His Hope Uganda

You can purchase a “BRICK” – one chunk of operational costs that will ensure that every dollar of Sponsorship Donations goes directly to the children and their families. Our goal is to have all administrative costs covered through donations separate from the Sponsorship Program.

Each ‘Brick’ will cover one month’s expenses in a particular category, from wages to food (As a volunteer, Kimi receives no salary). Consider purchasing one brick or a whole wall to cover the entire year.

$300 for one month’s RENT

This is home to Kimi, Christine and an assortment of cockroaches, bats and rats as well as “Clooney”, our protective puppy.

We’re thankful to have such a spacious home with a garage large enough to accommodate 10 sewing machines and the laughter of 10 women who are learning valuable tailoring skills.

The grounds are also large enough to entertain hundreds of sponsored children and their guardians.

RENTAL BRICKS still available:

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@  $300/month .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  (Purchase one or multiples)

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$250 for one month’s FOOD & HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES

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This fish represents food.  But fish is normally too expensive and a little too fishy to enjoy, at least for some of the visitors to the house.

Usually bland food provides the basis of nutrition, foods like posho, a kind of boiled corn flour, or matooke, a mashed up form of green banana (of the unsweetened variety).  At best, the diet features rice, cabbage and the ubiquitos beans.  It’s a diet short on meat and fruit.

FOOD BRICKS still available:

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@ $250/month .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  (Purchase one or multiples)

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$105 for one month’s SALARY for “Uncle” EMAN Semalulu

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Eman is a 37 year old Uganda and father of five children.  He also provides for 8 other children from his extended family.

This picture catches him gnawing on a leg of chicken as he propels our rented car through the crowded roads of Uganda.  He not only loves chicken when available, but is a Coca-Cola fan.  His services to HHU are invaluable and include driving and setting up business contacts for purchases.

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EMAN’s SALARY BRICKS still available:

Jan Feb Mar Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec

@ 105/mon. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . (purchase one or multiples)

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$100 for one month’s PHONE, INTERNET & COPYING

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This is Johnny’s Grandmother, thankful for the support of Canadians.  She’s also received a goat through the ministry of HHU.

Mobile phones cost less in Uganda than in Canada and a long distance call via Skype from Cranbrook is just 17 cents/minute but the Internet is costly, slow, often frustrating and always appreciated.

Then there are all of the other costs to photocopy report cards for every child and forms for various licenses.

PHONE BRICKS still available:

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@100/month .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  (purchase one or multiples)

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$80 for one month’s LOCAL TRANSPORTATION

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These are the trusty ‘Boda-boda’s’ that seem to be sitting at every corner.  They’re absolutely essential to getting around in Uganda, especially because car hire is so expensive.

One motorbike can haul two or three adult passengers, complete with chickens or goats or a mattress.

This expense also covers local bus and car hire into Jinja to fit, for instance 90 children with shoes.

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LOCAL TRANSPORT BRICKS still available:

Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May Jun   Jul  Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec

@$80/mon. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  (purchase one or multiples)

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SALARY for “Auntie” ANNET Kyalisima

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Annet has served orphans for many years and is the mother of 3 of her own children, two of whom are sponsored in schools by HHU.

This hard-working woman serves in cooking, translation and maintaining regular contact with the villagers.

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Prior to Annet being hired on at HHU, she earned about $1.20 Cdn for a 9-hour day of work.

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ANNET’s SALARY BRICKS

Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec

Thanks to the generosity of D & C of Cranbrook, Annet’s salary is covered for 2010!.

$??? for the PURCHASE of a USED VEHICLE

TOTAL contributed for a vehicle so far:  $2190!

BUILDING ‘HIS HOPE’

ONE BRICK at a TIME