In 2005 famine struck Malawi and F.R.O.M. Scotland was set up after a visit to her daughter Dr Tracy Morse by Kathleen Thomson from Pitcaple ,Inverurie. Kathleen was appalled by the conditions that she found children living in rural villages, suffering from malnutrition and diseases such as AIDS, Malaria, Pneumonia, Cholera and Diarrhoea and due to a failure of the maize crop many of these vulnerable children were starving.
Kathleen decided that something must be done to help, so from humble beginnings, F.R.O.M. Scotland now provides one meal of maize porridge a day to vulnerable children at feeding stations and orphanages .
Dr Tracy Morse (Thomson) lived and worked in Malawi for more than 20 years as a Health Initiative Project Manager on behalf of Strathclyde University and was funded by the Scottish Government. She carried out all F.R.O.M. Scotland projects on a voluntary basis.
She was presented with a medal by Strathclyde University for her work in Malawi helping people in rural villages to set up projects by which they could help themselves. She also received an award from the Scottish Malawi Partnership for her relief work during severe flooding in Malawi. This award was presented to her mother Kathleen Thomson on Tracy's behalf at an award ceremony carried out by HRH Princess Anne.
F.R.O.M. Scotland were also recognised with an award for their help during the flooding crisis by providing immediate funds for relief for villages affected by the floods.
For more information contact: Dave Thomson 01467 681208 or Lewis Taylor 01467 371727
In 2005 famine struck Malawi and F.R.O.M. Scotland was set up after a visit to her daughter Dr Tracy Morse by Kathleen Thomson from Pitcaple ,Inverurie. Kathleen was appalled by the conditions that she found children living in rural villages, suffering from malnutrition and diseases such as AIDS, Malaria, Pneumonia, Cholera and Diarrhoea and due to a failure of the maize crop many of these vulnerable children were starving.
Kathleen decided that something must be done to help, so from humble beginnings, F.R.O.M. Scotland now provides one meal of maize porridge a day to vulnerable children at feeding stations and orphanages .
Dr Tracy Morse (Thomson) lived and worked in Malawi for more than 20 years as a Health Initiative Project Manager on behalf of Strathclyde University and was funded by the Scottish Government. She carried out all F.R.O.M. Scotland projects on a voluntary basis.
She was presented with a medal by Strathclyde University for her work in Malawi helping people in rural villages to set up projects by which they could help themselves. She also received an award from the Scottish Malawi Partnership for her relief work during severe flooding in Malawi. This award was presented to her mother Kathleen Thomson on Tracy's behalf at an award ceremony carried out by HRH Princess Anne.
F.R.O.M. Scotland were also recognised with an award for their help during the flooding crisis by providing immediate funds for relief for villages affected by the floods.
For more information contact: Dave Thomson 01467 681208 or Lewis Taylor 01467 371727