By Jonathan Muwanguzi | Assistant Project Coordinator
A number of Ugandans live below the poverty line and this is one of the factors that has put rise to the housing need in Uganda. Many people live in substandard houses and this has compromised people’s health and development opportunities. Some houses are risky places to stay because of their condition like the cracked walls, linking roofs, lacking doors and windows.
Early this year, Another Hope Children’s Ministries (AHCM) started on the safe habitat for grandma and her children project which aimed at improving the house the grandma and her grandchildren. A number of factors triggered the refurbishing of the house for this family and among these were: - the leaking roof, the dusty floor, holes in the walls of the house and cracked walls. These made the house unsafe for living and it had put the lives of the family at risk. Through this project which started in January 2019, the refurbishing of the house started to make the house a better place to live. The house floor, the walls, painting, fixtures, and fittings are the areas which were worked on and the house now is a better place to live. The project was concluded in September 2019.
The beneficiaries are so happy for the work that was done and the grandmother narrates.
‘’I am so happy for the work towards improving my house and the life of my grandchildren in the long run. The holes on the walls that made the house so cold during the night and harbored bedbugs are no longer in place because the walls were repaired and painted. My grandchildren and I feel much more secure now that the doors and windows were fixed on the house. Now we can have better sleep during the night without worrying.’’
The elder grandchild, aged 13 and a pupil at St Mary’s pride way in primary three expressed this gratitude towards AHCM. He appreciated the new look given to the house and mostly the paint that was used. He further commented that the house looks beautiful and safer than before.
AHCM conveys appreciation to the partners who contributed towards this project to see that the dream for this grandma of having a better house comes true. Thank you so much and may the good Lord bless you.
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