Author Archives: Helen Harrison
Introducing ILA – our newest partner
I Live Again Uganda I Live Again Uganda (ILA) is an indigenous organization with a passion for serving the Acholi people of Northern Uganda. Set up after 20 years of war in Northern Uganda, ILA’s mission is to give hope to the people of Northern Uganda through holistic restoration and …
English National Ballerina at Spurgeons Ballet school
Mercy Mattresses in Rwanda

One of the projects that our Rwandan partner GNPDR runs is called ‘Mercy Mattresses’ and it is a beautiful example of peace and reconciliation being carried out in a very practical way.The mattresses are made by Rwandans who suffered badly in the genocide, are still working through the process of forgiveness …
I Live Again in Gulu

I Live Again Uganda aren’t an official CRED Partner, but they are certainly good friends of ours. A Ugandan NGO, they describe themselves as ‘an indigenious organization with a passion for serving our own people. Our mission is to give hope to the people of Northern Uganda through holistic restoration …
Nutrition, First Aid and Searching Questions with the Acholi
Mining for Gold part 2

The Mercury-free Gold mining technology that I wrote about yesterday, and its links with fairtrade certification continued in the visits that we made today. Yesterday we visited SAMA – an alliance of small-scale miners in the Sinyonja area, and the ones who look after the ‘Wonder Machine’ or Gold Kacha. …
Mining for gold, the small-scale fairtrade ethical way
Tuesday, by Paul and Rowan
As we awoke in Mityana this morning it dawned on the team that this was their last full day in Uganda. Two years of preparation, planning and delivery of AfriDACA 2017 was coming to an end. Being surrounded by the beautiful sights and sounds of rural Uganda, it is easy …