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Feb 22, 2018, 4:15 PM
We have harvested a good crop of sweet potatoes that we grew locally as one of the ways we are creating a degree of sustainable income in Uganda itself. 14 large sacks of potatoes were harvested and sold, with profit of around 40%.
Feb 14, 2018, 3:29 PM
In our nursery baby class we use activity-based learning rather than rote learning, which means that the children are actively engaged...
Feb 6, 2018, 3:14 PM
All last week our older children attended a special workshop to help teach them various life skills, including vital understanding regarding sexual issues.
Jan 18, 2018, 3:22 PM
Our P7 children’s results in the 2017 Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) showed the best performance yet, reflecting the extra work we have put into training teachers and improved teaching methods. So yes – for PLE results – their success puts Child of Hope in the top 6% of the 13,275 primary schools in Uganda!
Jan 15, 2018, 11:38 AM
Everyone’s a cleaner today! We’re getting ready for when the children return to us in a couple of weeks following their Christmas break.
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.