Education Uganda Project #59228

Build a skill center for young moms in Uganda!

by Hoffnung fur Uganda e.V.

Build a skill center for young moms in Uganda!

Project Report | Aug 21, 2026
Growing more food

By Amy Heymann | Board Member

There is a lot happening at Suubi right now, and this week brought some especially encouraging news.

The women have completed 20 cone gardens at Hidden Treasures Nursery and Primary School near the Suubi Center. Cone gardens allow to grow more food in small space because of managed soil quality and better use of water.

And 115 families received quality heirloom seeds to begin growing more of their own food. As opposed to hybrid seeds, these seeds can be saved and used the following year so the women do not have to buy seeds each year. Many of these are multigenerational households, including grandmothers caring for six or more grandchildren, so growing vegetables at home can make a very real difference in their food supply and food security.

Something else is happening that we didn’t necessarily plan for. People passing through from neighboring villages have been stopping to look at the cone gardens and asking how to build them. Some are already planning to build gardens in their own villages. I love seeing the knowledge spread beyond the families we originally hoped to reach.This is the first phase of a project that is funded by SAP and we are very thankful for the grant that is making this possible!

Back at the Suubi Center, maize (corn) is going into the ground, nursery beds are being prepared, and we hope to add more avocado trees during this rainy season. One little detail made me especially happy: the new avocado trees were purchased with money earned from selling Suubi’s own avocados. Suubi is beginning to reinvest some of what the land produces back into the property. It’s a small step toward greater sustainability, but a very encouraging one.

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Jun 5, 2026
A new sewing class started - now we need to upgrade the childcare area

By Amy Heymann | board member

This week at Suubi Teen MOPS in Uganda, something beautiful began. Our new vocational sewing class started orientation. We selected 15 young mothers from more than 50 applicants, 10 arrived this week and the others are expected Monday.
For the next year, these young women will learn sewing, business skills, organic farming, childcare, and parenting so they can build stable futures for themselves and their children.
There is so much hope in this.

But this first week also revealed an urgent need. Most of the girls told us they had family who could care for their children while they attended school. Sadly, for most of them, that was not reality. They wanted this opportunity desperately, and many had nowhere safe for their babies to be cared for - so they did not tell us beforehand that they would bring their kids too.

So suddenly, Suubi became more than a sewing school. We now have newborns, crawlers, and toddlers everywhere. Babies needing bottles, naps, diaper changes, and comfort. While one group learns sewing, the other helps care for the children. In an unexpected way, they are already learning something powerful: women helping women rise.

But the truth is simple: We were prepared for the mothers. We were not fully prepared for the children. Right now, childcare is happening in our unfinished shade house. It offers shade, but little protection from wind or rain. Just one day before the children arrived, staff killed a snake only a few feet away from the pond.

We urgently need to make this space safe by adding:

Snake-proof mesh
Bamboo wind barriers and raised walls for weather protection
Padding around poles for safety
Mats and mattresses for babies
A secure fence around the pond to prevent accidents

We believe €2,500 will be enough to transform this into a safe childcare space for these mothers and babies. Without safe childcare, many of these girls simply cannot stay in school. If you are able, would you consider helping us create a safe place where these young mothers can learn while their children are protected? Thank you for any gift!

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Feb 11, 2026
The Project for Awesome

By Amy Heymann | board member

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