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Support for northern pakistan earthquake area in partnership with midlands international muslim relief with special camps doing cataract operations for free ( did 197 this year(. also supporting trelawny area of jamaica in partnership with the charity tora. provided medical relief to gaza hospital. supplied tents direct to haiti. provided water wells and seed growing project in niger with adra. we have built a primary school in Zimbabwe and expanded that to provide education for very poor children. We provide free eye camps to treat cataracts in many countries such as Pakistan and kashmir. We have provided direct aid to those who have suffered from floods in Kerala to replace their fishing boats, plant coconut plantations and water storage tanks. We refresh the parts that larger charities do not reach with direct evidence based supply of aid. We also provide food for joint muslim\ christian meals for the homeless during Ramadan and support various youth summer programmes here in walsall. We have provided new toilets and water bore holes in small schools in Kashmir where there were none.

The Open Heaven Church Pantry, run entirely by volunteers, officially opened in December 2020 and the church is a registered charity No 1123352. It aims to help local families in need, relieving and helping to prevent poverty by means of food provision and is a franchise of the national Your Local Pantry network. Our Pantry is a membership-based food club and sources its food from supermarket surplus and donations to help local people struggling to meet their bills for as long as they need help. Our members, currently just over 100, can visit the Pantry once a week for a fee of £5.50. This enables them to choose food items to the value of around £15. In addition, members can choose free fresh produce e.g. fruit, vegetables, pasta and bakery items for no additional cost. The membership fee is used by the Pantry to purchase top-up food stocks as required. We desperately need more donations to provide food to those in need. We have many people who do not have enough money to pay the weekly fee and so we provide free visits and crisis provision.

- General charitable purposes - Education/training - Environment/conservation/heritage - Economic/community development/employment - Other charitable purposes - Children/young people - Elderly/old people - People with disabilities - People of a particular ethnic or racial origin - Other charities or voluntary bodies - The general public/mankind - Provides other finance - Provides human resources - Provides buildings/facilities/open space - Provides services - Provides advocacy/advice/information