It was my last day in Kenya but Suchi, our Kenya Director, said we must visit Florence. The rain was pouring down when we arrived at her home, the rusting roof was letting the rain pour into the mud house and made rain filled pits in the mud floor. 73 year old Florence is [...]
This has been a substantial investment from Reach the Children UK and America, providing basic water and power infrastructure for the 15 acre Luwero Centre which is owned and managed by Reach the Children Uganda. Their Board of Trustees includes two of Uganda's successful female entrepreneurs. The borehole is completed and the liner is [...]
Alex Jones, fundraising for Reach the Children UK, has made it to Uhuru Peak at the top of Kilimanjaro. Well done Alex. You can still sponsor him as a reward for his achievement by going to https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/alexjonesclimbskilimanjaro “At lunchtime yesterday we reached Barafu Camp (4673m) which was the final camp before our summit attempt. We grabbed a [...]
Update on Alex Jones who is currently climbing Mount Kilimanjaro and raising some much needed money for Reach the Children at the same time. “This morning we head off to climb Kilimanjaro.... I've attempted to do a blog/vlog or whatever you want to call it. Going to attempt to do some more from [...]
Hey everyone! I know it’s January and everyone is already broke but you can sponsor me anytime - I don’t head off until 1st March. I'm heading off with my friend David Campbell to climb Mount Kilimanjaro and it felt like a great opportunity to raise some money for charity. I'm paying for the [...]
Hospital or clinic support is rarely readily available in rural situations. Reach the Children UK taught basic first aid to Primary school children for many years. Siblings are frequently first responders to accidents to their charges. Under the direction of a qualified UK nurse children are shown how to treat burns - difficult when [...]
Mama Cephas is a member of Grandma Gardens projects in Kenya and featured in a Reach the Children UK video on its web site ( www.reachthechildren.org.uk ). During the interview she was asked if RTC UK could help her with anything. Mama Cephas said her rusty old tin roof was leaking and spoiling her maize harvest as [...]
Idris and Halima, both with personal disabilities, have built and developed a specialist vocational training institute in Kayunga Uganda for deaf, blind, physically disabled, HIV positive and albino children, slow learners and other vulnerable young people. They give their all to feed, accommodate, care for, and educate their happy band of impoverished [...]
We met Harriett the first year Reach the Children UK visited YOPDIDA (Youth and Persons with Disability Integrated Development Association) in Kayunga, Uganda. Harriett had been placed at YOPDIDA to help her overcome her severe disability and become a productive member of her community. Harriett had been born with lower limb deformities which meant [...]
At Reach the Children we try very hard to make it a special occasion for all our volunteers. John and Nina rose to the occasion at the close of a very busy expedition when it was suggested they get married with a traditional Maasai wedding ceremony. RTC UK quickly contacted the local Maasai village [...]
