Report of Anja’s visit to Uganda
Together with her husband Jacques, our boardmember Anja visited Uganda in February. She visited the families, the schools, the new latrines and the waterpumps and she also joined nurse Kakande on his rounds through Ndegeya. It was an impressive [...]
Babynews!
On 21 February Twetise Grace delivered a healthy babyboy called Bennett. The delivery was a little bit problematic so Bennett was born with a cesarean. Mother and child are doing fine and the father is very happy with his [...]
Good news about the latrines at the Little Stars School
Last year the health inspector threatened to close down the Little Stars School if the old latrines were not closed and new ones built. There weren’t enough latrines (only five voor more than 600 students), there were full and [...]
Clean-water-jerrycans
We are happy to be able to tell you that up till now 5 waterpumps have been installed in and around Ndegeya. The construction of pump number 6 will start this week. An important part of our project is [...]
Speculaasacties vmbo Schaersvoorde
Ook dit jaar was de speculaasactie weer een groot succes. Er waren in oktober al bestellingen binnengekomen van mensen die bang waren dat deze heerlijke speculaas snel op zou zijn. En dat bleek heel verstandig te zijn, want alle [...]
Mooie actie van basisscholen Klimop en ’t Warmelinck
Beide scholen hadden besloten om de opbrengst van de gezamenlijke kerstmarkt te bestemmen voor het werk van de Joanne Foundation. Helma is begin december op beide scholen geweest om iets te vertellen over het werk van de Joanne Foundation [...]
A heartbreaking situation
Hanifa is a blind, single mother and is hardly capable of looking after her two children. Her son Rayan is eight years old and her daughter Rehama is two. Hanifa’s mother is a big help and she was able [...]
What a difference!
So far the Ndegeya community depended on their watersupply from nearby marshes containing polluted water. With the help of sponsors we are now working on having waterpumps installed in Ndegeya and the surrounding 7 hamlets. [...]
Back home..
We are back home again, our visit to Uganda is over. We are tired but satisfied. Our companions and good friends Arjen and Brecht regularly told you about their experiences and observations through Facebook. We are very happy with [...]
Visit to Uganda, meeting Phionah
In October 2016 we (Arent and Helma) visited Uganda again. Together with our friends Brecht and Arjen we visited the families, the schools and projects. Brecht and Arjen posted a message on Facebook frequently. Below you’ll find these posts. [...]
Kakande and the healthprogramm
Kakande is a nurse. For years he has worked to prevent HIV and together with some other people he founded TASO. He is older now and has retired to his own district Ndegeya. Next to his house he has [...]
Mooie spullen..
Van verschillende mensen, bedrijven en organisaties hebben we spullen meegekregen voor de mensen in Oeganda. We hebben dit aan Apollo overhandigd en hij zorgt ervoor dat alles goed verdeeld wordt en terecht komt bij de mensen die het [...]