CAFOD FAMILY FAST DAY 4 OCTOBER 2024

Daniel, a young man in Democratic Republic of the Congo, is carving a better future for his family with carpentry skills he learned in a CAFOD-funded training centre. Give to CAFOD today and you’ll fund training, tools, equipment and safe spaces so more people like Daniel can learn new skills and fulfil their God-given potential. Use the envelope in church or give online at cafod.org.uk/envelope.

“We learnt to make cabinets, tables and chairs. I loved everything they taught us. If God helps and this work expands, I can do greater things.” - Daniel

Daniel is hard-working, resilient, and full of empathy. He really cares for the people around him and is determined to help his family.

Daniel who lives in Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo grew up with real poverty. Daniel's family didn't always have enough to eat, despite both of his parents working. There was no money to send him to school. As soon as he was old enough, he started looking for work so he could support his family to get food on the table. But without an education his opportunities for work were even more limited.

“We grew up in a life that is not easy. It was a life of struggling all the time”

Thankfully, he encountered a group of young men putting on dusty overalls outside a workshop. They told him they were learning carpentry at a CAFOD-funded training centre. He joined the carpentry training programme and with the help of our local experts, he worked diligently for eight months to train as a carpenter.

Daniel is a young person full of hope who got an opportunity that is not given to many other young people in his situation, he got the chance to learn carpentry. He now has his own workshop. He’s not only crafting beautiful doors, chairs and cabinets for happy customers, he’s also carving a better future for himself and his family.

With your support, many young people will also have the opportunity to learn new skills.