The First Minister traveled to Uganda to see the impact Welsh projects are having on the lives of individuals and families there – nearly a million pounds is spent on the Welsh Government’s Wales for Africa programme, which supports Welsh aid. The programme has supported 138 community links with nearly 300 development projects in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Child of Hope isn’t actually one of those projects (yet?), but we enjoyed hosting the First Minister and around 100 visitors at our school and seeing their surprise at the quality of our work. We also led them around Namatala slum and took him into some slum homes. And of course, our kids put on a great show with cultural dances!
For a full report on his trip, please read the First Minister's statement on Wales for Africa, in which he said: "On the last day I visited Namatala slum in Mbale... and saw the inspiring work of Child of Hope, giving real opportunity to children of that slum in incredibly challenging conditions. I was pleased to hear their Director praise the work of the three volunteers they have had through our International Learning Opportunities programme, saying that each placement had brought about step change improvements to their work."
