SHALOM NAMUTERE COMMUNITY PROJECT

In August 2010 we managed to hold a one day w omen's conference as a project initiative to empower women with skills for sustainable development, the colorful event was attended by 33 women, to deal with issues of HIV and AIDS, Hygiene, parenting and family planning, the next women's conference will take place on Saturday January 29th 2011 to deal with life skills, poverty and development strategies. see pics bellow from the August conference thank you Betty Aredo and Janet Hayok bellow were among the facilitators at the women's conference. bellow a 17 year old mother with her baby at the women's conference August 2010 at bubango primary school Busia After the very successful youth camp, we are planning and looking forward to the upcoming Women's conference, we hope to pool up to 100 women to discuss issues such as HIV/AIDS, Hygiene, parenting and family planning, we have a budget estimate of 500,000 UGX for that event, we will also be officially opening up our Na...

10 years old girl cooking Food for her other three siblings, such cases are rampant.

Pupils of Bubango primary school, having fun and play with a shalom member during their games time at the school,

Learning, Sharing in small groups, and fun during the youth seminar on Saturday 26th June 2010 at the Shalom offices, Namutere Trading center Busia District Photos by Edube

the Shalom community Development project,, Youth conference took place at the office promises on Saturday 26th June 2010, Namutere Trading Center,, 21 youth attended the hotly participated meeting with the theme Imagine an HIV free Generation, It begins with you. the meeting was purely an open discussion and youth shared ideas about the deadly virus and committed themselves to start the HIV free generation campaign the community. youth will lead this battle for the future and are determined to share with friends, and family members the issue discussed in the meeting, small groups were very vital for one to one sharing especially for those who have family members living with the virus

shalom project have 40 registered children for the child project, the most of whom are orphans, we have plans of setting up an orphanage in future but now we help the kids in their respective needs socially, spiritually mentally, kids like this one need clothing, feeding, health care, education and good shelter,,, hope is lost for many of them. shalom "giving hope and future" to the disadvantaged in our society for sustainable development, peace to every being is our priority. you can sponsor one of these kids in education and daily upkeep for only US Dollars 25$ per month. you can also donate clothes, play items, mosquito nets, shoes and other house hold items for these kids,,,, the project plans to purchase a piece of land 4 acres for the child children center, it will cost us only us dollars 3000$ any contributions to wards the children center contact shalomdvp608@gmail.com

Shalom volunteers, from left to right, pastor Okoth Simon, James, Fred Sanya and Okumu Patrick during a shalom orientation meeting and training in May 2009,,,,the training facilitated by Robert and Gillian.

kato Devis Wise on the Ground nuts plantation, above and the shalom maize farm bellow,,,

Shalom kids, during a Saturday reading program, the project provides scholastic material and reading books to the orphans, Juliet 16 center helps the young kids in English, however we need volunteers with the child care program.

Bee Keeping for honey production was started and we expect to harvest end of june,,, however we still have to help the farmers to find market for the honey,, Patrick and David are the volunteers in the bee project,,