. The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Glasgow Saturday 4th November.
A panel of experts discuss the impact and cost of healthcare provision in resource-poor settings. Burns Dinner, The Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh Friday 19th January 2018. Cycle Nepal 16-25th November 2018 Cycle Zambia Summer 2019
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UPCOMING EVENTS Autumn Ceilidh Aberdeenshire Saturday 23rd September at 7.00 pm. Haddo House Hall, Aberdeenshire. A glamorous black tie dinner and ceilidh with guest of honour, Fiona Kennedy, OBE.
Ultimate Forth Rail Bridge Abseil Friday 15th October Fundraiser Fashion Show, Summerhall, Edinburgh Wednesday 25th October at 7.00 pm.
Register before 30 January 2018 and save £50 on your registration fee. events@emms.org T: 0131 313 3828 www.emms.org/cyclenepal
EMMS INTERNATIONAL
A fun-filled night out with fabulous boutique catwalk collections. Guest speaker - Linda Fabiani MSP.
Health and Hope Dinner. The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Glasgow Saturday 4th November.
A panel of experts discuss the impact and cost of healthcare provision in resource-poor settings. Burns Dinner, The Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh Friday 19th January 2018. Cycle Nepal 16-25th November 2018 Cycle Zambia Summer 2019
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FINANCES
BREAKDOWN OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
These financial highlights are for 2016-2017, during which our financial year changed from January – December, to April – March. Therefore, the figures show 15 months’ worth of activity. The figures are based on the Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements 2016- 2017, which are available online at www.emms.org/finance.
TOTAL INCOME
2016 - 2017 15 months
2015 12 months
TOTAL VOLUNTARY INCOME
£1,696,716
£1,128,412
Individual giving
£589,931
£580,906
Trusts & Foundations
£440,499
£82,049
Church & Community
£84,123
£85,442
£4,065
£3,238
Events
£118,199
£135,688
Institutional Funding
£427,909
£122,238
Legacies
£31,990
£118,851
INVESTMENTS
£35,083
£48,438
OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES
£17,324
£6,375
£1,749,123
£1,183,225
Gifts in Kind
TOTAL INCOME
INDIA Chhatarpur Maternal & Child Health Duncan Maternal & Child Health India Palliative Care
Other India Projects MALAWI Malawi Palliative Care Supported by DFID
Project Isabel Supported by European Commission Project Nyanja, Lakeside Health Care
Malawi Food Crisis Supported by Scottish Government Mziche HIV Project
Mulanje Primary Health Care
Nkhoma Maternal & Child Health Other Malawi Projects NEPAL Nepal Palliative Care
Nepal Maternal & Child Health COMMUNICATION & ADVOCACY MEDICAL STUDENT ELECTIVE BURSARIES
FUNDS AT 31st MARCH 2017 TOTAL UNRESTRICTED FUNDS
£590,344
HAWTHORN BRAE PALLIATIVE CARE GRANTS
TOTAL RESTRICTED FUNDS
£717,804
TOTAL CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES EXPENDITURE
EMMS INTERNATIONAL
2016 - 2017 (15 months) £306,912 £107,383 £124,829
£54,456 £20,244
£942,389
£401,029 £255,479 £184,307 £66,987 £23,148
£2,660 £5,779 £3,000
£38,647
£5,464
£33,183
£119,847 £13,660 £20,357
£1,441,812
ANNUAL REPORT 2016/2017
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FINANCES
BREAKDOWN OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
These financial highlights are for 2016-2017, during which our financial year changed from January – December, to April – March. Therefore, the figures show 15 months’ worth of activity. The figures are based on the Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements 2016- 2017, which are available online at www.emms.org/finance.
