Helping his nan

NAMATALA SLUM, UGANDA: Holiday time isn’t all play for 11 year-old Child of Hope pupil, Francis, because he loves to help his elderly grandmother at her home-based grinding mill.

https://www.childofhopeuganda.org/news/helping-nan

New photo campaign

The start of a new photographic social media campaign for client Store & Secure self-storage, featuring local businesses packing items into a Store & Secure box. This is Jan Dowding, potter and artist of JED Art.

Slum school excellent end of Primary exam results

NAMATALA SLUM, UGANDA: It's been another good year for Child of Hope's slum school. All 29 pupils passed their important Primary Leaving Exam, seven in division one and the remaining 22 in division two. They are therefore all eligible to continue their education in our new secondary school in Namabasa, although a handful may opt for the vocation route with the local vocational college.

https://childofhopeuganda.org/news/excellent-exam-results

New tailor now boosting slum family income

NAMATALA SLUM, UGANDA:  Child of Hope student Sharon always wanted to be a tailor, so she transferred – after four years of secondary schoo – to the polytechnic school for vocational skills. She has now completed the two-year course in tailoring.

The first in her family to receive any secondary education, Sharon was eager to become self-sufficient and able to contribute to the family’s income.

https://childofhopeuganda.org/news/new-tailor

Child of Hope's new slum secondary school: construction update 4

Just weeks until the charity's new secondary school is due to open in eastern Uganda, and construction is bang on schedule. For more information, visit: https://www.childofhopeuganda.org/what-we-do/secondary-school

Child of Hope's nutrition advice for slum parents

NAMATALA SLUM, UGANDA: Following discovery of poor nutrition in some pupils, the school's health department invited a nutritionist to talk with parents of those most affected.

A nutritionist from the Joint Clinical Research Centre in Mbale taught the parents about alternative health foods that would help build their children’s bodies. She encouraged them to feed the children earlier so they would not miss vital meals. The health team assisted the nutritionist by preparing sample foods.

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