Hope has lived all of her life in Acholi Quarters with her mum, her two biological brothers, and variable foster siblings as her mum has taken in different children over the years when their family circumstances broke down. Her home has always been some variation on a 3m square room,…
On Wednesday 13th May, 9 of the 11 CRED partners gathered at central location in Nairobi to travel together to the Links Africa Hub in Embu district in the foothills of Mount Kenya for 3 days of fellowship, learning, building relationships, deepening friendships and journeying together. Those who were there…
by Ella Potter, age 15, who visited Uganda with her dad Dan I tried to just stretch my leg out from under myself and the group of small children around me looked at me wide-eyed, as if worried I was about to leave them. It felt strange to be getting…
CRED has been supporting the Hopeful Haven project in Acholi Quarters, Uganda now for about 8 years, and it continues to be a blessing to so many young people who are unable to attend mainstream school for various poverty-related reasons. This is exemplified by the following three young students who…
Fun, food and dancing were the order of the day at the Christmas Party for the children who are part of the two projects that CRED supports of Acholi Quarters, Uganda. Both those who attend Hopeful Haven education project, and those who are supported to attend mainstream school enjoyed a…
CRED has been supporting the Hopeful Haven project in Acholi Quarters, Uganda now for about 8 years, and it continues to be a blessing to so many young people who are unable to attend mainstream school for various poverty-related reasons. This is exemplified by siblings Moses and Esther (names and…
Odong innocent was once a beneficiary under Cred, receiving support to go to school in Acholi Quarters. Unfortunately, though, his mother decided to move him and his brothers back to the village, where he wasn’t able to continue with his education to the point of gaining a leavers certificate. When…
Agenorwot Mary is 22 years old, and completed her secondary education up to s4 (equivalent of GCSE’s) in 2023. Whilst doing her education, she lived in Acholi Quarters, but once she had finished S4, she moved to live with her grandmother in their ancestral village. Mary stayed in touch with…
One of the teachers at Galaxy school in Uganda recently invited some members of the Acholi community to come to the school and meet pupils of the ‘jewellery club’. The students learned from the Acholi women how to make paper beads, and then how to turn them into pieces of…
(written by Helen) The day that I visited my friends in Acholi Quarters, it rained. And when I say it rained, I mean it really rained. Overall, for just over an hour, but really intense for at least 30 minutes, and by the time it had finished, the dirt roads…
