Education Uganda Project #71939

EMPOWER AND EDUCATE VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN UGANDA

by GABA HOPE FOR KIDS

Project Report | Oct 9, 2026
The crisis of malnutrition and parasitic infection

By Kwagala Samantha | Fundraiser

GABA HOPE FOR KIDS
Empowering Vulnerable Children and Mothers in Wakiso District, Uganda

IMPACT REPORT
Theme: The Crisis of Malnutrition and Parasitic Infection

1. INTRODUCTION
GABA HOPE FOR KIDS is located in Kisigula Village, Wakiso District. Our mission is to ensure vulnerable children stay in school and to empower their mothers and guardians with sustainable livelihoods.

Today we share a hidden crisis affecting the children we serve, malnutrition and parasitic infection. These silent challenges steal learning time, health and hope from vulnerable children.

2. THE CRISIS WE ARE SEEING

A. Malnutrition Crisis
- Many children come to school without breakfast and go to bed without a balanced meal.
- Families depend on small gardens with low yields and cannot afford diverse foods.
- Children show signs of stunting, weakness, poor concentration in class and frequent illness.
- Malnutrition affects brain development and school performance.

B. Parasitic Infection Crisis
- Children suffer from intestinal worms and other parasitic infections due to unsafe water, poor sanitation and walking barefoot.
- Infection causes stomach pain, anemia, fatigue and malnutrition as worms take nutrients.
- Children miss school due to sickness and lose valuable learning time.
- Girls and young children are most affected and most at risk.

C. The Double Burden
Malnutrition and parasitic infection work together. Malnourished children are more vulnerable to infection, and infected children become more malnourished. This cycle keeps children out of school and traps families in poverty.

3. HOW WE ARE RESPONDING

- Training mothers in climate smart farming, kitchen gardens and nutrition education to improve food diversity at home.
- Providing seeds for vegetables, fruits and nutritious crops for family resilience.
- Conducting health education on safe water, hand washing, hygiene and wearing shoes to prevent infection.
- Working with local health workers to encourage deworming and health check-ups.
- Providing scholastic support and follow up to keep children learning with dignity and strength.
- Sharing knowledge on preparing balanced meals using locally available foods.

4. IMPACT STORY - MEET FAITH
Faith is a young girl in primary school who lives with her grandmother. She was often weak in class and missed school due to stomach pain and lack of food.

Through our support, her grandmother received training in vegetable gardening and nutrition, plus health education on hygiene and safe water. Faith now eats more diverse foods at home and has received deworming support through our health linkage.

Faith says: Now I have strength to stay in class all day. I want to become a teacher.

Her story shows how fighting malnutrition and infection restores learning time and hope.

5. CHALLENGES
- Rising cost of nutritious seeds and food inputs.
- Limited access to clean water and sanitation facilities.
- Need for more health education materials and training space.
- Many more families need urgent nutrition and health support than we can currently reach.

6. PLAN FOR NEXT
- Expand kitchen garden training to more mothers and schools.
- Scale up nutrition education using local foods.
- Strengthen hygiene education and link more children to deworming and health services.
- Provide more scholastic and hygiene kits to keep children healthy and in school.

7. APPRECIATION
We sincerely thank all our donors on GlobalGiving, friends, volunteers and local leaders in Kisigula who stand with us to fight this silent crisis. Your support is restoring health, protecting learning time and keeping hope alive.

8. CONCLUSION
When a child is free from hunger and infection, they can learn, grow and dream. The crisis of malnutrition and parasitic infection is real but together we can break the cycle with knowledge, food and care.

The Crisis of Malnutrition and Parasitic Infection

GABA HOPE FOR KIDS
Kisigula, Wakiso District, Uganda

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Oct 6, 2026
Crisis faced by whom we support

By Kwagala Samantha | Fundraiser

GABA HOPE FOR KIDS
Empowering Vulnerable Children and Mothers

IMPACT REPORT
Theme: Crisis Faced by Whom We Support

1. INTRODUCTION
GABA HOPE FOR KIDS exists to ensure vulnerable children stay in school and to empower their mothers and guardians with sustainable livelihoods.

The families we support face daily crises that threaten their children's education and future. This report shares the reality of their challenges and how we walk with them through crisis.

2. WHO WE SUPPORT
We support vulnerable children, many of whom live with grandmothers, single mothers or guardians. We support girls at risk of dropping out due to lack of sanitary support, and mothers who struggle to provide food, school materials and basic needs.

3. CRISIS FACED BY WHOM WE SUPPORT

A. Education Crisis
- Children miss school due to lack of books, pens, uniform and school fees.
- Many children have dropped out or are at risk of dropping out because families cannot afford scholastic materials.
- Learning time is lost, leading to poor performance and loss of confidence.

B. Girls Dignity Crisis
- Girls miss school days every month due to lack of sanitary pads and menstrual health information.
- Shame, stigma and silence around periods make girls feel isolated and undignified.
- Without reusable pads and knowledge, girls stay home and fall behind in class.

