'Redressing the balance' in Soroti and the surrounding areas.

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Redressing the Balance

Cherry Tree Education Raise £300!

Our brilliant fundraisers and supporters at Cherry Tree Education in Margate completed an auction of promises at the end of their school year in July 2023. They raised £300 and they have asked Global Challenge to a purchase a wheelchair for the Special Needs Project on their behalf! They were delighted to hear that the …

Billy and Life Changing Surgery

Billy, our Special Needs Coordinator riding his trusty motorbike, along with our Ugandan volunteers, are able to scour the Soroti district to identify children in need of life-changing surgery. Global Challenge are helping to fund operations that give children back their mobility when suffering from the muscle disorder called Gluteal Fibrosis.  Gluteal Fibrosis is a …

SOLD OUT SUCCESS…and relax!

A massive, heartfelt “thank you” to Alex Louise, Beauty Therapist, for running our first Wellbeing Day…which was a SOLD OUT success! It raised over £100 towards the teachers’ salaries at Crossroads Secondary School in Soroti! Clients on the day could choose from a Back Massage, Neck and Shoulder Massage, Reflexology Massage or a Mini Facial. …

More Adventures of Katy in Soroti

Katy, Tim, Joanna and Enock enjoyed sunning themselves in the iconic circle architecture of their Soroti hotel while waiting for our Global Challenge Special Needs Coordinator, Billy. Billy and his colleague, Adam, drove them to visit Lazarus and his family. They met Lazarus’ first goat and the new baby kid they’ve named Gareth! Lazarus proudly …

Katy Visits Soroti

Katy is our newest trustee in the UK and has not visited our partners in Uganda before. This August 2023, Katy, two of her gorgeous children, Tim and Joanna, and family friend, Enock, are currently visiting Soroti! They spent Wednesday morning at Crossroads. They met the teachers, attended a staff meeting and saw the new …

Competition Time!!!

Get your creative juices going as Global Challenge needs your help to raise vital funds! We are holding a competition for you to design our Christmas gift card! Please note: by submitting an entry, permission is granted to Global Challenge to use that image in the charity’s publicity, including website and social media. Closing date: …

Wellbeing Day

Book your appointment with Alex who is kindly donating her proceeds to Global Challenge, which is actually 50% of all treatments! The Gap Café will be open from 9am until 2pm.

Geography Field Study

Students in Senior One class and Senior Two class went to Kiganadani market for a geography field study. The group facilitator took the learners through the main objectives of their study before the students commenced their studies of the market. Kiganadani market comprises of enterprise clusters of small businesses in close proximity to one another. …

Calling All Makers and Artists!

Would you like to have a stall at our 2023 Christmas Craft Fair at Queens Road Baptist Church,  Broadstairs, on Saturday 25th November, running from 10am to 4pm? This is our first market and we will provide 6ft x 2ft tables @ a cost of £10 PLUS a donated product from your stall for our …

New Bicycle

Ever wondered how our volunteers get around to work with our partners in Soroti and surrounding areas? One way is good, old, pedal power! One such volunteer is Adam. Here he is displaying his new bike. His old bike got worn out by all the amazing work he does for Global Challenge. The charity was …