Our projects span a range of
needs, touching all aspects of life.

Housing

Realising that children being re-habilitated by Child Restoration Outreach, were not actually “housed” we found housing (mud huts) within Masese for the most vulnerable girls. Later we moved under one roof but were too squashed… renting a third of a house in Walukuba (turn left at the Tip Top Factory). Carol’s (who volunteered for CRO Read more…

Income

Initially generous friends would pop cheques through the door, we’d take it in cash to Uganda, exchange it for millions of Ugandan shillings, sleep with it under a pillow, then when hearing of needs – give it away.  Mercifully, now all money goes through Uganda Development Services, who manage all the finances and send funds Read more…

Education

The greatest of many joys was setting up a partnership between St John’s Primary, Clifton, Bristol and  Kyabirwa (chi beer wa) Primary School, Jinja, Uganda. So far we have provided educational resources; Read Write Inc. were marvellous is donating phonics books (ESSENTIAL for sounding out); we took over 356 donated soft toys for P1 and Read more…

Empowering

We know so many fabulous people in Jinja,  have loved them for years. Fingerprints wants to help them to help and sustain themselves and their families whenever we can. We buy the hand-rolled, multi-coloured re-cycled paper bead necklaces from several sources.  Initially we bought from Jacqui Beadies, Rose, Carol and Barbara Ameso, then we went Read more…