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…
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…
(written by ILA staff) Guess what? Sweet little Joy is living the dream in her new home!It’s all thanks to some incredibly generous donors that she, her mom Cristine, and her siblings now have a BRAND NEW HOME!Talk about a thrilling day! Not just for this radiant family who lived…
spoken by Aber Betty (name changed) and transcribed by ILA staff I am 42 years old. My mother died when I was 2 years old and I was left under the care of my grandmother. She took me to Acholi Quarter in the year 1987 when I was only 5…
On some previous visits with the Acholi community in the past year, I (Helen) have sat with Harriet, Miriam and some of the other women as they have shared their hopes and dreams for setting up small businesses to earn a bit of income in a way that doesn’t include…
The children from Acholi Quarters that we give support to through the Hopeful Haven programme and through tuition fees support were recently invited to take part in a Christmas card competition. The aim was for them to design a card that can then be printed up and used to send…
