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The Vine Trust is an international charity based in

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. It is involved in volunteer programs and supporting the delivery of medical projects, principally the Amazon Hope project in

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and the Jubilee Hope project in

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. A common thread in both projects is the use of medical ships to deliver health care to remote communities. The Vine Trust has a wholly owned subsidiary, the Programa Medico Esperanza Amazonica del Peru (PMEAP), through which it operates in Peru. The trust was established in 1985, founded by Albert Bogle, a minister of the

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and former Moderator of the General Assembly of that church. The Vine Trust has the patronage of

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. The charity's headquarters are on a former naval oil barge, converted into offices and conference facilities, and moored in Leith Docks.

Projects in Peru

Amazon Hope is a project based in Loreto in northern Peru, run by PMEAP. The project operates two medical ships – ''Amazon Hope 2'' and '' Forth Hope''. The medical ships make monthly trips along the

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and other rivers in Loreto to provide medical assistance to rural riverside communities. The project plans to also look at the possibility of supporting public health, health education and safe water in partnership with the regional and national governments.

Projects in Tanzania

Jubilee Hope is a project based in the

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area of Tanzania, working in association with local health authorities and the

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(AICT). The project operates a medical ship, the ''Jubilee Hope'' (MMSI: 236111935), delivering health care to remote island communities on the lake. It is Gibraltar flagged vessel, formerly operated by the

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. It will feature in a four part

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documentary. Other projects in Tanzania include a house building program to build homes for children who have lost parents to

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and

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. They offer opportunities for schools to send an expedition party of students in S5/6 out to Tanzania to help with building process

References

External links

The Vine Trust Official Website

YouTube videos of the Amazon Hope project
* http://www.bo-ness.org.uk/html/news/Amazon2-210805.htm Foreign charities operating in Peru Charities based in Scotland Foreign charities operating in Tanzania {{Peru-org-stub