News

There are so many good developments happening right now. To start with, thank you so much, Team USA for the laptop! We will now learn more about it and our communication will be easier. We have been needing a new, simple computer for the young women to use as they begin to communicate directly with the US team and to start working on their micro businesses. Now we have the computer!

Malila and Memory watching "Queen of Katwe" on the new computer. This is an inspiring movie set in Uganda that we enjoy watching as part of our English practice. We don’t get to see many movies from Africa!

This Sunday, the younger girls who attend Oremus School got to get on a Zoom call with the US team. Usually they are at school when the calls are happening, so it was a special treat to schedule this call at a time they could participate. We had a lot of fun! Another great use of the new computer!

One benefit of being a coop member is that we get two bags of mealie meal each month. This is a huge help in feeding our families. Here, the bags are being unloaded for distribution.

Jowan showing off that she is strong and can carry four bags of mealie meal using a wheelbarrow.

Each of these bags will last us about two weeks. Thanks, Team USA, for putting smiles on people's faces!

Some very exciting news! Felistus, in the Girls Program and daughter of coop member Charles, is headed to college. She’s going to study HR. Here is Charles feeling so happy and thankful after Auntie Theresa gave him the loan money for Felistus's school. He immediately went and paid the tuition.

Charles says, thank you so much! This is a win for our whole community!

And more very exciting news. Susan is a long-time member of the Girls Program. She was born with a condition that makes her unable to walk. Her old wheelchair that Living Compassion purchased years ago has worn out. It’s with great pleasure we let you know that the wheelchair for Susan was purchased, and we got it from the store today.

The chair was delivered to Susan, who was so delighted and happy. She was so thankful, she shed some tears of joy. She said that she and her family will forever be grateful to the US team for the help she has been receiving.

She's ready to go!

A friend of Auntie Theresa’s, Mubanga, came round to teach the basics of doing business. We want to start a salaula business (second-hand clothes) here in Kantolomba. Although it is the younger women in the Girls Program who are starting this venture, even the senior coop women were interested and came to listen. Mubanga is going to come back a couple more times to talk with us and to help us purchase our first bale of salaula. We’ll keep you updated on our progress!