How Do You Choose?
There is no doubt about it, each day in Uganda our team members are faced with children who have very challenging circumstances. Sickness, disability, malnourished, no shelter, barely clothed.
Many of these stories you've seen in our weekly emails, and you've helped make an incredible difference!
It can be easy to feel overwhelmed and helpless. In the remote villages where we work in Uganda, CLP is usually the only organization providing help to the most needy.
Smiles for Miles!
Mwase, Shamilu, and Mbwali were absolutely overcome with excitement and gratitude! This is the difference you make!
Through our Bridge to Success projects with our partner Donorsee, we posted a project to help get new clothes and hygiene supplies for the children.
Determined to Succeed!
Nothing makes me more excited than sharing with you the success of the children you've helped send to school!
As children in the US have started a new school year over the past few weeks, our students in Uganda have just finished their second term, and their reports are in, and they are all doing well- thanks to you!
Send Up the Fireworks!
This week, we were officially recognized as a Community-Based Organization in Kamuli District, Uganda! This is a big deal for our team, acknowledging all their efforts and the work they have done for the past nine years!
As our outreach and success in the Kamuli town and the surrounding villages has grown over the years, the local council members (politicians) approached us and we were invited to formally register CLP as a Community-Based Organization (CBO). Our team was thrilled to have their hard work and progress seen as making a real difference for the most vulnerable.
They’ll Light Up Your Day!
Pure joy! That's what you see on Tikah's and little Musa's faces when Hilda and Aminsi delivered food and clothes to them this week! Baby Sarah was a little unsure .
Tikah is a young mother who has been struggling to provide for Musa and baby Sarah since being abandoned by the children's father. They were down to eating one small meal a day when our team put in the request for help. We posted the project on our crowdfunding site, Donorsee.
The Top 5 Reasons We Shine
The other day I was talking to Christina, a supporter of ours for the past two years, and she said she was recently telling a friend why she gives to CLP. She also said that we should toot our own horn more as an organization.
It made me stop and think!
So I thought I'd share with you what we do well as an organization to help the most vulnerable children, and what makes us unique.
Spotlight on Hilda!
This week, I wanted to introduce you to, and shine a spotlight on, Namuwanga Hilda who is our lead program coordinator in Uganda. She is always ready with a welcoming smile and has a wonderful sense of humor. You see her in most of our photos and videos.
A Safe Space
On any given day, you can stop by our Girls' Vocational Center in Buwudha village and you will see it packed to the walls!
While the girls in our tailoring program are learning, many of their young children are crawling around under the tables and in front of the center. It's been working, but it hasn't been the ideal situation.
Resilience and Hope: Tibenda’s Story
I'm bringing you a story of resilience and hope. The hope is because of all of you!
This is Tibenda Phiona's story as told to our team member Hilda:
Tibenda Phiona is 19 years old and from Namisambiya village in rural Uganda. Since childhood, Phiona has had a very difficult life.