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.
Real People, Real Stories
The other day I saw a news report about many of those “feel good” stories you see on social media. Evidence shows that most are AI generated and not actually true.
Well, all of our posts and stories are about real people, real situations, and real hope, and that hope is thanks to all of you!
This week Hilda brings you Namugele Maureen's story. It is one of unimaginable tragedy and struggle. But thanks to the help she receives from our Girls' Vocational Center, it's also one of hope.
Babies, Baskets, and Bags!
Thanks to our wonderful donors, teen mom Joan was able to have a healthy delivery in a clinic. Both she and baby Sulaiman are doing well. This would not have been possible without your support, and yes, I want to tell you once again that you make a lifesaving difference! Once Joan is ready, she will be resuming classes in hairdressing at our Girls' Vocational Center.
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.
Wisdom from Ruth
This week, we're bringing you another story from one of our girls in Uganda.
This is Ruth's story as told to Hilda:
At just nine years of age, Ruth's life changed dramatically. Her parents separated and her father took her away from her mother and moved to another village. Ruth's father loved her very much and tried to give her a good life. But when he was away from their home for work, Ruth's stepmother was very mean to her.