C. Family Livelihood Crisis
- Mothers and grandmothers lack stable income and depend on small gardens that do not produce enough.
- Rising costs of food and farm inputs make it hard to provide daily meals and school needs.
- Lack of skills in income-generating activities keeps families trapped in poverty.

D. Emotional and Social Crisis
- Many children live without parental care and need guidance and counseling.
- Some families face domestic challenges that affect children's ability to learn and stay safe.

4. HOW WE ARE RESPONDING

- Providing scholastic materials to bring children back to school and keep them in class.
- Providing menstrual health education and reusable sanitary pads to keep girls learning without interruption.
- Training mothers in farming, liquid soap making and tailoring with start-up kits and mentorship.
- Conducting home and school visits for guidance, counseling and encouragement.

5. IMPACT STORY - MEET FAITH
Faith is a young girl in primary school who lives with her grandmother. She faced a crisis of missing school due to lack of books and pads, while her grandmother struggled to provide food from a small garden.

Through our supporters, Faith received books and reusable pads, and her grandmother received farming training and seeds. Faith is now back in school every day and the family has food.

Faith says: Thank you for helping me to go back to school. I want to become a teacher.

Faith shows how support can turn crisis into hope.

6. CHALLENGES
- The number of families in crisis is growing faster than our resources.
- Rising costs of school materials, pad materials and farm inputs.
- Need for more counseling, mentorship and safe learning spaces.

7. PLAN FOR NEXT
- Reach more children with urgent scholastic support to prevent dropout.
- Expand menstrual health education and pad distribution.
- Train more mothers in resilient livelihood skills.
- Strengthen follow up and community support networks.

8. APPRECIATION
We sincerely thank all our donors on GlobalGiving, friends, volunteers and local leaders who stand with families in crisis. Your support brings hope when families need it most.

9. CONCLUSION
The crisis faced by whom we support is real, but it is not permanent. With education, dignity and family resilience, crisis can turn into hope. With your continued support, more children will stay in school and more families will stand strong.

Crisis Faced by Whom We Support

GABA HOPE FOR KIDS

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Oct 6, 2026
Mend More Than Just Clothes

By Kwagala Samantha | Fundraiser

GABA HOPE FOR KIDS
Empowering Vulnerable Children and Mothers in Wakiso District, Uganda

IMPACT REPORT
Theme: Mend More Than Just Clothes

In our community, mending goes beyond needle and thread. When a mother learns to tailor, she mends dignity, family income and her children's future. This report shares how tailoring skills help us mend more than just clothes.

2. OUR BELIEF
We believe a sewing skill is a life skill. When a mother can mend, make and create, she can provide for her family, keep her children in school and restore hope at home.

3. ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED

A. Tailoring Skills Training
- Conducted hands-on training in tailoring, mending and making school uniforms.
- Taught mothers how to use sewing machines, measure, cut and stitch.
- Provided training in making reusable sanitary pads using sewing skills.

B. Start-Up Support
- Provided start-up kits including sewing machines, fabric and tailoring materials to trained mothers.
- Supported mothers to start small tailoring businesses from their homes.
- Linked sewing skills to income generation for school needs.

C. Family and Community Impact
- Helped mothers earn income to buy food, books and school materials for their children.
- Trained mothers to mend school uniforms, keeping children dignified and in class.
- Created support groups for mothers to share skills and encourage each other.

4. IMPACT STORY - MEET FAITH'S MOTHER
Faith is a young girl in primary school who lives with her grandmother. Her grandmother struggled to provide for her and could not afford to mend Faith's torn school uniform.

Through our tailoring training, her grandmother learned to mend and make clothes. She now earns a small income from mending clothes in the community. She mended Faith's uniform and provides books and food from her earnings.

Faith says: Thank you for helping my grandmother to learn tailoring. Now my uniform is mended and I can go to school every day.

Her story shows how we mend more than just clothes.

5. CHALLENGES
- Many more mothers want to learn tailoring than we can currently train.
- High cost of sewing machines, fabric and materials.
- Need for more training space and electricity support.
- Need for market linkages for mothers products.

6. PLAN FOR NEXT
- Train more mothers and girls in tailoring and mending.
- Provide more sewing machines and start-up kits.
- Expand training to include making reusable pads and school uniforms for vulnerable children.
- Strengthen mother groups for shared business and growth.

7. APPRECIATION
We sincerely thank all our donors on GlobalGiving, friends, volunteers and local leaders in Kisigula who support this work. Your support is helping mothers mend clothes and mend futures at the same time.

8. CONCLUSION
Every stitch mends dignity. Every uniform mended keeps a child in school. Every mother empowered through tailoring mends her family and community. With your continued support, we will continue to mend more than just clothes.

Mend More Than Just Clothes

GABA HOPE FOR KIDS
Kisigula, Wakiso District, Uganda

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