The following is a section of an email that was recently sent out to some key supporters of the work at Spurgeons Academy. It gives an insight into some of the issues that staff and students are grappling with as they approach the end of term. Spurgeons-specific issues The grade…
With food prices rising across the world, everyone is looking for ways to reduce their food costs. And that is the case in Acholi Quarters as much as anywhere else. You might think that growing your own crops in an urban shanty-town / informal settlement is unlikely, where the land…
In October, I (Helen) had the joy and privilege of spending an afternoon with some of the members of the Lubanga Ber group in Acholi Quarters, which essentially means catching up with good friends. But it was not just a time for chatting, but also a time for me running…
Tree Planting has been taking place on the land of 4 families whose children attend the Kids Joy nursery here at college. The trees were paid for by voluntary donation from each nursery child’s family, and the land for planting on was offered by the 4 families. The trees were…
In May, work began on writing a 12-week course for prisoners at Nkhata Bay prison, Malawi, where about 180 men are housed. The course, which is linked to the wider programme of projects overseen by Butterfly Space, set out to deliver Bible teaching and life skills training. In September, a…
Experience of Volunteers We – Anna, Ellie, Molly, and Libby – are English volunteers through Bristol Volunteers for Development Abroad (BVDA) who have come to Nepal to work with our partner PSD with the aim of making a sustainable difference in a rural community in the Baglung district. We arrived…
Last time I (Helen) was here at the college was March 2022. At that time, the fuel station had just opened along with the beginnings of a hardware store for the locals. Now I’m back, and it’s great to see further progress on this part of the college complex The…
Kids Joy nursery is a Ugandan registered nursery school set in the grounds of Nkuru Vocational College. Across the three classes it has 62 pupils age 3yrs through to 6yrs. The joy of the children at Kids Joy nursery is so evident, whether they are singing, writing, on break-time, or…
The phenomenon of street children is a world problem and over tens of millions of street children are found across the world. Rwanda considers street children as a category of children in need of special protection. It also considers street children as one of the categories of vulnerable children, with…
Esther came to Uganda in 2017 due to the conflict in South Sudan. She remembers the exact night that the rebels came and attacked her village. It was that terrifying night that 5 of her brothers were killed. She was beaten, raped and left to die. “I was in terrible…
