Location
Mbarara, South West Uganda

Project Co-Ordinator
Pastor Willy Tumwine, Nigel and Kathy Harding

Finance Required
Our biggest need now is for regular donors to sponsor the feeding and education of the boys.

Description
As a former ‘street kid’ himself, Pastor Willy Tumwine (tum-wee-nay) has a deep love for these children. His church have been actively reaching out, providing regular meals for about fifty boys and accommodation in the church itself for some of them. They have a greater vision though for a Children’s Centre. This centre would provide a feeding programme for up to 200 children with regular nutritious meals. Individual ‘dwellings’ would house up to 10 children together with Christian house-parents who can provide much-needed love and nurturing. Pastor Willy would also like to provide some basic schooling and workshops for the boys so they can be taught some practical skills, therefore increasing their employment prospects in the future. Many of the children are emotionally scarred by what they have experienced and part of the vision is to provide good quality Christian counselling to help the healing process.

Progress
January 07 - The land has been acquired, plans are being finalised and the first phase of development, the kitchen and toilets, should be started this summer. We have had many obstacles in the way of starting this project. Please pray that everything can go ahead now as planned.

May 07 - The start of the building work on the centre for Street Kids is still being frustrated by local bureaucracy. Please pray for a breakthrough; there are many children still out on the street or in makeshift accommodation whilst those in authority procrastinate.

August 08 - We have fully raised the £20,000 that we needed for the initial buildings for the site and construction should start soon. As development progresses though we would like to raise further finances for extra units on the site such as a Vocational Training Centres.