News Archives 2021
December 2021
Courage, Determination and Generosity help raise funds for Rukiga
Well done to Derek who raised a whopping £2000 ensuring 160 people benefitted from his cycle rides for Rukiga. Derek has been a member of CLICKRukiga for many years helping to organise events and fund raise. Derek and is late wife Marnie worked in Uganda for a while, motivating him to fund raise in Marnie's honour. This money was sent to Buhangazi Church where much needed supplies were purchased for 160 individuals. Items purchased included bars of soap, Posho (maize meal food staple), and rice. The most precious thing Derek did was to give his time to fund raise. Thank you to all those who contributed and made this a success!
November 2021
KWID celebrates 25 years
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In September 2021, Kigezi Women in Development (KWID) celebrated their 25 year anniversary. CLICKRukiga have been supporting KWID with various projects, the most recent one being the parenting project. Liberty Christopher who is the son of Florence (founder of KWID) has come over to the UK to further his education at a leading University. We had the honour of welcoming Christopher at the Ickenham Festival in the United Reformed Church where he awarded a trophy to CLICKRukiga to thank them for their support.
Thank you KWID for continuing with your amazing work in Uganda.
June 2021
The annual distribution of school uniforms consisting of T shirts and masks took place at the church during the beginning of the month of June.
The children that are sponsored by CLICKRukiga are happy with the help, support and kindness shown towards them by the community of Ickenham. Projects such as these continue to transform the daily lives of the children in Rukiga, improving their health, safety, well-being and education. Any donation will make a difference to families and the children who need it most. Thank you for your support.
April 2021
During the Easter break the sponsored children recieved pairs of bedsheets, basins, school bags and money for their Easter Day meal. The children were delighted with their gifts. Thank you to the community for supporting CLICKRukiga.
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Kamwezi High School is being refurbished
Work is ongoing at Kamwezi High School to refurbish the building. Plastering the walls inside and out is almost completed. The floor is being cemented and levelled to ensure the children are working in a safe environment. The learners, teachers and parents are grateful for the continous support of the community in Ickenham to ensure that the children in Rukiga can access life-changing education in brighter classrooms.
May 2020
CLICKRukiga Youth Project tailors sewing face masks for the local community
With patterns and guidance from Sarah and Derek our team members, the folks in Rukiga have started making cloth face masks for the local community. From the beginning of May, everyone moving out of their homes are required to wear face masks to halt the spread of coronovirus. Cloth masks are a fairly inexpensive and useful tool against contagion. Over seventy face masks have already been supplied by Turyakira Hilary, with the help of the youth project initiative involving locals to help their community, which CLICKRukiga support. More masks are continuing to be made for distribution in the community.
Well done Hilary and the team in Rukiga.
February 2020
CLICKRukiga Help to Construct New Library
Kigezi Women in Development KWID (formerly Kabale Women in Development) was established to reach out to vulnerable people in the former Kabale district whicj was split to create two more districts; Rubanda and Rukiga.
KWID touches peoples lives through three arms; advocacy, networking and capacity of vulnerable persons, KWID started giving weekly life skills sessions to orphans and other vulnerable children (OVC). KWID also established a community library in 2008 to reach out to people with information.
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Through the arm of networking KWID partnered with CLICKRukiga that supported us to construct a temporary structure for the community library and temporary shelter where OVC life skills trainings and other KWID meetings were held. Due to roadworks, the space for the shelter kept shrinking and the semi-permanent structure housing the library was in a bad shape.
In 2015 CLICKRukiga supported KWID to purchase land and in 2017 the CLICKRukiga team raised funds to construct a structure to accommodate KWID operations including OVC life skills sessions and dialogue meetings. With this support, KWID has been able to construct a permanent structure and a pit latrine which has enabled there to be a shift of operations from a dilapidated building to a habitable space.
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"We appreciate the boundless support CLICKRukiga has accorded to KWID to enable the organisation to reach out to vulnerable persons and put smiles on their faces." - KWID