TOTAL INCOME
2016 - 2017 15 months
2015 12 months
TOTAL VOLUNTARY INCOME
£1,696,716
£1,128,412
Individual giving
£589,931
£580,906
Trusts & Foundations
£440,499
£82,049
Church & Community
£84,123
£85,442
£4,065
£3,238
Events
£118,199
£135,688
Institutional Funding
£427,909
£122,238
Legacies
£31,990
£118,851
INVESTMENTS
£35,083
£48,438
OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES
£17,324
£6,375
£1,749,123
£1,183,225
Gifts in Kind
TOTAL INCOME
INDIA Chhatarpur Maternal & Child Health Duncan Maternal & Child Health India Palliative Care
Other India Projects MALAWI Malawi Palliative Care Supported by DFID
Project Isabel Supported by European Commission Project Nyanja, Lakeside Health Care
Malawi Food Crisis Supported by Scottish Government Mziche HIV Project
Mulanje Primary Health Care
Nkhoma Maternal & Child Health Other Malawi Projects NEPAL Nepal Palliative Care
Nepal Maternal & Child Health COMMUNICATION & ADVOCACY MEDICAL STUDENT ELECTIVE BURSARIES
FUNDS AT 31st MARCH 2017 TOTAL UNRESTRICTED FUNDS
£590,344
HAWTHORN BRAE PALLIATIVE CARE GRANTS
TOTAL RESTRICTED FUNDS
£717,804
TOTAL CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES EXPENDITURE
EMMS INTERNATIONAL
2016 - 2017 (15 months) £306,912 £107,383 £124,829
£54,456 £20,244
£942,389
£401,029 £255,479 £184,307 £66,987 £23,148
£2,660 £5,779 £3,000
£38,647
£5,464
£33,183
£119,847 £13,660 £20,357
£1,441,812
ANNUAL REPORT 2016/2017
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THANK YOU Helping people who are very sick and living in poverty is a huge team effort. Though we cannot possibly name everyone who has been part of this effort, we would particularly like to thank… Our amazing volunteers, those who helped in the office, organised our 175 anniversary events, gave talks on our behalf and were generally brilliant. Kind individuals and churches who partnered with us in praying and giving.
The intrepid Tri Malawi participants who gave their time and energies. Those who cycled round Arran, abseiled, zip slid, cooked, sang, prayed, danced, ate and caught up with old friends at the many events this year.
The Maruzzo Foundation and Andy Wightman MSP, for partnering with us in bringing the palliative care needs of 22 million children to the Scottish Parliament. Special thanks go to friends who have passed away, including the late Elizabeth Hill for her dedicated voluntary work, and Matt and Joanna Peacock, whose passion and compassion for Duncan Hospital and the people of North Bihar was an inspiration to so many. EMMS INTERNATIONAL
Those who remembered EMMS International in their will: Miss Ann Colquhoun, Miss Marie Pearson. Gifts given in memory of Marion Sanders, Jean Rookes, David Walker. Your generosity and commitment to our work among the poor and marginalised in our world is incredible.
Trusts and grant giving organisations who partnered with us in 2016-17: Alan & Babette Sainsbury Charitable Fund, Anchor Foundation, Andrew Anderson Trust, Canning Trust, C.B. & H.H. Taylor 1984 Trust, Chauncy Maples Malawi Trust, CMS Cameron McKenna Foundation, Department for International Development, European Commission, Forest Hill Charitable Trust, George and Catherine Duncan Memorial Fund, High Constables of Edinburgh, Hope Trust, McClay Foundation, Medical Services Ministries, Misses Robinson Charitable Trust, Pollock Memorial Missionary Trust, Radio Cracker Ballymena, Robert Haldane Smith Charitable Foundation, Scotland Malawi Partnership, Souter Charitable Trust, St Lazarus Charitable Trust, The Scottish Government, Tennant Southpark Charitable Trust, Veta Bailey Charitable Trust, Wootton Grange Charitable Trust
