
A new skill for the ladies
These ladies first joined the group unable to read, as most had never been to school. They began their learning journey with an intensive literacy and numeracy course, and with those new skills under their belts, they went on to develop a wide range of craft skills, some of which they have used to set up small enterprises
More recently, under the guidance of Elaine, a volunteer from Nottingham, they have added crochet to their growing list of talents.
Other News
Namisunju School
Many thanks to a number of benefactors who have made it possible for us to create some spacious classrooms at Namisunju School, enabling children to learn inside a purpose built classroom instead of sitting under the mango tree
We are always learning
In February 2019 we held our first Tree Planting day for St Michael’s Zone, with the intention of repeating this project each February but first of all we needed to monitor how effective our pilot was.
Kachulu School
This school, in a particularly impoverished area has been lacking toilets – but not any more. Thanks to the generosity of Irish Aid, N4BW has been able to build six new toilets on the school site.