I Live Again Uganda is one of CRED’s partners in Uganda, and is located in the north of the country. It was founded by Benson Ocen and his wife Ruth, to provide a source of trauma counselling to the many traumatised victims of the war with the Lords Resistance Army…
The Hopeful Haven community initiative is based in Acholi Quarters and is run by members of the Lubanga Ber co-operative, which CRED has been linked to for several years. Hopeful Haven provides informal educational opportunities for some of the children who are unable to attend mainstream school, because they can’t…
Construction students at the Nkuru Vocational college have been hard at work putting their practical knowledge to good use recently, and as a result, a local medical facility is now able to house a doctor. Namutamba Children’s Rehab Centre is situated about 5 miles from the college, and until recently…
The Nkuru Vocational College in rural Mityana has always been at the forefront of pilotting new ways of doing learning Founded by John Njendahayo, the focus from the start has been about holistic, and project-based learning, as well as embedding all the programmes firmly in the local community. As a…
The following photos show for themselves just how happy the youngsters from Acholi Quarters have been to finally be able to return to school after almost 2 years of school closures in Uganda due to Covid. Whilst some schools provided online lessons, and some parents were able to afford private…
When Uganda went into lockdown back at the start of the pandemic in March 2020, like so many countries, all of the schools and nurseries shut down. For some children, they were able to access on-line learning, but for the majority of children, and all nursery age children, education stopped.…
This morning you left for work: picking up your car keys and headphones on your way out, ring finger already tapping against a mug of machine brewed coffee in anticipation of your favourite tune, you waved goodbye to your children safe in the knowledge that life for you and your…
This morning you left for work: picking up your car keys and headphones on your way out, ring finger already tapping against a mug of machine brewed coffee in anticipation of your favourite tune, you waved goodbye to your children safe in the knowledge that life for you and your…
When Covid hit in March 2020, and most of the world went into lockdown, one of the aspects of life that was hit the hardest was schools. Across the world, children everywhere suddenly found themselves unable to go to school, as the buildings were closed and everyone told to stay…
A few months back we reported about the water project that John Njendahayo and a team of vocational training students set up, to enable easy access to clean water for 28 homes in the nearby community. Well, we are pleased to report that, despite Covid restrictions, the project has recently…
