Help 23,000 Ugandan Grandmothers Care for Children

Pola, aged 63, is raising her three grandchildren, Evalyne who is 12 years old, Junior who is 9 years old and Prosper who is 3 years.  Her grandchildren came to live with her two years ago after their mother died from complications during child birth.  Pola needed help when she became the sole provider for them.  Thanks to YOUR generous support, Pola was able to receive a microfinance loan to help her raise her three young grandchildren!

Pola was given 200,000 Ugandan Shillings (about $59.35 US dollars) which she used to become a coffee bean vendor.  She buys raw coffee beans from her neighbors at a reduced rate and then dries the beans and stores them.  She waits to sell them until coffee prices increase so that she can maximize her profits.  Pola expects to make around 500,000 Ugandan Shillings (about $148.37 US dollars) after all of this coffee is sold.  She plans to use the profits to buy the basic necessities for her family and will also save some money to buy more coffee next season.  Pola has a future plan of setting up a big store for selling coffee beans, rice, ground nuts and millet if she gets more funds. 

YOU can help other grandmothers just like Pola by making a donation today!

August 2, 2016 marked the 15th anniversary of The Nyaka AIDS Orphans Project.  Thank YOU for making this milestone possible!  

YOUR generous love and support has TRANSFORMED LIVES!

YOU have made Nyaka 15 years strong!

Links:

• Nyaka AIDS Orphans Project Website

Meet Baraba.  She is a 56 year old grandmother raising her six orphaned grandchildren ranging in age from 3-13 years old!  Baraba is now the sole provider for them.  She has to put clothes on their backs, food in their mouths, and pay for them to go to school- all on her own, without a job, social security, retirement, or any kind of social service support.  Luckily for Baraba, she has YOU!  Thanks to your generous support, she was able to get a micro-finance loan to buy supplies to make jewelry and baskets to sells.  Baraba now has an income and can provide for her grandchildren. 

As a young girl, Baraba’s mother taught her how to make baskets.  She never thought that the basket making skills she learned so long ago would one day provide for her family.  Recently, Baraba was able to increase her skill set even more.  She was able to attend a training workshop in Kampala, the capitol of Uganda, where she was taught how to make beads, necklaces, and woven earrings.  This helps her generate even more income by having a variety of items that she can sell. 

How do the grandmothers like Baraba sell their crafts? We buy them, then sell them through basket parties, our Etsy shop, and at events.  All of the profits raised go right back into the Grandmother Programs like the one that helped Baraba and other grandmothers just like her.  Want to help? Donate today!   

Links:

• Nyaka AIDS Orphans Project Website