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…
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 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…
By Helen H Normally when we take teams to Acholi quarters in Kampala the focus of the programme is providing educational activities for the children who, for financial reasons, aren’t able to go to school. We do also always spend a bit of time with the ladies learning how to…
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.…
I’m in Uganda with a group of friends, visiting some projects that relate to CRED partners, and doing various bits of partner support work as we go round. Today we journeyed from Kampala eastwards, to an area about 8 miles from the Kenyan border, where small-scale artisanal gold mining takes…
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…
Today was our last working day, which we all found difficult and hard work due to the heat and tiredness Woke up this morning after another night camping; this time in torrential rain which Rowan found out when her tent cover blew off! She woke up soaked to the bone!…
Today was a very chilled out day. After a relaxing morning we all went on a walk to the tea plantation led by our John. It was really interesting and John gave us an insight into the tea plantation as he grew up there from early childhood. It was eye-opening…
Finally – a lie-in!! Today started off as normal with Hannah collecting her toenails in adry shampoo lid. After Tom’s breakfast of toenail toast, we all sat down for the day’s blog comments. The heartfelt messages from our loved ones moved us all, reducing Becci and Katie to tears. But…
