Why International Outreach?

2. Why International Outreach? • Biblical Mandate • Vision for Trinity • Support of MDGs • 2010 Adult Forum • 2008 Parish Survey

3. Where to Focus Outreach Efforts? 2008 Parish Survey • 95% Local • 62% National • 59% International * 130 Respondents

4. What is International Outreach? A humanitarian response to extreme poverty and social injustice in developing worlds such as Africa and Central America.

5. How do We Implement International Outreach? • A Task Force & Outreach Committee Established Criteria: • Continuity with Principles of the Christian Faith • Fit with Trinity’s Interests and Strengths • Development of strategic goals responding to Extreme Poverty • An Identified Partner with a Sustainable Project, On-the-GroundExperience, and TransparentAccountability • Commitment to a 3-year Partnership for implementation of goals with Measurable Outcomes

6. Partners/Projects Considered: • Princeton in Africa • The Hunger Project • Project Mercy, Ethiopia • Lily of the Valley School, Kenya • Children Relief Ministry, Liberia • Global AIDS Interfaith Alliance (GAIA) • Episcopal Relief & Development • United Nations World Food Program • School Lunch & Garden Project, Uganda • Kokolopori/Falls Church, VA Partnership, DRC

7. Why Partner with GAIA? Meets Criteria for Trinity • Model of accountability, sustainability, and transparency • 94% of funds go to programs • Action plan responding to Millennium Development Goals • Co-founded by an Episcopal priest, interfaith in implementation • Partners with in-country religious and village leaders • Trusted and supported by the Gates Foundation and USAID

8. Why Partner with GAIA? Testimonial “From a clergy perspective, as Outreach Liaison, I can only say I am delighted with the partnership with GAIA. They are a fully transparent, wonderfully effective group doing targeted work that makes a tremen- dous difference in people's lives. That's why we have supported them in an ongoing way, but also why we selected them from among all possible partners (of which we have many) to receive a major grant from our capital campaign funds to expand their work to 3 new villages. You couldn't make a better investment than GAIA from my perspective!” The Rev. Paul J. Carling, Ph.D. Associate Rector, St, Luke's Parish, Darien, CT. January, 2011

9. Why Partner with GAIA? Outreach in Malawi • #5in the world in lowest GDP per person at $.50/day • Lowest in the world patient/physician ratio 1/ 88,321 • Maternal mortality of 800/100,000 • 12% nationally HIV-positive/41-year life expectancy • > 500,000 children orphaned of a population of 15M • Approximately 80% of population Christian

10. Why Partner with GAIA? The GAIA Village Model: Malawi • Empowers Communities • GAIA Villages • Orphan Care and Education • Youth HIV Prevention • Raises Status of Women • Nursing Scholarship Fund • Microfinance for Rural Women • Strengthens Healthcare Capacity • Hospital-Based Services • Mobile Medical Clinics

11. Malawi: Orphan Care and Education

12. Malawi: Microfinance for Rural Women

13. Malawi: Nursing Scholarships

14. Next Steps: • Forum March 27, 2011 Rev. Dr. William Rankin, Co-Founder, President & CEO, GAIA • Develop action plan and timeline • Involve parishioners • Generate ideas for fundraising • Engage in prayer and discernment

15. Sermon & Adult Forum March 27, 2011 at Trinity Rev. Dr. William W. Rankin is President and Co-Founder of the Global AIDS Interfaith Alliance (GAIA), a non-profit non-governmental organization delivering HIV prevention and care interventions in African villages. Rankin is responsible for the oversight of GAIA's programs, budget, fundraising, publicity, trustees, and community relations, and staff. Visit www.thegaia.org. William W. Rankin, Ph.D.

16. International Outreach–Africa: Task Force Members Charles Anene Joy Bechtler Eric Brown Robert Kunkler Donald Mann Sarah Jones Nelson Ruth Thurmond Scott Edith Senyumba Contact: Ruth Thurmond Scott, rscott@scarlettsystems.com

17. Opportunities for Trinity to Put its Faith in Action…