A Stonehouse family are preparing to spend a year volunteering at a school in Uganda. Peter and Sarah-Jane Ramsay, along with their children Samuel (11), Nathanael (8) and Mara (5), will be heading to the African country on July 3. It will be a return visit for the Ramsays to the
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May update
Children with disabilities learning new skills for independent living Poultry Project, equipping children with skills, generating income and eggs will be coming soon to supplement their diet at the centre. Tusisimuke – Church and Community mobilisation is bringing the community together to solve community problems. In Kitega the
VICOBA – it is Community!
“Ozimbye VICOBA Oy’omulembe, ekyamya n’omuyise ali ku lugendo; twali mu nzikiza nga tetulina taala…” These words start a famous VICOBA song that is sung in Uganda by VICOBA members appreciating the Centre for bringing VICOBA; the words in Luganda mean; “You have built a great VICOBA loved and cherished by
March 2018 – Update
Children’s activities The 2018-2022 strategic plan designing and development. As we are in the final stages of designing and developing the next 5 year strategic plan, it was realized that it is great importance to involve all stakeholders in the process, with this the Centre based children together with their
Blessings from Riverside to Kitega – Uganda: It is all about bringing God’s Kingdom
In November 2017, David Clemy visited Riverside Evangelical church Ayr and shared about the work going on at the Kitega Community Centre Uganda, It was a blessing. We are excited to see more blessings flowing between Riverside Evangelical Church and Kitega Community Centre. Four Community groups will have an opportunity
Christmas 2017- Share the joy!
Christmas 2017 is here. The Kitega Centre will celebrate this year’s Christmas with a party on 22nd December 2017. The celebration will bring together all the beneficiaries and stakeholders of the Kitega Centre. This year we expect to have about 700 people attending the party and the majority will be
The local church – A strategic development partner
The church is with the people everyday, and has the potential to stir community development. For the last nine months the Kitega Centre has been working with six new churches in different communities, envisioning and equipping the local church to embrace integral mission. To many in the community, church is
Dreams, Collective action, Transformation
The last few weeks have been full of learning. The Kitega Centre is expanding VICOBA to six new communities. The new communities are all Kitega Centre partners in the church and community mobilization process. What does VICOBA mean: The VICOBA facilitators have been in all the six communities equipping community
September 2017 -Update
The last few months have been filled with activity at the Kitega Centre. The children continue to register remarkable progress. Sign language: It is almost a year since we started offering professional sign language education to the deaf students. Shamin, Robert, Brian are doing well and can now communicate using