Deux lettres de RANKA, village de 1700 habitants

Svetlana ZILITE, assistante sociale de la commune de RANKA, responsable de l'antenne Croix Rouge de ce même village, travaille avec Sigrid et Bernard depuis une dizaine d'années, bien avant la création de l'association AIMA. Elle a passé plusieurs semaines en France, en stage dans plusieurs associations caritatives françaises durant l'été 2001. Elle s'est rendu plusieurs fois en France, et a reçu plusieurs bénévoles d'AIMA chez elle en Lettonie. Son dernier voyage en France date de mai 2008.

 Dear Sigrid and Bernard,
 
How are you now, I hope you all are well, the same as we, thanks to God.
There was time full of stress for many of us, because of elections and uneasyness for who is to be the chairman of the village with 1700 of population. Now everything is good,  because young  leader Māris Jansons is beneficial to the people and it is very important for the social work with poor people, wich are becoming more now ,according to situation in our country, as you now. Previous leader of the village Jānis was promoted to work in the newly formed Gulbene's region as the deputy in the social field.
Now, department of unemployed people of our region suggested new project, to give 
them some job and to pay allowance of Ls-100 monthly, thanks to the Europe foundation I beleave  it is very good project, because the money for unemployed people will be given not only for thanks, but for their work.
Kind regards to all of you in the family and many thanks to your association's members. 
Svetlana from Ranka' s village.

Chers Sigrid et Bernard,
Comment allez-vous, j'espère que vous allez bien, tout comme nous, grâce à Dieu. 
Beaucoup d'entre nous avons vécu une période de stress, à cause des élections et de l'incertitude de savoir qui sera le maire de notre village de 1700 habitants. Maintenant, tout va bien, parce que le nouveau jeune leader Maris JANSONS est favorable au peuple et c'est très important pour le travail social envers les personnes pauvres, qui deviennent de plus en plus nombreuses maintenant, à cause de la situation de notre pays, comme vous le savez. Notre maire prédédent, Janis, a été promu pour travailler dans un service nouveau de notre région de Gubene. Il est député chargé des questions sociales.
Maintenant, le service des chômeurs de notre région a mis sur pieds un nouveau projet pour donner aux sans emplois un peu de travail tout en leur versant une allocation de 100 lats par mois (environ 150 euros), grâce à une fondation européenne. Je crois que c'est un très bon projet parce que l'argent sera donné aux sans-emplois, non seulement comme ça, mais pour leur travail.
Beaucoup de bonnes choses pour chacun de vous dans votre famille et mille mercis aux membres de votre association.
Svetlana, du village de RANKA.

 Svetlana, Sigrid et Bernard, Janis ancien maire de RANKA, député chargé des questions sociale de GULBENE

Dear Sigrid and Bernard,
thank you for the letter, it is very important for me to know that you did not forget about us and always support our social aktivities, thank you from all my heart. The world would be perfect if everybody  kept thougt of others, as you do, not only of themselves.
Well, as you know from mediums,  the situations is not good for those who lost their work in our country, but Europe came to help with the money for unemployed people, by involving them in different projects and let them suffer over the c winter coming. Several workers of Ranka's authority  take care to involve more  of the poor people in the projects to have some salary  and let them to survive  the winter with  families. Packs with food good thing for them too, the Red Cross of
Gulbene divides it between the villages for  poor families, old people and invalids, so they  could have these packs too.
Every help is good in this situations, I told  our new chairman about your suggestion to sent to the poor people of our village some part of human aid, of course he is very pleased about  such  a proposition, because it is one of the ways to to reduse social pressing  in our village.
Just know the direcress of our village's  entryschool phoned and asked  "is it possible to get acquanted with some village school in France to write a project  and make intercourse in future?" Please write if you can and I shall say her about your answer.
Kind regards to all of you and  the best wishes of good luck to your family, that  are sent  from  Anita of  Gulbene  and
Svetlana from Ranka's village