Merry Christmas 2018

Pursuit for Sanyu wishes you all a wonderful holiday and thank you for all the help given this year!

New Flyers

Proud to present our new flyer design!  

Front side

Back Side

Drug Addiction (2)

Uganda is not the only place where people are suffering from drug addiction.  The US is also experiencing an alarming increase of drug use, especially among teens.

In many cases, drugs in the 21st century have become more potent than they were a generation ago. Access to drugs in schools has also gotten easier, now ubiquitous on campus grounds and at teen social events.

Several commonly abused drugs among teens are even found in their own households and may even be prescribed to them by their doctor. In fact, 20 percent of parents say they’ve given their teen a prescription drug that wasn’t prescribed for them. And sometimes, a seemingly casual act like this can carry many long-term implications.

A drug problem may be something your teen never has to go through, but history has proven that drugs can affect anyone at anytime. In fact, the teen drug use statistics are hard to ignore. Studies have shown that 40 percent of 12th graders, 30 percent of 10th graders and 13 percent of 8th graders have used a drug in the past year. This adds up to millions of young people. Even if your teen doesn’t use drugs, it’s likely they at least know someone who does.

https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/teen-addiction/

Next Term Preperation

Already preparing for the next term we have started getting requirements. The boys had a bit of a struggle finding shoes their size but found them in the end!

Drug Addiction in Uganda

Families already struggle with sending their children to school. It is even more difficult when a child then starts doing drugs. Whether it is to cope with pressure from studies or even peer pressure students in the end risk their future for momentary release. Often teenagers suffering with drug addiction do not get to finish their education, or even get the help they need to get back on their feet.

At risk. In the last one month, police in Kampala have recorded more than 1,000 cases of drug-related offences, particularly involving teenagers and youth aged between 13 and 24 years.  

http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Kampala-battling-teenage-drug-abuse/688334-4306268-c7bj0yz/index.html

Many teenagers are increasingly getting addicted to marijuana, oblivious to the danger it poses. Elizabeth Namazzi and Pascal Kwesiga found out why some teenagers find it hard to let go of the notorious leaf  

https://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1319434/drug-addiction-teens

Don't be afraid to get the help you or someone you know needs. Act now, with some of Uganda's Rehabilitation Centres:

Serenity Centre

Hope And Beyond

New Library Room

We would like to thank all our donors for the support! We now have a proper study room where our library is now located. Before the children were using the dinning table and the library was combined with the sitting room. Caught two of our kids at the table when we took the photo. From her face that must be Mathematics she is working on.

   

From Ground Nuts to Ode

Made from grinding the nuts into a paste which we eat together with porridge or banana 

How Peeling the Ground Nuts Works

Peeling the Ground Nuts

Usually done by hand, this time we got a machine to help cut down the time spent doing it by hand.

New School Books!

Finally our new school books arrived!

Collecting Donations for Term 2!

A quick thank you to our termly donors and yearly supporters, we appreciate your constant support! 

We would once again like to ask anyone willing to donate for this term to please contact us through our email address, or private message us on our Facebook page.

Another way to support us is through our Pigs4Education Program or by donating books to our Library. 

On that note a big thank you to a Lisa all the way from the UAE for the Christmas books donation!

Boat Announcement!

We would like to announce that we no longer provide boat trips at Kingfisher Safaris Resort. However if you wish to support us we still have the Piggery Farm, Agriculture Farm, Tailoring Workshop and Pre-kitchen that you can donate to. Or even become a Volunteer! Thank you for your time.   

Eric vs Rubik Cube

For Christmas we got a Rubik cube, Eric so far is the most persistent in conquering this puzzle.

 

First Harvest Season of the Year

This season we got much more maize (corn), we tried sorghum and once again full load of ground nuts.

Maize (Corn)

Sorghum

Ground nuts

Donations from Germany!

A big thank you for the new puzzles!

Happy New Year!