175 FRIENDS COMMEMORATING SPECIAL 175TH ANNIVERSARY GIFTS THIS YEAR. Barbara Arnold – In memory of my father Harold Anderson Josandia Bean – In memory of my dad who passed away Anthony Andrew – Angus Mackay, a fine Christian minister Alan and Sandra Black – In memory of all our friends and family who have died young Michael Bruce Douglas Clarke Evelyn Cook David Eglin – In memory of David C Duncan, A friend for many years Carol Finlay Dr Maureen Gowans Beatrice Grant Alison Halsall – In memory of my brother Douglas, who died this year
Single Gift I’d like to make a single gift of £30
£60
Other £
Please complete the card details below or send a cheque/charity voucher payable to EMMS International. Card Number
Christine Higgison Kinghorn Church – The Wednesday Bible Group
Expiry date /
Angus A McLeod
Start date /
Security code
Chris Mackay Andy Magowan
Gift Aid
Jill McLeod
Boost your donation by 25p of Gift Aid for every £1 you donate
Joan Moore – In memory of my son who passed away from HIV Elaine Motion – Duncan Mclean, whose memory will live on in many hearts Matt Peacock – In loving memory of my wife, Dr Joanna who obeyed God’s call to the Duncan Hospital. A unique life dedicated to India and Nepal Rev Dr John Rennie Pamela Sinclair – In loving memory of my husband, Rev Tom Sinclair Christopher and Natasha Thomas
Gift Aid is reclaimed by the charity from the tax you pay for the current tax year. Your address is needed to identify you as a current UK taxpayer, so please complete the ‘about you’ section on the previous page. I am a UK taxpayer and understand that if I pay less Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax than the amount of Gift Aid claimed on all my donations in that tax year it is my responsibility to pay any difference.
Date
/
/
The Direct Debit Guarantee This Guarantee is offered by all banks and building societies that accept instructions to pay Direct Debits.
If there are any changes to the amount, date or frequency of your Direct Debit EMMS International will notify you 10 working days in advance of your account being debited or as otherwise agreed. If you request to collect a payment, confirmation of the amount and date will be given to you at the time of the request.
If an error is made in the payment of your Direct Debit, by EMMS International or your bank or building society you are entitled to a full and immediate refund of the amount paid from your bank or building society. If you receive a refund you are not entitled to, you must pay it back when EMMS International asks you to.
ANNUAL REPORT 2016/2017
You can cancel a Direct Debit at any time by simply contacting your bank or building society. Written confirmation may be required. Please also notify us.
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THANK YOU Helping people who are very sick and living in poverty is a huge team effort. Though we cannot possibly name everyone who has been part of this effort, we would particularly like to thank… Our amazing volunteers, those who helped in the office, organised our 175 anniversary events, gave talks on our behalf and were generally brilliant. Kind individuals and churches who partnered with us in praying and giving.
The intrepid Tri Malawi participants who gave their time and energies. Those who cycled round Arran, abseiled, zip slid, cooked, sang, prayed, danced, ate and caught up with old friends at the many events this year.
The Maruzzo Foundation and Andy Wightman MSP, for partnering with us in bringing the palliative care needs of 22 million children to the Scottish Parliament. Special thanks go to friends who have passed away, including the late Elizabeth Hill for her dedicated voluntary work, and Matt and Joanna Peacock, whose passion and compassion for Duncan Hospital and the people of North Bihar was an inspiration to so many. EMMS INTERNATIONAL
Those who remembered EMMS International in their will: Miss Ann Colquhoun, Miss Marie Pearson. Gifts given in memory of Marion Sanders, Jean Rookes, David Walker. Your generosity and commitment to our work among the poor and marginalised in our world is incredible.
