Hello Everyone
It has been some time since we last updated you on the
activities with Soccer Hope 4
Children. We are very excited to see the
children showing such enthusiasm and learning so quickly.
First of all, we would like to give you a little background of
Bujagali village where we operate.Bujagali is approximately 8KM north of Jinja
town on the banks of the river Nile, Uganda, East Africa.
This village is famous for it’s spectacular water falls called
Bujagli Falls. It has been a key tourist
spot in East Africa where visitors from all over the world come to do white
water rafting. They also have boat
riding, cultural dances and many other activities. Over 80% of the people in this village depend
on the falls for income to survive.
Then disaster came to the people here. The introduction of Bujagali Hydro Power
Project changed their lives. The
beautiful falls depleted their strength and the tourists stopped coming, which
meant the money stopped. Craft shops
closed, small eating-places and bars closed and cultural dancing groups were
affected. The result of all these things
happening were many children stopped going to school and the people lost hope.
When Soccer Hope 4 Children started training the kids in this
area, parents felt relieved as they were seeing a smile again and watched how
happy they were that we cared to help them.
It is the reason we are giving so much attention to this project and
instilling soccer skills to these youngsters.
It is giving them “hope”.
We continue to receive many kids to our training ground who wish
to enroll with us, but at the moment, we just cannot take everyone.
The boys and girls become better every day. Last week was spent visiting the parents of
the Soccer Hope 4 Children kids. They
were so happy with the work we are doing to change the lives of their
children. Village leaders participate by
encouraging parents and by attending the training once in awhile. This month has been very rainy but to our
surprise, these kids never give up and they come rain or shine.
We thank you all for walking with us and ask that if you have
any ideas for us to implement, we would be grateful to you.
We shall update soon to let you know any new events that are
happening.
God bless you all.
Before the construction of power Dam which led to the destruction of the water falls
Before
Daniel together the girls team training
Girls Team Training
