Monthly Archives: November 2020

What is Mssada?

FootActive has for many years supported Msaada, a small charity dedicated to supporting the widows, and their dependants, of the 2004 Rwanda genocide during which almost one million people were slaughtered in 100 days.  The Msaada mantra is “helping people to help themselves” and so it does not give money but instead it gives selected widows the means to earn money and so to be able to support themselves and their dependants, to send their children to school and to become economically active members of their community.

Focussing on Eastern Rwanda Msaada gives chosen and trained widows a European in-calf Fresian heifer, the animals generally donated by Irish farmers.  The cows will yield over 20 litres of milk per day and so earn the widow £2 to £3 a day, taking her well above the UN poverty rate of 80p a day.  Female offspring are passed on to another widow and so the herd grows.  In addition Msaada supports Rwamagana A secondary school whenever possible.

Msaada employs three Rwandans locally to monitor the performance of the cows so that it can see where additional training is needed and to provide that training.  It also has to provide veterinary support when needed.  There is therefore a continuing need for money to keep this very successful project going.

How can you help?

The pandemic has meant that all UK fundraising activities have ceased.  To help to keep the show on the road we have produced a calendar for 2021 which has a painting by one of our supporters for every month.  FootActive hopes that you will join it in supporting Msaada and will buy a calendar by making a donation of at least £10 plus £2 P&P either through our Virgin Money Giving page https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/charity-web/charity/finalCharityHomepage.action?charityId=1004291

Or by going to msaada.org and hitting the donate button – please give your name.  You can find much more information about Msaada there.

With grateful thanks from FootActive, Msaada

FootActive survey November 2020 prize draw terms and conditions

1. No purchase is necessary to enter the prize draw.  

2. This competition is open to UK residents aged 18 years or over, with the exception of employees of the Promoter, their families, agents and anyone else connected with this promotion. 

3. To enter simply complete the survey (https://us7.list-manage.com/survey?u=5b7e464f1eca0655066e90859&id=83f9271348) , and submit your answers.

4. Entries must be received by 23:59 on 22nd November 2020. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any entries that are incomplete, illegible, corrupted or fail to reach the Promoter by the relevant closing date for any reason. Automatically generated entries or entries via agents or third parties are invalid and shall not be considered.

5. Only one entry per person. No entrant may win more than one prize. There is only one winner.

6. All valid and correctly completed entries received by the closing date will be entered into a prize draw which will take place on 23^rd November 2020. The first entry drawn at random will be the winner.

7. The prize for the winner is a single product on the FootActive website, to be chosen by the winner.

8. Prizes are subject to availability. In the event of unforeseen circumstances, the Promoter reserves the right (a) to substitute alternative prizes of equivalent or greater value and (b) in exceptional circumstances to amend or foreclose the promotion without notice. No correspondence will be entered into.

9. The winner will be notified via email on the 23rd November 2020. The winner must claim their prize within 30 days of the Promoter sending notification. If the prize is unclaimed after this time, it will lapse and the Promoter reserves the right to offer the unclaimed prize to a substitute winner selected in accordance with these rules. 

10. To obtain details of the winner please email [email protected] stating the name of the prize draw in the subject heading 4 weeks after