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a little bit of newsOctober 2012
Education
Registered Charity No. 1147623
Amongst the a little bit of HOPE team
there is the sense that this year has gone
better than we expected! The speed at
which we’ve become established,
grown, and gained respect in Uganda
has been quite humbling. The trustees,
members and staff of a little bit of
HOPE (Uganda) have done a fantastic
job. In the UK, we have been so
encouraged by the generosity of so
many people. Thank you to everyone
who has supported a little bit of HOPE,
without you we wouldn’t have been able
to do any of this. The challenge that lies
ahead for us in the UK is to increase our
fundraising efforts to keep pace with
what’s going on in Uganda!
In this edition of a little bit of news we
core businessbe benefiting from
porridge. They have
fields for a second
established farms
and are looking
involved in the programme
Lots of schools
programme, and lots
want to fund it. However,
not planning to add
programme! Why?
ensure that these
and become self-sustaining
we want to work closely
schools over the next
successful we’ll
programme in 2014
In this edition of a little bit of news we
provide an update of our core business,
a report on our successful Olympic
fundraising campaign and introduce our
Christmas campaign.
School farms have been our priority this
year. The plan is to enable schools to
create self-sustaining farms so they can
feed their pupils at lunchtime. The first
season at Mugulu Integrated was a good
one, the crops have now been harvested
and by the end of October pupils should
We’ve now fixed
have identified many
We’re finding that
quite a long process
has to assess if the
and how much it
have to wait for the
funds. We expect the
provide 15% of the
ensure that they take
borehole and are
to look after it in the
EDUCATION
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olympic fun run
think smallnews
think small
Tuesday, 26th March
7:30pm
Education | Health | Orphan Care | Venture Capital | Water
widows of bugosa
from a daily cup of maize
have now planted their
second season. We have also
at two more schools
for one more to get
programme.
want to join this
lots of our supporters
However, in 2013 we
add more schools to the
Why? Because, we want to
these farms are beneficial
sustaining. Therefore,
closely with these four
next year – if they are
then expand the
2014.
7:30pm
The Key, St Margaret’s
Plain, Ipswich, IP4 2BB.
We are little people, who can do
little things that can make a little
difference...
....but that’s OK. There’s a lot of us
and a little difference can make
all the difference.
Join us on Tuesday, 26th March to
find out more about the work of a
little bit of HOPE. It will be an
opportunity to hear stories from
fixed two boreholes and
many more broken ones.
that fixing a borehole is
process. First an engineer
the borehole can be fixed
it will cost. Then, we
the community to raise
the local community to
the money. This is to
take ownership of the
therefore more likely
the future.
opportunity to hear stories from
Uganda, discover what life is like
for people living in the Butaleja
District, and consider how your
lives are more connected to
theirs than you might think!
We’ll be speaking a little about
what we’ve done, and what we
plan to do, but mostly we’ll be
considering why we do the things
we do.
This enjoyable, challenging, and
interesting evening will take
place at The Key, St Margaret’s
Plain, Ipswich. Starting at
7:30pm. More information will be
available in January, but until
then, make sure you put the date
in your diary.
VENTURE CAPITAL
We are delighted to be able to tell you
that our work with the Busolwe Health
Workers Association is about to
commence. From the 1st November we
will be providing them with
approximately, £140 a month to run a
sanitation education programme.
Working in two villages, they will
educate people about basic hygiene.
This will include education on the
importance of hand washing, safe food
preparation, measures to reduce the
number of mosquitoes and how to
training and enabled
management team
established orphanage
are now working a
the local government,
their management
are doing more to
their care are given
upbringing. We’ve
far a little training
There’s a long way
see the speed that
is moving forward
to walk with them
HEALTH
number of mosquitoes and how to
collect and store clean water.
After an initial visit, each household will
be set a number of tasks to improve
their basic sanitation. If they do these
things, we will then help them build a
latrine. The latrine building component
of this programme is being funded by a
£2500 grant we received from Bethesda
Baptist Church. However, we are still
looking for a few more regular givers to
ensure that we can continue to work
with the Busolwe Health Workers
Association after the first three months.
Soap: Earlier this
named Patrick
approximately £150
launch a soap selling
as making and selling
schools to educate
importance of hand
to get contracts with
their soap). We’ve
the money we gave
kick-start his business,
sustaining. He says
Jewellery: This month
given a grant to
project. The idea is
to make jewellery
skills they need to
If you want to find
develops, make sure
receive our weeklyORPHAN CARE
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WATERWe have now provided beds, beddings
and mosquito nets for 36 children.
We’re now having to pause because
they’ve run out of space, and haven’t yet
been able to rent more rooms!
Behind the beds is perhaps the more
significant story. While we’ve been
providing beds, a lot of other changes
have been taking place at the
orphanage. A (high-spec!) latrine has
been built, the playground’s been
levelled, they’ve made play equipment,
and constructed a fence around the
grounds to keep the children in, and
unwanted guests out. However, it’s the
behind the scenes changes that are even
more significant. As well as providing
beds, a little bit of HOPE have provided
Loans: The small loan
enabled a church to
successful. Therefore,
with the man behind
Pastor Micah, to train
how to set up similar
will then provide
the capital they
round of loans.
