Child of Hope: Water on (tip) tap

[NAMATALA SLUM, UGANDA] One of our secondary students demonstrates to members of the Namatala community how to use a tip tap water dispenser with soap for maximum benefit...

https://www.childofhopeuganda.org/news/water-tip-tap

Reuben's fostering success

CHILD OF HOPE, NAMATALA SLUM, UGANDA: Reuben lost his parents in a fatal accident as a small child and has been looked after since then by his grandmother. However, she recently became very ill and unable to care for him any longer. Our welfare team recognized the need for foster care to be arranged – and didn’t need to look far...

https://www.childofhopeuganda.org/news/fostering-success

Alcohol risk for hungry slum children

CHILD OF HOPE, NAMATALA SLUM UGANDA: The effects of covid-19 lockdown continue to bite hard for hungry families. While parents are away from the home trying to look for food, hungry children can be seen wandering around drinking outlets looking for anything to fill their hungry stomachs. They beg for any dregs of alcohol, sometimes spirits.

With a lack of food in Namatala, there has been increased incidence of alcohol dependency in both children and adults. Thankfully this is one of the dangers Child of Hope helps to keep its pupils safe from.

https://childofhopeuganda.org/news/risks-hungry-children

Child of Hope's approach to children’s health

NAMATALA SLUM, UGANDA: When she started her education at Child of Hope's slum school Rachael appeared healthy, but vigilance over routine health checks soon revealed she had sickle cell anaemia. The school nurse has continued to monitor and care for her.  

Rachael is nine years old in the Primary 2 class, loves dancing and acting, and hopes to become a nurse in the future. Currently Rachel is without a sponsor; perhaps you would consider sponsoring her continuing education, or another child’s? Just £15 per month, click here for details: https://www.childofhopeuganda.org/what-we-do/sponsorship/sponsor-child 

Green peppers for early harvest

CHILD OF HOPE: At the NGO'S farm in Uganda, green peppers to benefit slum mums have ripened for harvest sooner than expected. Each Friday in the last three weeks at least eighty kilos of peppers have been harvested and this is expected to continue until the end of the year. 

https://www.childofhopeuganda.org/news/early-harvest

Bex live with Jonathan Veira

During the Covid lockdown, musician and opera singer Jonathan Veira has been holding live solo concerts live on Facebook every Sunday - and last Sunday he interviewed Child of Hope’s Bex Okotel by phone from Uganda.

See the whole event here: https://www.facebook.com/jonathanveiramusic/videos/4243797565662504

NGO sustainability through tree planting

Eastern Uganda: Child of Hope's new tree planting project is one of the ways the NGO is exploring in Uganda to help it become more self-sustainable – and at the same time providing work for about forty youths in the village.

https://www.childofhopeuganda.org/news/tree-planting

JED Art: Peeping Highlander

ISLE OF PURBECK, UK: A highland cow that we found peeking over the long grasses, he looked so friendly and cuddly that I had to draw him. Pencil drawing on paper. https://jedart.co.uk/news/

Child of Hope: the long walk

NAMATALA SLUM, EASTERN UGANDA: Peter is a seven-year-old pupil in the nursery department at Child of Hope School… and walks a round journey of four miles between his home in Namabasa and school.

Before the coronavirus shutdown, Peter was having to manage the long walk to school and back because his father’s bicycle was stolen, and he could no longer give Peter a ride to school.

https://www.childofhopeuganda.org/news/peters-long-walk

Solar energy for precision engineering

Groveley Precision Engineering, Dorset: In order to reduce Groveley’s carbon footprint – and as an investment in the future – the company has installed a solar power system with roof-top panels.

On day 1 the solar system contributed 60% of the electricity being consumed by Groveley's CNC machinery.

https://www.groveley.co.uk/2020/06/30/cnc-machinery-now-powered-by-solar/

Covid lockdown hits agriculture project that feeds slum families

[NAMATALA SLUM, UGANDA] 80 of the mums Child of Hope helps with small business ventures have been prevented from working their agricultural project by the Covid-19 travel restrictions – badly affecting their family income. But all is not lost…

https://www.childofhopeuganda.org/news/lockdown-hits-agriculture

Distant Hopes, by Dorset contemporary artist Jan Dowding

Thought I’d try a bit of a different style for my latest painting, lots of action with a squeegee! Acrylic on canvas 36×24″. For sale at £140. https://jedart.co.uk/news/

Covid-19 slum business initiative

NAMATALA SLUM, UGANDA: Keen to try something new to create income during the Covid-19 crisis, these ladies have started a Chenga (broken rice) business.

Rose and Prosy work in the spiritual and health departments at Child of Hope, and Sarah is a community parent. They all live close to the school in Namatala. They are seen here separating rice from husks, known as winnowing, carefully positioning themselves so the wind helps to blow the husks away.

They sell the rice from their homes and also take some to the local market for quicker sales. It is measured out in cups, with the cupful price varying according to the quality. The income they receive will help them to sustain their families, providing some of their basic needs at this challenging time.

https://www.childofhopeuganda.org/news/business-initiative

Covid-19 - jumping Karamajong-style

CHILD OF HOPE, UK: After Tom Lathwell was shocked to find out how tough it is right now for the pupils of the Child of Hope School in the Namatala slum in Uganda, he decided to his bit to help and decided to 'Jump for Hope’.

He said: “Why jump? Well, the main tribe in the school is the Karamajong, who are known for their jumping style of dancing (the higher the better!).

“It's actually pretty tiring. But I thought that if the pupils are going without food, the least I could do was 'jump like a Karamajong' in my break times to try and raise money to help them. So I'm going to jump for the whole length of every morning break for the whole of the second half term of summer.”

https://www.childofhopeuganda.org/news/jumping-karamajong-style

Proud Lion, by artist Jan Dowding

Lions are very popular, so I thought it’s about time I drew one or two; this one was looking very proud. https://wordpress.com/view/jedart.co.uk