Kitungwa, Gombe

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Agricultural training was held at Kitungwa Village, Gombe from the 7th to the 9th August 2023.  The community welcomed us and our trainings and informed us that the natural remedies would save them much money.  They were grateful that the remedies were genuine and helped to change their mindset that they were evil magic.

They also discussed with enthusiasm how they could begin small businesses and work together as a community to plant the wider land to increase the variety of plants they grew and improve their diet.

Twenty-eight delegates attended the training, representing twenty-eight families.  During the training a family was also reunited with a lost brother from the next village after many years separation and not knowing where each other was located.

Nsadzi Island

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Agricultural training was held on Nsadzi Island from the 3rd to the 5th of August.  We set out to the island on a small boat like that used by the fishermen and were greeted by the community on arrival.

The church became our classroom for three days before running practical sessions outdoors every afternoon.  Thirty six delegates attended the training representing 36 families.

Again the community fully embraced all that we shared and requested that we return with our livestock training next year.

We were able to spend time with the children as we watched the sunset on the beach and prayed for the fishermen.

In addition to the agricultural training, it felt necessary to teach the community how to make a buoyancy aid from clothing in recognition of the tragedy that had occurred prior to our visit.

Luweero

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Agricultural training was held at Kanjuki Village from 31st July to the 2nd August 2023.  The community was very welcoming and fully embraced all that we shared including the importance of exercise, dancing and singing alongside praise and worship, prayer and the agricultural training.

The time spent learning together was joyous and beneficial to us all.  Each delegate took turns digging, collating resources for composting and asking questions.  The Minister of Agriculture for the District also attended the last session and endorsed the training.

Forty delegates attended the training, representing forty families and agreed to meet regularly as a community to discuss and coordinate planting plans together.

Are you looking for a gift that’s a little different?

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We have some amazing eco-friendly gifts in aid of helping farming families and communities in Uganda.

With each gift request, you will receive a pdf gift certificate that you can either print off and insert into a card, or email to the recipient on the day of the occasion.

A selection of gifts are available:

  • We can plant a tree from you to protect a farmer’s field from erosion (£5)
  • We can provide a seed parcel from you to a farming family (£15)
  • We can supply a set of tools from you to a farmer (£25)

or

  • You can support a family with school fees by sponsoring a child to attend primary school for a year (£60)

You can find out more about our work at https://promiseofeducation-uganda.org/

To request a gift you can email us through our contact page here or make a donation by clicking here or the donate button on our Facebook page.

Thank you for taking time to read this and we hope you will consider supporting our work further.

Uganda Visit – April 2022

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9th-23rd April 2022 – Melanie Horn visits Uganda to take part in the training.

This was a very exciting time as Promise received a donation from the Kitchen Table Charity Trust to support the agricultural and natural remedy training known as Inspire Project. This was just in time to provide every farmer and family with a bag including 13 varieties of seeds and tools such as hoes, rakes, spades and watering cans. Promise was able to deliver these to the four communities that it serves – Gombe, Kitanda, Kitungwa and Mbale.

“It was wonderful to meet our great team of volunteers led by our Operations Director in Uganda, Makaka Vestar and participate in the training at Mbale.”

Chair Melanie Horn

“We intend to add another training programme this year to teach care of animals including chickens, goats, pigs and bees.”

Chair, Melanie Horn

Promise is working towards expanding its outreach to deliver training at the Agricultural Exhibition in Kampala in 2023, as well as delivering its training over local radio to enable phone-in enquiries.