Trusts and grant giving organisations who partnered with us in 2016-17: Alan & Babette Sainsbury Charitable Fund, Anchor Foundation, Andrew Anderson Trust, Canning Trust, C.B. & H.H. Taylor 1984 Trust, Chauncy Maples Malawi Trust, CMS Cameron McKenna Foundation, Department for International Development, European Commission, Forest Hill Charitable Trust, George and Catherine Duncan Memorial Fund, High Constables of Edinburgh, Hope Trust, McClay Foundation, Medical Services Ministries, Misses Robinson Charitable Trust, Pollock Memorial Missionary Trust, Radio Cracker Ballymena, Robert Haldane Smith Charitable Foundation, Scotland Malawi Partnership, Souter Charitable Trust, St Lazarus Charitable Trust, The Scottish Government, Tennant Southpark Charitable Trust, Veta Bailey Charitable Trust, Wootton Grange Charitable Trust
175 FRIENDS COMMEMORATING SPECIAL 175TH ANNIVERSARY GIFTS THIS YEAR. Barbara Arnold – In memory of my father Harold Anderson Josandia Bean – In memory of my dad who passed away Anthony Andrew – Angus Mackay, a fine Christian minister Alan and Sandra Black – In memory of all our friends and family who have died young Michael Bruce Douglas Clarke Evelyn Cook David Eglin – In memory of David C Duncan, A friend for many years Carol Finlay Dr Maureen Gowans Beatrice Grant Alison Halsall – In memory of my brother Douglas, who died this year
Single Gift I’d like to make a single gift of £30
£60
Other £
Please complete the card details below or send a cheque/charity voucher payable to EMMS International. Card Number
Christine Higgison Kinghorn Church – The Wednesday Bible Group
Expiry date /
Angus A McLeod
Start date /
Security code
Chris Mackay Andy Magowan
Gift Aid
Jill McLeod
Boost your donation by 25p of Gift Aid for every £1 you donate
Joan Moore – In memory of my son who passed away from HIV Elaine Motion – Duncan Mclean, whose memory will live on in many hearts Matt Peacock – In loving memory of my wife, Dr Joanna who obeyed God’s call to the Duncan Hospital. A unique life dedicated to India and Nepal Rev Dr John Rennie Pamela Sinclair – In loving memory of my husband, Rev Tom Sinclair Christopher and Natasha Thomas
Gift Aid is reclaimed by the charity from the tax you pay for the current tax year. Your address is needed to identify you as a current UK taxpayer, so please complete the ‘about you’ section on the previous page. I am a UK taxpayer and understand that if I pay less Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax than the amount of Gift Aid claimed on all my donations in that tax year it is my responsibility to pay any difference.
Date
/
/
The Direct Debit Guarantee This Guarantee is offered by all banks and building societies that accept instructions to pay Direct Debits.
If there are any changes to the amount, date or frequency of your Direct Debit EMMS International will notify you 10 working days in advance of your account being debited or as otherwise agreed. If you request to collect a payment, confirmation of the amount and date will be given to you at the time of the request.
If an error is made in the payment of your Direct Debit, by EMMS International or your bank or building society you are entitled to a full and immediate refund of the amount paid from your bank or building society. If you receive a refund you are not entitled to, you must pay it back when EMMS International asks you to.
ANNUAL REPORT 2016/2017
You can cancel a Direct Debit at any time by simply contacting your bank or building society. Written confirmation may be required. Please also notify us.
27
26
THANK YOU Helping people who are very sick and living in poverty is a huge team effort. Though we cannot possibly name everyone who has been part of this effort, we would particularly like to thank… Our amazing volunteers, those who helped in the office, organised our 175 anniversary events, gave talks on our behalf and were generally brilliant. Kind individuals and churches who partnered with us in praying and giving.
The intrepid Tri Malawi participants who gave their time and energies. Those who cycled round Arran, abseiled, zip slid, cooked, sang, prayed, danced, ate and caught up with old friends at the many events this year.
The Maruzzo Foundation and Andy Wightman MSP, for partnering with us in bringing the palliative care needs of 22 million children to the Scottish Parliament. Special thanks go to friends who have passed away, including the late Elizabeth Hill for her dedicated voluntary work, and Matt and Joanna Peacock, whose passion and compassion for Duncan Hospital and the people of North Bihar was an inspiration to so many. EMMS INTERNATIONAL
Those who remembered EMMS International in their will: Miss Ann Colquhoun, Miss Marie Pearson. Gifts given in memory of Marion Sanders, Jean Rookes, David Walker. Your generosity and commitment to our work among the poor and marginalised in our world is incredible.
