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Aid Distribution

Since the first expedition in 1996 into the Kalahari, Pilgrim Relief Society has made it a priority to support remote tribes in a very practical way. The work of Pilgrim Relief Society in the Kalahari Desert developed gradually into a project offering aid and development to the entire San community in the Kalahari, Namibia (85,000 people) as well as five other tribal communities (Kwangali, Herero, Mbukushu, Djereko and Kavango).

This includes distributing appropriate aid, facilitating necessary resources (water, food, clothing and shelter), providing education in the areas of health and agriculture where required, providing for the services of health professionals, and so forth. Our philosophy is simple but proven in the field: we do not make people dependent on our aid so they cease providing for themselves. First we help them with the things they ask and then with items they cannot find or produce themselves (tools, clothing, etc.). The only situation allowing us to provide items to which they might not be accustomed is when we know it is a matter of survival. In Vanuatu there are now many thousands of children protected by malaria with the help of mosquito nets we distributed, and as many communities have developed because of the containers sent there by Pilgrim Society with supplies for gardening, agriculture, water, equipment and tools, boats, fishing gear and diving supplies. 



In Congo, clinics and schools rose since our arrival there, working with the Bambuti Pygmies and the Lugwara Tribe. There are peanut fields planted by the pygmies, clean water supplies provided and better medical care. In the Amazon jungle, schools and dorms and clinics came to life in several places, brought by volunteers from all over the world.

In the Arctic, where very little can be given, we are focusing on youth and children, fighting against the suicide trend, spending time with the Inuit and providing them with a better hope for tomorrow. Of course, volunteers work to help the Inuit in any physical need they have, but our friendship and care goes deeper than just building a sled or repairing a skidoo.