Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and decent life.
In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact.
Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.
No one has ever become poor by giving
Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant
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Kisiizi Hospital
Kisiizi Hospital was founded in 1958 by Christian Missionary John Sharp. The hospital continues to care for the most vulnerable and admits between 550 to 700 patients each month. In 1996, the hospital launched the Kisiizi Community Health Insurance Scheme, the first not-for-profit bespoke health insurance scheme in Uganda.
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EDIRISA has identified the Ihunga Community who live in a very hilly area in homes scattered on the hillsides 50 km from Kabale Town. The community walk a very long distance to the nearest rivers in the valleys. The average round trip to clean water for some segments of the community can be as much as four kilometres. The community is very poor and underserved, and 50, 4,000-litre household tanks, will benefit approximately nine hundred residents of their community.
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Abayudaya Community
The Abayudaya Community is the largest African Jewish community in East Africa, established in 1913 and currently comprising approximately 2,100 members. This community has demonstrated remarkable resilience, surviving near-extinction under Idi Amin, Uganda’s tyrannical president from 1971 until his overthrow in 1979.
The period of Amin’s reign was particularly dark for the Abayudaya. During this time, ownership of Jewish books was banned, religious observances were prohibited, synagogues were forced to close, and Jewish burials were not allowed.
Following Amin’s fall, the community faced dire conditions, relying on subsistence farming. Additionally, the children in the community were deprived of education, resulting in high levels of illiteracy.
Despite the end of persecution, the Abayudaya still face significant challenges, including widespread poverty, failing schools, and a severe lack of electricity and running water.
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