Blog post by Dr Jan Webb, British GP and member of the Act4Africa Grains for Growth team. “When the chimney smokes we send the children to school.” These words, spoken to me by a Ugandan lady, puzzled me at first. I asked what she meant. “It’s simple, we cannot afford...
By Jennifer Akullu, Lead Teacher, Kathy’s Kindergarten.In line with government guidelines and COVID-19 lockdown, Kathy's Kindergarten was sadly closed for most of 2020. However, thanks to the support of our donors, our teachers have continued to support the children at home: initially providing them with home learning packs and...
By Jennifer Akullu – Lead TeacherWelcome to another year at Kathy’s Kindergarten, we are super excited to have sailed through our first 2 years so well, cheers to you for your support!We have something exciting to share with you! Meet our kindergarten child, Lucky, who...
By Sarah Istephan Marketing and Fundraising ManagerWe are enormously proud that Act4Africa were recently designated children’s charity at the 2020 UK Toy Inventors’ Dinner. Our thanks go to Suzanne Robinson at the multi-award winning toy and game inventors Carterbench, for nominating us. This Northwest firm...
By Patrick Kigongo – Act4Africa Country Manager UgandaUganda’s population is both young and rapidly growing. Almost half the population is under 14 and those aged 15-24 years constitute a further 21%. The country’s ability to provide for its children lies in the hands of those...
By Alice Luesley and Alice Edwards-King, University of Birmingham Nursing Students Hello, we’re Alice and Alice. We’re currently studying nursing at the University of Birmingham. We have come out to Jinja for our nursing elective! We arrived Saturday 27th July in the evening after almost 24 hours...
By Kathy’s Centre Head Teacher, Basil Amatre.Travis is 5 years old and is among the pioneer learners here at Kathy’s Kindergarten. He is a bright young learner and makes us feel proud of him as teachers, but another interesting factor is, he is the only...
By Patrick Kigongo – Act4Africa Country Manager Uganda Patrick Kigongo Act4Africa General Manager (Uganda), updates us on the recent progress of the HEAL groups. Members of Sekadhikwe women’s group express excitement upon receiving their Hybrid Goat from Act4Africa “Not long ago, the only activity that brought us together...
By Zohra Meghji, Act4Africa Volunteer UK Volunteer Zohra Meghji tells us why she chooses to volunteer with Act4Africa in the UK and some of the things she and her family have enjoyed doing. It’s been just over a year since I started volunteering at Act4Africa. Everyday at...
By Basil Amatre, Head Teacher As we enter our third term at Kathy’s Centre, headteacher, Basil Amatre, feeds back on parents’ and teachers’ views on the childrens’ experiences to date. We are so proud of what we have achieved at Kathy’s Kindergarten in such a short time. ...
