The Far North region of Cameroon in Africa, as well as parts of neighboring Chad, has some of the harshest and poorest conditions on the continent. In 1997, PIME Missionary Fr. Danilo Fenaroli established the Bethlehem Foundation to assist the people in this region. The Crèche was established as a vital part of the Foundation in 2002 to care for the youngest and most vulnerable. The Crèche welcomes and cares for orphaned babies and children, hosts sick children, and provides food to malnourished children 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Aside from nurses and aides, The Crèche also has social workers who keep in touch with the families of the babies to return them to their relatives or extended families at the age of 2 or 3.
Francesca Bellotta is a PIME Lay Missionary working in The Crèche. She tells us how every day is a challenge to keep the children healthy and well-fed. PIME USA donors purchased powdered milk for feeding the babies at The Crèche in the fall of 2021. Now Francesca has asked the PIME Mission Center for additional support from 2023-2025 of $23,500 annually for the ongoing nutritional needs so these little ones can start life with a head start. Can you help the most precious and vulnerable in need of basic sustenance?
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Cameroon is called Africa in miniature (switching from the sea, forests, humidity and rains, the almost deserted). It covers an area of square kilometers. 475,442 and has a population of around 16 ...