About us



	Legal Status SURVIVE-MIVA is an Unincorporated Members' Association, whose constitution was originally adopted on 11 December 1974, and is registered under the Charities Act 1960, Number 268745.			SURVIVE-MIVA is a Roman Catholic Lay Association, founded in Liverpool, UK in 1974. We have volunteer fundraisers* who make lectern appeals at parishes throughout England, Scotland and Wales, with one fundamental aim: to provide mobility for those who share their lives with the poor of the non-industrialised world. As a charity, our funds are converted into grants for all types of transport; this may be a bicycle, a moped, a trail bike, a 4wd ambulance, a pickup, an outboard motor, - it is the people on the ground who know what best suits their terrain. We have beneficiaries all over the developing world, in Central and South America, sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and Asia. -------------- *If you live in Wales, Scotland or England and are interested in becoming a volunteer Speaker making lectern appeals in Catholic parishes then please contact us and request an application form. As a voluntary Speaker youwould make appeals in churches in your own or nearby dioceses. Speakers decide for themselves how far they are willing to travel, but use of a car is essential for a Speaker to be effective. Every aspect of an appeal is coordinated from the Liverpool office and it is up to the volunteer how many appeals they feel able to cope with. We are able to pay Speaker's expenses.
	Aims and Objectives SURVIVE-MIVA, under the patronage of St Therese of Lisieux, supports missionaries in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America, and the Caribbean. St Thérèse of Lisieux Patroness of the Missions
	Patron The Most Rev. Patrick Kelly Archbishop of Liverpool
	Chairman Mr. Paul Robbins
	Director Mr. Simon Foran