Provide Vocational Training for Ugandan Women

Christine is one of those go-getters that inspires us. A talented artisan, she also has two other businesses, selling prepared food and brewing the local millet beer. In December, she tragically lost her husband.  She is now the sole caregiver for her 4 biological children and another 5 children whom she supports.

As a young girl, Christine faced many challenges.  She never attended school; there just wasn’t enough money.  Even if there had been money, it’s unlikely she could have risked walking to and from school each day.  During the days of her childhood, rebels overtook the land in Northern Uganda.  They abducted young boys to be soldiers and young girls to be “wives.”  As a young girl, Christine witnessed the torture and the vulgarity of war.

In 1994, she and her husband, Washington, sought refuge in the Acholi Quarter.  Together, they have four children and care for five other children.  Washington contributed to the family's income by working as a carpenter and a roofer.  In December 2020, he fell from a roof while working and tragically died. 

Christine would like to utilize her connections in the North to purchase large quantities of millet, a staple grain used in the Acholi diet. She will then sell the millet to customers in the Acholi Quarter. Additionally, millet is a key ingredient in a local alcoholic beverage. She already has a small business making this drink for local customers. By purchasing millet in large quantities, she will be able to increase her profits.

Christine hopes her children can achieve the education she was unable to receive.  Her oldest daughter hopes to study tailoring so she can contribute to the financial need of the family.

Christine dreams of returning to the North where life is simpler.  She wants to build a home and return to the gardens where she used to grow the family’s food as a child.

Never one to ask for help, Christine needs help now. For just $25, you can help her secure her future and that of her children.

Celebrating 15 years, Project Have Hope continues to seek to empower women in the Acholi Quarter of Uganda by providing education to both the women and their children and assisting the women to establish business opportunities to promote economic stability and sustainability.

To make this mission a reality, we offer support in a variety of ever-expanding ways

We believe education is integral to achieve sustained success. Our goal is to provide education, at all levels, to each woman. Providing education across the board empowers women and gives them much needed tools to create a brighter future.

Education is not enough

The women lack the finances to develop their own businesses and secure their own future, so we help them establish sustainable business opportunities to promote economic stability. Whether it's capital that enables a woman to buy fish and rent a space at the market, or money to purchase a sewing machine for one of our vocational training graduates, we are there to support them every step of the way.

We can't forget the children

Most of the women are not only caring for their own children, but also the children of relatives who have died of HIV-related illnesses. The women select the most needy of the children and we do the rest by enrolling them in high quality schools. We do all we can to ensure the children receive a quality education that will help them to realize their potential.

Giving families hope

In order to accomplish this, Project Have Hope has tapped into the artistry and industriousness of these extraordinary women. The women make beautiful, colorful jewelry from paper.  We have developed markets for these individual works of art and use the revenue to fund educational and economic programs. In this way, the women are actually using their skills and hard work to help pull themselves out of poverty.

They just need a little help. Support the women of Project Have Hope today with as littlas a $10 donation.