Slum fostering update

Child of Hope has now successfully placed 18 of its orphaned or vulnerable school children in 11 foster homes, even though fostering or caring for someone outside their own wider family or clan is pretty much unheard of in Uganda.

http://www.childofhopeuganda.org/latest-news/fostering-expands/

New premium rooms - drive-up, 24/7

Store & Secure self-storage loves the first of its new-style 200 sq ft drive-up rooms, now in place at its Bournemouth facility.

https://www.storeandsecure.co.uk/self-storage-news/247-premium-rooms/

The water's back!

Child of Hope's Ugandan slum school taps are flowing with water again… after they ran dry for a whole month. 

http://www.childofhopeuganda.org/latest-news/we-have-water-again/

Child of Hope Uganda: Exam time

It was Child of Hope’s third year of Primary leaving exams (PLE) last week; if pupils pass this exam they can go on to secondary school; if not we will train them with vocational skills and possibly find apprenticeships.

http://www.childofhopeuganda.org/latest-news/examination-time/

Give a toy and give a smile to a sick child this Christmas

Kind Store & Secure self-storage staff are really getting behind an annual toy appeal for children in hospital – run by local charity Amelia’s Rainbow Fund – they’re going to help them deliver toys to families – and act as a drop-off point to receiving toys from donors, too.

https://www.storeandsecure.co.uk/self-storage-news/toy-appeal-2/

Bakery dream comes true

It took just a year – now this single mother’s dream of having her own bakery business is the way she supports her large slum family. 

http://www.childofhopeuganda.org/latest-news/bakery-dream-reality/