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:
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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By Amy Heymann | board member
By Amy Heymann | board member
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