News from Buyé

For the past seven years, the Diocese of Edmonton has collected funds to bring the gift of medical care to vulnerable seniors in our partner Diocese of Buyé, Burundi, through our yearly Fall Coffee Hour fundraiser.

Each $5 donation buys a medical card, which entitles the recipient and all children under their care to 80% off the cost of medical costs for an entire year. For many people experiencing extreme poverty, a medical card means the difference between health and significant disability or death.

Canon Dominique of the Diocese of Buyé writes:

Summer greetings from the Diocese of Buyé.

Please find pictures of the distribution of Medical Cards to 150 vulnerable people that took place at Gashikanwa parish today. The recipients were so excited and thankful for the gift. Many thanks to everyone who contributed to this project. 

Please consider donating to this project through your parish this month!