We have links to St Mark’s Anglican Church Reigate but are non-denominational with many supporters from different religious and secular backgrounds. St Mark's Overseas Aid Trust (SMOAT) works to relieve poverty in the developing world. Local fund raising for carefully selected self-help projects for the poorest.
2. Sponsoring young people in relief work. Now I’m our 41st year, we have supported sustainable projects in many countries including Nepal, Zambia, Tanzania, Malawi, Kenya, Bangladesh and Myanmar. The projects we support are designed to help people become self-sufficient. Projects we have supported in recent years include:
• A comprehensive programme for a village in Bangladesh providing clean water, medical care, nutritional and motherhood support;
• Help for 7000 of the poorest rural farmers in Nepal to improve their produce and income;
• Funding tool kits and sterilisers used for dental support in Tanzania ;
• A bee-keeping project in Zambia;
• Eco-stove and briquette businesses in Malawi;
• The purchase of a drilling kit for a manual drilling team, giving access to safe water in remote areas of Zambia and funding repairs to broken wells. We raise funds to support these projects through a combination of events and regular donations.