Gender Equality Uganda Project #41529

Empower and Educate Vulnerable Ugandan Girls

by Uganda Hands for Hope

Project Report | Jul 18, 2023
News from Uganda Hands for Hope!

By Tai Kuncio | Project Leader

Greetings from Uganda Hands for Hope!

We hope this message finds our supporters and sponsors around the world well. We've had a busy couple months!

Thanks to funding from The Irish Society in Uganda we received the first shipment of new physical therapy equipment for our special needs children: a bobath ball, a therapy roller and the walkers were instantly put to use! The grant also allowed us to purchase a motorbike to enable some of our special needs children with mobility issues to get to school everyday. We are so grateful!

Children from the Acacia International School have been coming to our school weekly to teach our students how to use computers. We are very grateful that the Acacia students volunteered to help our children in this way, thank you! If you know someone who might be interested in volunteering with us, please reach out. Volunteers are always welcome, whether you are a gap year student, retired, or a professional who wants to make a difference on a volunteering holiday!

Our partners at CRANE (Children at Risk Action Network) provided the children with a great training about environmental awareness. They learned about conservation and helped to plant some avocado and mango seeds that they will take care of themselves!

As always, we are hoping to enroll more children into our school so please reach out to us if you, or someone you know, might be interested in sponsoring a child - you can make a real difference!

With gratitude,

The Uganda Hands for Hope Team

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May 2, 2023
What's new at Uganda Hands for Hope?

By Tai Kuncio | Project Leader

Feb 21, 2023
The latest update from Uganda Hands for Hope!

By Tai Kuncio | Project Leader

Our kids enjoying lessons on our new Smart TVs!

Greetings from Uganda!

Thanks to your generous donations on Giving Tuesday last November, our children are learning from and interacting with students from around the world on the new Smart TVs we've installed in some of the classrooms! Having more exposure to the internet (and the rest of the world!) will certainly improve their quality of education. Not to mention the fun they've been having learning Irish dancing online! (See photo below)

We're also excited to report that we've been able to start welcoming volunteers at our site again after a long break due to COVID. Mika and Yoko from Japan helped our children with tailoring lessons and Luana from Belgium was assisting the social workers and teachers. Please get in touch if you have any interest in volunteering with us here!

We've always helped our children and their families with medical issues in the past and we are pleased to report that thanks to our intervention and follow up, one of our children was finally properly diagnosed with blood cancer and is now getting the necessary treatment she needs and is improving. If it wasn't for your support, we would never have been able to help her - so thank you!

Unfortunately though, rising prices and inflation have made it difficult to make our budget work this year. We've had to cut back on some extra curriculars like some sports/dance activities and school trips just to make sure we can keep our basic services going. So, to hopefully help fill in the gaps, we will be participating in GlobalGiving's Little by Little Campaign in April - stay tuned for more details in the coming weeks!

As always, thanks for your continued support!

The Uganda Hands for Hope Team

Learning Irish dancing online!

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