Trusts and grant giving organisations who partnered with us in 2016-17: Alan & Babette Sainsbury Charitable Fund, Anchor Foundation, Andrew Anderson Trust, Canning Trust, C.B. & H.H. Taylor 1984 Trust, Chauncy Maples Malawi Trust, CMS Cameron McKenna Foundation, Department for International Development, European Commission, Forest Hill Charitable Trust, George and Catherine Duncan Memorial Fund, High Constables of Edinburgh, Hope Trust, McClay Foundation, Medical Services Ministries, Misses Robinson Charitable Trust, Pollock Memorial Missionary Trust, Radio Cracker Ballymena, Robert Haldane Smith Charitable Foundation, Scotland Malawi Partnership, Souter Charitable Trust, St Lazarus Charitable Trust, The Scottish Government, Tennant Southpark Charitable Trust, Veta Bailey Charitable Trust, Wootton Grange Charitable Trust
175 FRIENDS COMMEMORATING SPECIAL 175TH ANNIVERSARY GIFTS THIS YEAR. Barbara Arnold – In memory of my father Harold Anderson Josandia Bean – In memory of my dad who passed away Anthony Andrew – Angus Mackay, a fine Christian minister Alan and Sandra Black – In memory of all our friends and family who have died young Michael Bruce Douglas Clarke Evelyn Cook David Eglin – In memory of David C Duncan, A friend for many years Carol Finlay Dr Maureen Gowans Beatrice Grant Alison Halsall – In memory of my brother Douglas, who died this year
Single Gift I’d like to make a single gift of £30
£60
Other £
Please complete the card details below or send a cheque/charity voucher payable to EMMS International. Card Number
Christine Higgison Kinghorn Church – The Wednesday Bible Group
Expiry date /
Angus A McLeod
Start date /
Security code
Chris Mackay Andy Magowan
Gift Aid
Jill McLeod
Boost your donation by 25p of Gift Aid for every £1 you donate
Joan Moore – In memory of my son who passed away from HIV Elaine Motion – Duncan Mclean, whose memory will live on in many hearts Matt Peacock – In loving memory of my wife, Dr Joanna who obeyed God’s call to the Duncan Hospital. A unique life dedicated to India and Nepal Rev Dr John Rennie Pamela Sinclair – In loving memory of my husband, Rev Tom Sinclair Christopher and Natasha Thomas
Gift Aid is reclaimed by the charity from the tax you pay for the current tax year. Your address is needed to identify you as a current UK taxpayer, so please complete the ‘about you’ section on the previous page. I am a UK taxpayer and understand that if I pay less Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax than the amount of Gift Aid claimed on all my donations in that tax year it is my responsibility to pay any difference.
Date
/
/
The Direct Debit Guarantee This Guarantee is offered by all banks and building societies that accept instructions to pay Direct Debits.
If there are any changes to the amount, date or frequency of your Direct Debit EMMS International will notify you 10 working days in advance of your account being debited or as otherwise agreed. If you request to collect a payment, confirmation of the amount and date will be given to you at the time of the request.
If an error is made in the payment of your Direct Debit, by EMMS International or your bank or building society you are entitled to a full and immediate refund of the amount paid from your bank or building society. If you receive a refund you are not entitled to, you must pay it back when EMMS International asks you to.
ANNUAL REPORT 2016/2017
You can cancel a Direct Debit at any time by simply contacting your bank or building society. Written confirmation may be required. Please also notify us.
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YOUR GIFT
Your gifts to EMMS International are greatly needed and have a huge impact in the lives of poor and sick people across the world. Thank you. About you My name is My address is
My email address is To allow EMMS International to contact you and show you how your support is making an impact, you need to tick below. We will never give your details to anyone else.
"We feel that by having supported this work we have played a very small part in bringing Kingdom values to needy people and giving them hope." Cheryl Adair, President Nazarene Missions International
I would like to receive updates by post and / or
I would like to pray for the work, please send prayer updates by post and / or
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www.emms.org 7 Washington Lane, Edinburgh, EH11 2HA T: 0131 313 3828 E: info@emms.org Twitter: @emmsintnl Facebook: EMMS-International Cover Image: Kieran Dodds
EMMS International is a charity registered in Scotland No SC032327. A company limited by guarantee. Registered in Scotland No SC224402.