Osiibye otya nno? In the last months Ring Of Hope Uganda (RIHU) provided education programs, seminars, job trainings, school equipment, founded self-help groups and opened a new drop-in center for addicts. With this article we want to publish part two of our recent RIHU news: Tailoring and hair styling trainings We would like to thank Mrs. Christina Raabs for supporting young people in need, mainly girls, to acquire vocational skills in tailoring and hair styling. Through her

Dear friends of Ring Of Hope Uganda (RIHU), we would love to share some information about our work in the previous months with you. Many people struggle in our communities because of their very challenging life conditions. People are not provided with a “social net”, labor protection and security standards like we know them in the European Counties. Not even children get any kind of “social security”. Committed individuals and organizations try to help and provide shelter, ed

Dear friends and supporters of Ring Of Hope, the last weeks brought some ups and downs we'd like to inform you about in this news update. Mattresses and Mosquito Nets Project Thanks to many supporters from all over the world we are able to provide seven children with mattresses and sleeping equipment including mosquito nets! Pictures will be shared soon. We are happy for the support with such important items. A child who sleeps comfortable grows well and also performs better

In Jinja we are fine and pushing on well with our work. The school children have started their holiday and the new term of school will begin in September. Thanks a lot for the continuous support. May God bless you! In attachment are some of the photos which were taken when handing over or distributing clothes among the people of Makenke community which were donated by our friends from USA. The activity was implemented last week by Ring of Hope staff and volunteers in Makenke

Here are some good news from Uganda and a great example of humanity we’d like to share with you guys! Jackson wrote me that the street children of Jinja Town start forming their own families outside the streets. They are in groups of five children and rent rooms together. There are two groups so far and Jackson encourages them to keep going in this direction, so they can also be an example for others to follow. They elect one child to be the leader of the common home and the

As I'm going through my pictures these days I'd like to share some impressions from Makenke Brewery. It was a very touching evening for me being with the "inhabitants" of this place. A place with a lot of of dirt, the air smells because of the brewing process and the wastewater is all around. People there are working in high danger of exploding barrels, which are filled with extremely hot liquids. This can lead to serious injuries and even death - of parents or their children

Nach zwei Wochen in Uganda liegt eine meiner erfahrungsreichsten und emotional intensivsten Reisen hinter mir. Uganda, die Perle Afrikas, ist ein Land mit atemberaubender Natur, heiteren und herzlichen Menschen, beeindruckender Gemeinschaft, aber auch großer Armut und harten Schicksalen. In der ersten Woche meiner Reise durfte ich, gemeinsam mit einem internationalen Team um Dr. Klaus Richter, die verschiedenen Projekte des Ring of Hope kennenlernen und wir führten Seminare z