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Tuesday 27 October 2020

Child of Hope's solar-powered water










[NAMATALA SLUM, EASTERN UGANDA] Our nursery/primary school can now generate its own water, sufficient for all our needs, without depending on intermittent local water supply or manually drawing it from the well.  Water is now drawn from the well by a solar powered pump, thanks to the two local engineers responsible for the project and a generous grant from a UK trust.

https://www.childofhopeuganda.org/news/solar-powered-water

Wednesday 21 October 2020

Child of Hope's slum schools: Serious study resumes as lockdown relaxes a little



EASTERN UGANDA: In the Namatala and Namabasa slums, exam classes are resuming serious study for their respective exams at both the primary and secondary schools.  The mood in both schools is positive as everyone is pleased to get back to teaching and learning. 

https://www.childofhopeuganda.org/news/serious-study-resumes

Tuesday 13 October 2020

Child of Hope: Business advice… under the tree



In Namatala slum, Uganda, our Income Generating Activities social workers continue to support mothers with their businesses during this difficult time – which during Covid often means outdoors under a tree for shade...

https://www.childofhopeuganda.org/news/business-advice-under-tree

Monday 12 October 2020

Groveley Precision Engineering: AS9100 renewed for second year



[CHRISTCHURCH, DORSET] Groveley renews global aerospace standard AS9100 Rev D / ISO 9001 2015 for the second year – with zero non-conformances...

https://www.groveley.co.uk/2020/10/12/as9100-renewed-for-second-year/

Thursday 8 October 2020

Child of Hope's partial return to school



NAMATALA SLUM, UGANDA: From October 15 the Ugandan Government is allowing pupils in candidate classes (Primary 7 and Secondary 4) to return to school. This is an emergency meeting our Primary headteacher held with her teachers to plan a safe learning environment for those children in Primary 7. 

https://www.childofhopeuganda.org/news/partial-return-school