Dec 29, 2017, 6:12 PM
The annual children's Christmas party was again a crazy, fun, delightful success with lots of gifts, dances, songs and presentations... all mixed up in a huge celebration.
Nov 27, 2017, 4:11 PM
We have now placed 18 of our orphaned or vulnerable school children in a total of 11 foster homes, offering a better environment for some of the children who couldn't live with their own immediate or extended families.
Nov 15, 2017, 3:19 PM
Wow, our taps are flowing with water again… after a month without any! Water supply generally is a bit hit and miss, but our school isn’t even on the mains supply, unlike other buildings in Mbale – and our taps literally ran dry for a whole month.
Nov 9, 2017, 4:56 PM
Primary leaving exams (PLE) took place last week; this was Child of Hope’s third year of primary children preparing to move up to secondary school. If they pass this exam they can go on to secondary school; if not we will train them with vocational skills and possibly find apprenticeships.
Nov 6, 2017, 3:19 PM
Within a year, one single mother’s dream of having her own bakery business has become the means of supporting her large family.
Oct 26, 2017, 10:50 AM
Rice drying in the sun, in preparation for the upcoming kids' Christmas party.
Oct 19, 2017, 11:30 AM
Betty – one of the longest-serving staff members at CoH Uganda – was married to her beloved Sam on Saturday at St. Andrew's cathedral in Mbale, Uganda. She's the deputy manage of our welfare team.
Oct 13, 2017, 11:08 AM
Welcome to Betty’s introduction… the Ugandan form of a wedding engagement, and it’s a very special event.
Sep 28, 2017, 7:40 PM
Check out the impact of Child of Hope's slum Family Support team, seen in this 3-minute video. This work is provided entirely free for families of children at our school in the poverty-struck Namatala slum of eastern Uganda – where there is no other effective form of social support.
Sep 21, 2017, 3:25 PM
With a large family to support and in her mid-fifties, Betty wondered what more she could do to secure a steady income, her monthly family expenditure has always exceeded the rental income. Until...