Provide education for 80 Pygmy children in Uganda

On a recent visit to AICM projects, two trustees, Lawrance and Monica Titterton, and another supporter, Rupert Davis, all from Kent, spent a night in the Batwa community at Rwamahano. They were the first UK supporters ever to do so.Their welcome included singing all night long by the Batwa as a means of warning others that friends were staying in their midst,and no one was to harm them!Little sleep possible , but their warmth and gratitude was overwhelming.

This community is the one that Nichodemus,salaried by AICM, lives and ministers in, and he teaches the children in the primary school by day, along with two government techers.Benches for the class rooms are now on order, and meals, in the form of posho breakfast, are given daily. Furniture is also on order for the school at Muribindi, and breakfasts also given.

The furniture provision is a one off cost, and it is thanks to fuding received through Global giving, that this has been possible.However to maintain the provision of posho breakfasts and salaries for the AICM teacher/workers is an ongoing challenge.If we can get nearer to our stated total these needs can be assured for the forseeable future.

AICM is beginning to see promising Batwa students coming through into secondary education. We run a sponsorship scheme whereby friends in UK help these students. One or two also attend the AICM Vocational Training College in Kabale. One secondary student talking to a friend visiting in July, said he wished to become a doctor and return to minister to his people.What a wonderful reward for our generosity that would be!