Our annual projects report is now available to read here. It’s an overview of the team visit in September and an update on all the key projects that we’re involved in. If you would like more information about any project, do let us know at info@theafricafund.net
We’ve had a really exciting set of reports from our partners in Soroti, Uganda, letting us know how they have got on in the last year. Some of you will remember that two years ago we ran a campaign before Christmas to give goats to villagers in Northern Uganda. Here are some of the results of our fundraising during 2006 and 2007.
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So, it’s not yet Christmas, but soon after the festive celebrations and the parties on Princes Street, it will be Burns Night. This year there’s a massive number of Burns Night gatherings, not just in Scotland, but around the world.
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There’s a provisional date in the diary for an arts weekend on the 9th and 10th of May 2009 where The Africa Fund will be exhibiting photos from our trips to Africa (taken by David Hewitt), craft items including jewellery and animal figures as well musical instruments.
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This is a report from Dalmas Oleko, our main project contact in Kisumu, Kenya - sent to us in mid April.
“We continue to be grateful for every help to the IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons) here in Kisumu. We have continued to assist where we can with the resources at our disposal.
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We’re going to be at the Open Glass Doors event at the King’s Hall on South Clear Street on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th of May. The Community Arts Exhibition will include artworks from members of Community Church. Each artist is donating some of the proceeds to the Africa Fund or the CCE Building Project.
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This report was received last week from George McOmwanda in Kisumu:
The borehole in Ukwala has been deepened to over 100 feet with more rods so that it could work better. We hope to start supplying the farming land with water once it can provide a constant flow.
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