| Description | Grant file containing correspondence, minutes, accounts, newsletters, funding requests and reports relating to the activities of the Friends Service Council (FSC) and the Friends 1% Fund. Funding source(s): Barrow and Geraldine S. Cadbury Trust. Applicant overview: Established in 1927 by the amalgamation of the Friends Foreign Mission Association (FFMA) and the Friends Council for International Service (FCIS), the Friends Service Council (FSC) is the standing committee responsible for the overseas work of the Religious Society of Friends in Great Britain (London Yearly Meeting) and in Ireland (Ireland Yearly Meeting, formerly Dublin Yearly Meeting). Although essentially interwoven, three primary strands are apparent in FSC activities: missionary activity, international service, and relief work. The 1% Fund, established by London Yearly Meeting in 1968, operated for just over twenty years. The aim of the Fund was for Friends to contribute 1% of their income after tax for the purpose of helping to reduce the disparity between rich and poor nations and communities. Nature of support: The Trust was approached to support a radio recording studio in Malawi owned by the Christian Council of Malawi which carries out educational and religious work. Requests were also made for automobiles for the Secretary of Health in Malawi. This request was approved and £1,950 was paid to Mandala Motors Ltd. of Blantyre, Malawi. Minutes: No minutes cited. Notes: File organised by date from newest to oldest. File not numbered. |