There is no defined period for such a link. Local needs will always take precedence over support for the Twin. There will be times when the link has to be changed or broken, for example:

• When the Twin Conference overseas has financial self-sufficiency;
• When the Twin Conference or the Donor Conference goes into abeyance;
• When the supporting Twin is no longer able to offer financial support for the its Twin;
• By the mutual agreement of both Conferences or the National or Central Councils of the Conferences.

Even when the formal Twinning link has to be broken it is likely that the friendship and spiritual bonds will not be lost and Conferences and members are encouraged to maintain contact with and prayer for the Twin.

Reach out to your SVP Central Council Twinning Officer. They will have information and application forms. An individual or family can also adopt a Twin but this must be done through the Central Council.

You can donate either:

• Through your local SVP Conference
• Through your local Central Council Twinning Officer
   

As much time as you want! We are grateful for any additional volunteers and your work could involve organising and fund raising locally to assisting in overseas programmes depending on your skills knowledge and experience.

Members of the Twinning Committee undertake regular monitoring visits to our twinned countries to ensure that all funds are used correctly and that the recipient SVP are achieving the outcomes expected.

• The recipient SVP also submit regular self monitoring reports. The objectives of the reports are to:
• Measure outputs for each programme against agreed targets
• Ensure that donations made by benefactors are used for the purpose for which they were intended.
• Identify reasons for under, or over achievement of target outputs
• Identify areas of potential improvement.