Last month, this little girl was unable to run and play freely and faced the prospect of a life of increasing, debilitating pain due to a growing umbilical hernia.
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On Sunday, my friend Rachel shared this post. She gave us permission for it to be included here. It highlights the realities of living with poverty and injustice that are faced by many across Kampala.
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Here’s the current situation… 41,973 cases, 41,598 recovered, 342 deaths. 385 active cases with 68 new cases (reported on the 3 May). 340,000 vaccinations administered.
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We have more reports from the Emergency Relief Appeal! To briefly summarise, £13,700 was sent to support families struggling due to Covid restrictions. Here are more stories from some of the larger communities local to St Nicholas Kalerwe and St John's Kamwokya…
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Earlier this year we crossed a significant milestone. Over the last 14 years, we are pleased to report that over £1.5 million has been sent to Uganda to support the most vulnerable families in the slums of Kampala.
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Get to know our director of Karis Kids in Uganda, Ketrah.
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Thanks to the incredible response to last year’s Emergency Relief Appeal, £13,700 was sent to support families struggling due to the Covid restrictions.
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As lockdown restrictions are slowly lifted and schools reopen in stages, every child will receive a new pair of shoes. Here are some happy faces (…or so we hope, behind the masks!) of children with their new shoes.
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Food distribution has been able to continue since October, with new procedures in place to keep everybody safe. With increasing prices and reduced earnings, it is a lifeline for our families.
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It was great to see so many wonderful faces at our recent Global Prayer Meeting. It is always so uplifting and powerful to join together in prayer despite the miles that separate us.
Read MoreOver £2,500 was given for last year's Christmas Celebration thanks to your generous support! 100 families were blessed with Christmas gifts and a Christmas dinner.
Read MoreIn this COVID-19 environment, the usual Karis Family Christmas Celebration is sadly not possible. Yet we still want to show our Karis families we love them and the celebration of Jesus’ birth is not cancelled!
Read MoreIn this update, find news on COVID-19 in Uganda, the situation with Karis families, and our gathered food distribution.
Read MoreLate last month we released a video interview with Ketrah Turyakira, who leads our magnificent Karis team at our Uganda office, about what life is like in Kampala right now, what the team are up to, and how we can pray for them.
Read MoreLast week, Bishop Zac alerted us to the need of other families within the six link church communities. They were facing starvation and so we launched Emergency Appeal 2. We have been overwhelmed by the response.
Read MoreLast night we had an urgent message (6 May) from Bishop Zac Niringiye and Ketrah our Project Director. Many other families in the community will starve if they don’t get food during the next 12 days of the lockdown extension.
Read MoreWe’re pleased to present to you the ‘Karis @ 13’ Yearbook. It’s been beautifully and carefully prepared and published by the Diocese of Kampala and the Karis team in Uganda, documenting the many aspects of Karis Kids’ ministry.
Read MoreThe latest update from our team in Uganda and our response to the COVID-19 situation.
Read MoreOur Karis families
Food distribution
Immediate prayer points
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