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News Archives 2022
December 2022
Fundraising
On the 6th of December CLICKRukiga committee members and children from Breakspear School raised £125.00 for the charity through carol singing. The wonderful choristers serenaded commuters on their journey's at Uxbridge Station.
"They made our night and were so enthusiastic with it, they were a real treat for us and the passing travellers."
Thank you all for supporting us and our friends in Uganda!
Carol ٍSinging at Uxbridge Station
Carol ٍSinging at Uxbridge Station
Carol ٍSinging at Uxbridge Station
Carol ٍSinging at Uxbridge Station
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September 2022
Raymond Kamara represented CLICKRukiga on a recent visit to Uganda where he met Florence a founding member of KWID in Kabale. Raymond got to visit the Resource Centre which is used as a multi-purpose centre and doubles as a theatre for the local drama group to explore their creativity. Through the help of the community in Ickenham, not only has the Resource Centre been purchased and is now self-sustaining, but future plans include purchasing land and planting cash crops ensuring a regular source of income for the organisation. KWID are currently involved in promoting girls and young women in an empowerment programme together with a child well being programme that addresses issues raised from poor parenting.
Raymond also met with Hilary Turyakira and Canon Karunize of St James Church in Buhangizi where the sponsored children are based. A lot of the families have been helped through the CLICKRukiga Family emergency fund. Referrals to hospitals in Kampala, Kabale, Mbarara and Kisizi have been made possible through this for further medical treatment. Raymond also visited the schools that are linked to Cowley Primary School and Vyners High School in Ickenham. Kamwezi which is linked to Vyners, expressed their delight at the donations received from CLICKRukiga which has meant a new floor and freshly plastered walls thus leading to enhanced assemblies and better concentration during examinations. They have also expressed a need for a separate girls dormitory to be built in the future as well as to complete construction on the outside walls.
Finally, a visit was paid to the Rukiga Youth in Development programme whose founding members are Hilary and Precious Turyakira. The youth acquire skills in sewing, knitting, weaving, and IT. The project also accommodates children during the school holidays for IT lessons. The vision for the future is to acquire a bigger facility to cater for the growing vocational institute.
Resource Centre KWID
Resource Centre KWID
Youth Project
Resource Centre KWID
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June 2022
Youth Project News
In the spring of this year, a sample dress was made from a pattern downloaded from the Dress a Girl website, and material purchased from Uxbridge market.
The humble dress travelled from Ickenham to Uganda where the organisers of the youth project, met and discussed the production of similar dresses.
Locally sourced material called Kitenge was purchased for this project. Kitenge, is an East African fabric similar to a sarong often worn by women and wrapped around the chest, waist, over the head as a headscarf or as a baby sling. Colourful pieces of fabric that contain a variety of patterns and designs can be purchased as they serve as an inexpensive, informal piece of clothing.
The dresses were cut, stitched and put on display. The community in Rukiga were pleased with the results, thanks mainly to the design and production team in Rukiga.
Ickenham Festival
Ickenham in Hillingdon, Middlesex has held its own community Festival since 1976. It gives the local community a chance to enjoy themselves whilst learning more about the many local businesses and organisations. CLICKRukiga, had a stall at the festival which was manned by our own hard-working members. Some members had a chance to try out and experience the various attractions which included throwing rugby balls through tyres and dance skills on the Clubbercise stage! We are only able to do all that we do for the children and their families in Uganda because of the kindness of the people of Ickenham. Thank you for being at the heart of the CLICKRukiga community.
Dress design for Dress A Girl
Dress A Girl
Ickenham Festival 2022
Dress design for Dress A Girl
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April 2022
Easter in Rukiga
Easter Sunday in Rukiga was spent distributing hygiene items and monies to the sponsored children and their families. A beautiful way to spend Easter!
A huge thank you to all our wonderful sponsors for their continued support.
Easter 2022
Easter 2022
Easter 2022
Easter 2022
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February 2022
Saturday Remedial Classes
Children in Rukiga attend remedial classes on Saturday at Church. The sponsored children who are in Primary and Secondary School attend these classes enabling them to improve their knowledge and skills. English and Maths is taught together with General Knowledge. During this time it is also a good opportunity for career guidance to be given.
The Pastor and teachers interact with each of the children to discuss any issues or challenges facing the families of these children ensuring advise and help to overcome these challenges. The children are treated to lunch on these occassions so that they get a special meal, as most of them cannot afford such special meals in their homes. When children get the food and nutrients they need to develop, it helps communities to thrive and leads to a more prosperous future.
The remedial classes are a good opportunity to distribute items that have been budgeted and bought to give to them annually which may include scholastic materials, bedding and clothing. Specially requested items are also included along with health and hygiene items among others.
Group photo of children wearing thier new jumpers as part of their uniform
Uniforms
Uniforms
Group photo of children wearing thier new jumpers as part of their uniform
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January 2022
We have touched base during the New Year with Rukiga and were delighted to hear from Kamwezi Primary School during their management committee meeting. The committee members were thankful for the ongoing support from the CLICKRukiga team and the Ickenham community. The photos show the school with new buildings added and the construction that has taken place in order for the children to study in a safe and happy environment.
Kamwezi School
Kamwezi School
Kamwezi School
Kamwezi School
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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.
Making face masks in Uganda
Making face masks in Uganda
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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.
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.
"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
KWID beneficiaries standing infront of the dilapidated structure
KWID beneficiaries posing beside the newly constructed structure with support from CLICKRukiga
OVC in the new structure receiving scholastic materials
KWID beneficiaries standing infront of the dilapidated structure
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Multimedia
Multimedia
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January 2020
CLICKRukiga is now on Facebook! Find us under 'Click Rukiga'.
Visit our Facebook page for information on events taking place in and around Ickenham.
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