Crossroads School successfully run a tailoring department for their pupils. Unfortunately, time, dust and heat has taken it’s toll on the machines and they are badly in need of repair. Help is at hand, however, with one of our volunteers/supporters in the UK offering to make and sell summer bunting to help cover the labour …
During our Family Variety Show in May 2021, Ella tells us how the “That’s Pants” project began… On the 20 May 2021, Global Challenge received a WhatsApp message from our co ordinator Abraham. He informed us that the boys and girls were excited to be receiving their pants and sanitary products. Your donations really do …
Irene is our co ordinator’s wife. Pastor Abraham’s wife visits children and families that need support, offering parenting advice. She is just a mumma to everybody in her locality! Irene always looks after the UK Global Challenge team when they visit. The photo shows Irene visiting a one of the homes and really encouraging the …
Jane is a volunteer supporting the Special Needs Project in Uganda. She works with families who are struggling with their special needs children. Unfortunately Jane lost her son, Mark, recently. He had cerebral palsy and suffered an awful lot from pneumonia and anaemia. He was supported for many years by Global Challenge to enable him …
Betty is the cook at Crossroads School and she makes sure the children have porridge for breakfast and a delicious hot meal, which is usually rice and beans, for lunch. In general, the children have to walk quite a distance to get to school. Consequently, they are too far away to nip home for lunch …
When trustee Chris and Dr Rev Stephen visited Soroti in 2017/18, they were impressed by the work in the tailoring department of Crossroads School. Now, three years on, the dust and heat have got to the machines, originally funded with the help of pupils of Holy Trininty School in Broadstairs, and the machines are in …
In the face of adversity our co ordinator in Uganda, Abraham, is battling to get more school books for Crossroads School. On his most recent trip he discovered the books had not been saved as promised, so he returned empty handed. His second attempt was thwarted by the rise of covid infections in Kampala. Here …
As a result of our early work with Crossroads School, there was a growing awareness within the Global Challenge team that child disability and special education were areas of much need in Uganda. In 2007 the Special Needs project was launched. A team from the UK visited Soroti including a speech and language therapist, an …
Monday 3rd May marked the start of Deaf Awareness Week in the UK. We are proud to support students at Ngora School for the Deaf in Uganda, enabling them to receive good education and important life skills, such as tailoring and carpentry. We celebrate the exceptional individuals that Global Challenge support and thank our UK …
Abraham has sent encouraging news about a member of our Global Challenge family, Loyce. Loyce, who has been helped by individual supporters towards treatment for breast cancer during the past 12 to 18 months, is responding to treatment. Abraham writes: “I want to thank you all for praying and supporting us with Loyce. We rejoice …