Can you give something up choose instead to donate to HSOA? 

 I am trying to make small changes to give that little extra saved to a charity I'm involved with Harpenden Spotlight on Africa, a high impact NGO based in Uganda which has 4 development areas: Health, Water, Education and Economic Development

For example instead of sending paper Christmas cards this year we donated to HSoA, and are giving up other little things to increase our donations to make a big difference.

Would you consider making a donation to this fantastic charity, no matter how small?

Or even better becoming a friend of HSoA by pledging regular financial support which you can do here:

http://www.hsoa.org.uk/take-action/

£10 provides 75 school meals  

£10 would pay for 3 mosquito nets guarding against Ugandas biggest killer

£25 pays for a goat to provide income for a widow

£100 pays for a child's education for a year

£5000 pays for a new water borehole providing clean water for 400 people

Story So Far

The charity has achieved so much:

• Built a 10 classroom primary and nursery school, including a library, kitchen, offices, and toilet facilities.
• Delivered a further primary and nursery school in an isolated area, serving 450 pupils previously unable to attend school.
• Delivered vital equipment and facilities to enable the smooth running of both schools.
• Provided clean water to over 10,000 people by drilling over 20 deep permanent boreholes.
• In partnership with the Ugandan health authorities we have funded and trained nearly 250 Community Health Promoters.
• Supported widows and orphans through our goat-farming income generation project.
• Piloted fish farming projects to develop sustainable sources of income.
• Set up joint programme with Rothamsted Research and ICIPE to improve crop yields by natural chemical-free pest control methods.

http://www.hsoa.org.uk/about/

Plans for the future:

Health - there is no clinic for many people in this area. HSOA is planning to build a primary care clinic which will provide basic preventative medicine, delivery services, immunisation and treatment of common diseases.

Water - Typically, the communities we work in have had shallow, polluted wells as their only source of water. The water is dirty and dangerous, contaminated by animal and human faeces, and a breeding ground for insect and microbial pests. HSOA oversees the drilling of boreholes maximising the supply of clean water in a community.  Once opened, the community takes responsibility for the upkeep of the site.

Education - HSoA fills the gaps by funding construction
projects, and supporting new schools until they are self-sufficient -
always our final goal.

Economic development  - Providing a sustainable source of income helps people to help themselves.  Our first established programme is a goat-breeding project, which provides income and improved nutrition to the most disadvantaged households. 

Two other programmes at the pilot stage are fish farming and "push-pull" agriculture, a joint venture with the world-renowned Harpenden-based Rothamsted Research and the Kenyan development charity ICIPE.

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