Noah: Our Project
has done a great job
months. Therefore
make him permanent
He’ll continue to be
people like Patrick
they plan and
generating and
development projects
introducing
ivan
Ivan has been involved with a
little bit of HOPE since the
beginning and is the Chair of the
Board of Trustees of a little bit of
HOPE (Uganda). They are
responsible for our work in
Uganda and advise us in the UK
as to what our priorities should
be and they ensure that all the
money raised is spent effectively.
Ivan does an amazing job at
leading the team in Uganda and
navigating the complexities of
Ugandan bureaucracy and
challenges of running a
enabled key staff and the
team to visit a more
orphanage. As a result, they
a lot more closely with
government, they’re improving
management structure, and they
ensure the children in
given a more family-like
We’ve been amazed at how
goes.
way to go, but it’s great to
that Busolwe Orphanage
forward. We plan to continue
on this journey.
challenges of running a
Community Based Organisation
(CBO) in rural Uganda.
He is currently working on
enabling us to go from being a
CBO to Non-Governmental
Organisation (NGO). This will
register us nationally with the
Uganda equivalent of the Charity
Commission and, amongst other
things, will protect us from
corruption at the local level.
At only 29 years of age he is one
the youngest person involved in a
little bit of HOPE (Uganda)! In a
country where respectability is
seen to come with age, it says a
lot about Ivan that people respect
him as the leader.
this year we gave a man
Hamya a grant of
150 to enable him to
selling business. As well
selling soap, he went into
educate children about the
hand washing (and tried
with schools to supply
We’ve recently heard that
gave him was enough to
business, and it’s now self-
says thank you!
month we’ve recently
to a jewellery making
is to teach women how
and also the business
to sell what they make.
find out how this project
sure you sign up to
weekly emails.
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The post of Chair of the Board of
Trustees is a voluntary position,
so Ivan only gets a small
allowance to cover his expenses.
We are therefore very grateful for
all the time and energy he gives
to the work of a little bit of
HOPE (Uganda).
Ivan is the librarian (and
manager) at Busolwe Community
Library and is also the founder
and director of Mango Grove
Primary School. The school is
about to celebrate its first
birthday and has 134 pupils.
loan scheme which we
to start was extremely
Therefore, we’re working
behind this scheme,
train other churches in
similar programmes. We
these churches with
need for their first
Project Co-ordinator, Noah,
job over the past three
Therefore we have decided to
permanent and full-time.
be on the look out for
Patrick and help them as
implement income
and community
projects.
the a little bit of HOPE
olympic run run
Last month 120 children
took part in the a
Olympic Fun Run. The
running in order to raise
their schools to buy
Thank you to all of
these children. Each
approximately £60
equipment. Three schools
sports kits, while the
javelin, shot-put, volleyball
The Representative
Education Office said,
not have sports equipment
such an opportunity and
little bit of HOPE, we are
WATER
widows ofBugosa
In 2013 we plan to keep
have been doing. However,
little bit of HOPE, we are
All the children who took
certificate and some
total we gave out 600
addition the winners
places for both boys
pencils, rulers, protractors
The event was also
promote the work of
(Uganda) to the wider
important as we do
Uganda to think that
benefit it’s Board Members
was a good way to raise
Online BankingThe Cooperative Bank,
Account Name: a little bit of
HOPE, Sort Code: 08-92-99,
Account Number: 65521142,
Reference: Widows.
have been doing. However,
have three profiled programmes
these will be the ‘Widows
initiative. We will work
in the village of Bugosa
to support themselves
families. Noah has been
in the village, and also
work of other charities
how best we can do this
This Christmas, working
Pentecostal Church, we
connect with these widows
TextText “ALBH12 £10”
to 70070. You will have the
opportunity to make this a
gift aid donation.
the a little bit of HOPE
olympic run run
children from four schools
little bit of HOPE
The children were
raise money to enable
buy sports equipment.
you who sponsored
Each school received
worth of sports
schools chose to receive
forth chose to get a
volleyball and netball.
from the District
said, “...many schools do
equipment so when we get
and have groups like a
are grateful...”
keep doing what we
However, we’ll also
them that someone cares for them. To
do this we would like to give every
just one more?
are grateful...”
took part received a
exercise books. In
600 exercise books. In
winners (1st, 2nd and 3rd
and girls) received
protractors and compasses.
an opportunity to
a little bit of HOPE
wider community. This is
not want people in
the charity exists to
Members. Therefore, this
raise our public profile.
However, we’ll also
programmes. One of
‘Widows of Bugosa’
work with 40 widows
Bugosa to enable them
themselves and their
been spending time
also researching the
charities in Uganda, to see
this.
working with Busolwe
we would like to
widows and show
do this we would like to give every
widow in the village a ‘Christmas
Hamper’ so they can cook a special
Christmas meal for their family. The
‘hampers’ will cost £10 each and include
rice, meat, sugar, bread, sugar, onions,
tomatoes, soap and paraffin,
Would you be willing to add just one
more present onto the list of gifts you
buy this Christmas? A gift of £10 would
show a widow, and her family, that
someone cares to bring a little bit of
hope.
CardIf you would like to
use a Visa, Maestro or
MasterCard, please go to
www.card.alittlebitofhope.org
ChequePlease make cheques
payable to ‘a little bit of
HOPE’ and send them to 16
Priory Road, Sheringham,
Norfolk, NR26 8EW.
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