18 Jan Fatima turns her greatest pain into resilience
By Vincent De Paul Ogwang - Communication Officer, Act4Africa Giving birth to a child with a disability at the age of 18 was Fatima’s greatest pain. Her child was diagnosed with...
By Vincent De Paul Ogwang - Communication Officer, Act4Africa Giving birth to a child with a disability at the age of 18 was Fatima’s greatest pain. Her child was diagnosed with...
In February Edison Middle School in Wheaton, IL contacted Act4Africa after reading about Kathy's Kindergarten on GlobalGiving. Moved with compassion for the children of rural Uganda, two students from Edison Middle School...
Meet Amina (NOT HER REAL NAME), an adolescent mother who has rewritten the story and defied the odds by returning to school after marrying and having a kid. Due to...
Under the agonising heat and clear skies in Mayuge District, Florence (NOT HER REAL NAME) is bespattered with mud. She scoops a pile of wet mud, throws it with a bang...
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...
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...
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Report by Moris Kabunzugwire, Project ManagerKasese district, Western Uganda has been repeatedly ravaged by floods over the last 7 months, leaving over 100,000 people homeless. Heavy rains have caused most...
Since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Uganda on 22nd March 2020, the Government and Ministry of Health has been tirelessly working to support district health teams across the...
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...
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...
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...