The first team, led by Heidi, has landed safely in Uganda. The next two weeks Petra, Eszter, Wafa, Zuzana, Charline, Heidi, Paul, Fra and Miriam will talk about their experiences! You are welcome to browse our diary every day to find out what the team experiences in Jinja, Wakikoola and Kamuli. Here is the link to the diary!
Category: News
Farming project: Community pig breeding
A new farm project could be started this year on the pig farm of the Children’s Home. The project aims to enable families from the community to set up their own small pig farm. Sonrise lends some piglets, which are raised by the families to generate afterwards new generation, which remains then finally with the families. Further information can be found on our project page of the farm.
New arrival at Sonrise Baby Home
Since October 2019, a new baby has been cared for in the Sonrise Baby’s Home. Jane is only six weeks old and has to be nursed in the incubator since her birth, when her mother died. Unfortunately, she has had problems drinking from the bottle so far and is therefore well looked after by Auntie Peace.
The construction work is progressing!
We are happy to report that thanks to some large donations the construction sites for the Nursery Schools in Kamuli and Wakikoola can be continued. In Kamuli, right next to the Children’s Home farm, the walls of the individual classrooms are now being raised: In Wakikoola, at the school complex of the Mirembe Cottage, the foundation for the new Nursery School was excavated:
New arrival at Sonrise Baby’s Home
In September 2019, a new baby was admitted to the Sonrise Baby’s Home. Kirabo Josephine is just over a year old. She is currently hospitalized for severe malnutrition and malaria infection. She was born without arms and her legs were weak, so the doctors are doing everything they can to strengthen the bones in her legs so she can learn to walk. As Josephine’s parents were expecting another baby, they asked Sonrise for help. We hope that one day, when she becomes more independent, she will be able to live with her family again!
The donation suitcases are packed
Last Sunday and the following Monday, a large part of the donated commodity items received was already packed into the donation cases. A total of 13 full suitcases came out. Many thanks to the many donors and also to the helpers who were there sorting, packing and weighing. This year, thanks to the large team on site, we can take numerous donated commodity items. These include, among other things: Toothbrushes, pencils, school supplies, clothes, shoes, underwear, books and toiletries. We have received many donated commodity items! On Sunday all donations were viewed and sorted. A lot of clothing was collected for all three houses. At the end of the day all shelves were well used! On Monday the suitcases were filled. Some airlines offer their passengers to take two 20kg bags with them, the second of which will be used for donations. At the end theWeiterlesen / Continue reading
Our team leaders 2019
We would like to introduce our three team leaders, who are going to lead our next team trip to Uganda. Therefore we asked Heidi, Nadja and Sarah, to give a short interview: Heidi Duration of Stay: October 18th – November 13th “Hello everyone! My name is Heidi. I am 27 and come from France. I met Gabi in November 2017. Two weeks later, I had purchased my plane tickets for Uganda. I have been traveling back each year ever since. This year, will be the third year in a row I have the opportunity to volunteer for Peace’s Hope. Looking forward already!” Nadja Duration of Stay: November 4th – November 17th „Hi, I‘m Nadja, 28 years old and last year I was able to spend this exceptional time with these gorgeous children in Uganda during Christmas. It was an unforgettable and one of the most beautiful experienceWeiterlesen / Continue reading
Christmas Gifts 2019
Finally the Christmas Gift Project 2019 has started. If you would also like to give a Christmas present to a child in one of the three Sonrise Ministries houses, a carer child, the carers themselves or the families in Masese this year, then click on the following link and you will be forwarded directly to the project page: Christmas Gifts
New arrival at Sonrise Baby Home
In August 2019 another baby moved into the Sonrise Baby Home. Mary is one year old and has been abandoned by her mother in front of her father’s workplace. He took care of her until his boss put him under pressure to be fired if he did not return to work. He turned to Sonrise and asked for help. Mary is cared for at the Baby Home until she is three years old. Afterwards she will live with her family again when she enters school.
Date for team trip 2019 fixed
Finally the date for our next team trip to Uganda has been set. This year we start much earlier, but with three team leaders we can cover an especially long period. Heidi, Nadja and Sarah will travel to Uganda with the help of almost 20 volunteers, we are happy about the big team this year. On 18 October Heidi arrives with the first part of the team, followed by Nadja at the beginning of November and Sarah in the middle of November. With the end of November our team trip ends. We will be there for a whole six weeks to provide you with news and to use your donations conscientiously.