Vanessa is 9 yrs old and lives in Acholi Quarters with her mum, her grandmother, 3 younger siblings, and 4 cousins. Her father died last year, and the mother of the cousins (Vanessa’s maternal aunt) is also deceased. Vanessa used to go to school. She was in P3 when her…
Students from all the year groups at Kids Joy nursery and primary, plus the Nkuru college students, joined with other members of the local community recently to take part in a 7km fun run to raise money for the Namutamba Children’s Rehabilitation Centre. Namutamba is a nearby charitable organisation that…
The Nkuru vocational college in Uganda, headed by college director John Njendahayo, has had a bumper crop of vegetables this year, including some huge cauliflowers and lots of pumpkins. In fact, they had so many that they have been able to give some of their harvest away to local residents…
(written by ILA staff members) 1226 brave men and women walked up to 10km each afternoon to come for Trauma Counseling. Because of our donors, I Live Again Uganda’s Trauma Counseling Team was able to get to this village every afternoon and bring healing, hope and remind each one that…
(written by an ILA staff member, names and images changed to protect identity) “When I was 16 years old, the rebels came to our village. I was raped by two men. I was left in a lot of pain. That experience created so much pain, bitterness and hatred towards men. …
Changing The Story – From rejected & broken to redeemed & changed. Elizabeth is a 17 year old girl who has been exploited in the sex industry. l was taken away from my mother when I was 4 years old by my father. He told me that he was…
The builders at Nkuru business and vocational college campus don’t hang around when they have a project to complete. In October 2022 they dug the foundations for the first 5 classrooms of the Kids Joy primary school. When complete the school will have 7 classrooms and a resource room, and…
written by Helen in mid Feb. I’ve recently spent a few very memorable days with the team from I Live Again Uganda (ILA), up at their most northerly programme in the Lamwo refugee settlement. ILA have a wonderful team of trauma counsellors who go up to the settlement every week,…
written by Helen in early Feb 2023 I visited Acholi Quarters recently to catch up with the lovely friends there who play such a key part in my love of Uganda. Several of the usual group weren’t there, as they were out doing what they could to earn some extra…
The staff, pupils and community of Spurgeons Academy started the new academic year recently with a wonderful day of celebration and thanksgiving. Thanksgiving was given for the good ending of the previous year, and for health and resources to be able to start the new year. The success of the…
