Our partner “Action for women and Awakening in Rural Environment (AWARE)” in Kaabong has refurbished its office and terrain with donations from the local community.

Ronald was born 28 years ago in Kenya. At birth it did not go unnoticed that he missed his lower legs. His father saw it as a curse and soon disappeared from Ronald’s life.

In Karamoja the number of malnourished children increases. In 2018, three out of ten children younger than 5 years old were malnourished. By now this has increased to four out of ten, 40%. In most cases it is acute malnourishment, a dangerous condition that hinders the development of the brain.

Last month we wrote an article about the worldwide increase of child marriages because of COVID-19. Fortunately we can say that all our 143 students (87 girls, 56 boys) are safe up to now. Our local partners in Amudat and Kaabong regularly visit the children and youngster and keep in touch with parents and care takers.

The Corona virus (or COVID-19) is a global pandemic that is targeting especially the elderly and sickly population. The Ugandan government is taking serious measures to prevent the further outbreak of the corona virus.