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

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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

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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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