We were asked by the charity Teddies for Tragedies if we could take some of their teddies to Uganda with us.
We carried 100 with us in our luggage, but we could have distributed ten times that amount. It was wonderful to see the smiles on the faces of the children we were able to give the teddies to, but it was also heartbreaking to see the disappointment when we had no more to give.
The Teddies were distributed to many children in different areas of Uganda, and all were joyfully received.
The Bear and Billet in Chester hosted The Gatecrashers on New Year’s Eve 2009. The money raised from entries was all generously donated to two charities: Breast Cancer and Uganda.
More than £400 has gone towards the Kisakye Special Needs School, part of the work of FDNC, a partner of KRDP. Chris, the drummer from the band, is supporting this work after seeing the school in action on his visit to Uganda in 2009
Two of our supporters have recently taken part in major running events to raise funds for KRDP.
David Curry ran the 10km BUPA Great Edinburgh Run last year. David started running recently to help keep fit but felt he wanted to take part in a sponsored event in order to raise funds. He raised nearly £500, as well as turning in a very respectable time!
Sarah Savage is one of KRDP’s trustees and a member of her local athletics club. She ran in the Chester Half Marathon on 17 May 2009, raising £508 in total. A well earned sum!
If you would like to take part in any sort of sponsored event to raise money for KRDP, we will be pleased to help you publicise the event and advise you on how to make sure any eligible donations are made under the Inland Revenue GiftAid scheme. For more information contact us here.
Thanks to all who supported the ‘Gatecrashers’ gig on 19 September 2009. We raised over £1000 to support the work of KRDP in Uganda and had a great evening too! The Gatecrashers were in action for Uganda again on New Year’s Eve 2009.
The KRDP Trustees, committee members and friends recently returned from a very successful visit to Uganda.
For two of our trustees this was their first visit and judging by their reactions will certainly not be the last! Read about Sarah’s first impressions of Uganda.
Here are a few pictures to give the flavour of how things are progressing…
Kimbuta Rural Development Programme 