Watch a video of a 2016 visit to Uganda by one of our supporters!
posted on April 8, 2016 by
Equipe Global now a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) in Uganda
January 2016
We are delighted to report that following a number of years of hard work and countless pieces of official paper filled in Equipe Global is now formally recognised by the Ugandan government as one of the countries NGOs. This means acquiring travel visas and work permits is much easier and cheaper and the charity now has other benefits in the country.
posted on April 8, 2016 by
New Puppies Arrive at Maranatha Gateway
Six wonderful puppies arrive!
March 2016 and great to report our dog has given birth to six wonderful puppies
posted on April 8, 2016 by
Latest News From Uganda February 2016
Maranatha Gateway, Kalangala –
Students at Maranatha Gateway show off their carpentry work
The second accommodation block has been completed with all plastering and painting as well as all bedrooms fully equipped. The pathways connecting the buildings have been laid with stone, making access much easier.
2 carpentry courses have been held with some wonderful furniture made – especially from the Module 2 course, which consisted of students from the previous module 1 courses over the last 12 months.
New sleeping accommodation now complete
New Rock Foundation School, Kampala –
Are these the most colourful school gates in Africa? Thanks to St Paul’s Primary School!!
The school gates have been painted as well as other improvements to the kitchen which have been made possible by the support of St Paul’s Primary School in Hereford.
Bridge of Hope school, Kalangala –
The nursery building is nearing completion with the walls mostly in place. This is as a result of the support from St John’s Primary school in Sandbach.
Bridge of Hope Nursery Nears Completion
These students are looking forward to the new classroom
Chosen Children Primary School, Nansana –
This school has recently been ‘twinned’ with All Saints Primary School, Gresford, Wrexham. We look forward to the benefit that both schools can make of this connection.
Team visit –
A small team is coming out to Uganda in August 2016 to visit each of the above schools and work with the children, as well as see other aspects of African life. This is an exciting event and we hope to accommodate many more such visits in the future.
posted on December 17, 2014 by
End of Year News From Maranatha Gateway
Our time spent in Uganda since August has been very busy. We held our first 2 week carpentry course in September, which produced some excellent stools and tables. We hope this skill will enable these young men to supplement their income.
We then started building the second accommodation block and we are pushing up to get the roof on before Christmas.
At the end of November we held a craft course for ladies – making paper beads and weaving baskets. We then went down to the lakeside resorts and sold most of what they made to the tourists. The ladies are continuing to meet together here at Sozi once a week, making craft souvenirs which can provide an income for them. It is exciting to empower local people for whom there are few opportunities. We are so grateful to supporters in the UK who sponsor these courses so we can provide them free – accommodation, food and training.
This month we have enlarged the family in Sozi by one piglet – called Cyclops, as he only has one good eye! and 3 laying hens. We still have one big pig ( who we hope is pregnant) and 3 younger pigs – but we expect to slaughter 2 of these to provide meat for Christmas for us and our friends.
We can only continue to develop here through the generosity of our supporters, we thank you so much for believing in us, to help us make a difference here in the Ssese Islands.
posted on March 15, 2014 by
Liverpool Half Marathon Sponsorship
On 23rd March Stuart Hodgkinson ran 13.1 miles in aid of Equipe. He was new to long distance running but wanted to get some money to sponsor a very particular cause.
David Ouma pictured above is 15 and lives in Tanzania. He has a rare eye condition that means he needs a cornea transplant or he will go blind. He had one successful cornea transplant completed a few years ago which was paid for by Equipe sponsorship and now the other eye needs a transplant. The operation costs £1,300 – which seems a small price to pay for sight.
You can still sponsor Stuart to help raise this money please go to our ‘Donate Now’ button at the foot of this page and complete the form and add your Paypal details.
Thank you
STOP PRESS
Stuart completed the half marathon in a respectable time of 2 hours 13 mins despite poor weather conditions. Thank you for you support.
posted on January 8, 2014 by
New Year News from Maranatha Gateway
Since our arrival in October we have put in a clean water well for the community, built a kitchen, put the solar panels on the roof and built a ‘solar fridge’, completed the Eco San toilet ( which is now in operation), finished the inside of the dormitory, painted the doors and windows and put up drain pipes and water butts. We have also made good progress on the shower block, built a pen for the piglets and planted a little garden by the kitchen.
Our jobs to finish by end of January are completion of the shower block, glass for dormitory and bunk beds in place, to build a permanent pig pen and transform the piglet pen into a chicken house. and grass for round the well and the Eco San. Tests have resumed on the brick making machine and we hope to have bricks ready for building by the end of the month.
We (Sue, John & Mike) are doing well and mostly enjoying the challenges we face each day. When the rain is bad we cannot get out and life can be difficult. But we are coming into the dry season so collecting water from the well ( a good 80 m hike down and up) will be a different challenge. We are still chasing paperwork for various essential departments and also pray we will succeed in the next few weeks.
All things working together for good we hope to run our first course in February – this will concentrate on the brick making and brick laying. As yet we don’t have any funding for the courses. The costs of teachers, food for the students as well as course materials will probably work out about £25 per student per week. Ability to run the courses will depend on donations and sponsorship. To be part of this exciting project please contact us via newlifechurch_ross@yahoo.co.uk for a sponsor form.
This is where students who stay overnight at the college will sleep
This converts human waste into useful fertiliser
