JENGA’s name means “to build” in Swahili, and that's exactly what JENGA does. JENGA works with the most vulnerable people of Uganda, regardless of their faith, ethnicity or gender, to build relationships and community. Our heart has always been to serve the poorest of the poor by helping them to identify, and equipping them to meet, their own needs. Through a network of diverse, sustainable community development projects JENGA is working towards real lasting change, building lasting bridges out of poverty.

Keren and Nick Pollock will be visiting Mbale, eastern Uganda, and working with JENGA for one week.  

Green Pastures

Keren will be working at Green Pastures, a local secondary school, where many of its orphans are sponsored by Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School, England (where she works). Education is highly prized as the route out of poverty and yet only 15% of the population can afford to finish secondary school. Green pastures is very much a local school, with no electricity and few books and many learn by rote. Sponsorship pays teachers’ salaries, meals for the children, uniforms and such books as they have. Financial support is vital to keep this school functioning. A Girls Dormitory is badly needed. We would love to be able to give a substantial gift to build this dormitory block.

JENGA is the umbrella charity for a network of charitable activities in the area, including the Green Pastures school, a hospital and a church.  Nick will be working alongside a local pastor as a volunteer in whatever capacity required, potentially visiting homes, hospitals and prisons.

Your participation

Please partner with us. All gifts will go directly to JENGA.  Our costs, such as travel to Uganda and accommodation, will be borne 100% by us.

The Jenga website is http://jengauganda.org/

Keren Pollock can be contacted at: kerenpollock@hotmail.com

Nick Pollock can be contacted at: njcpollock@hotmail.com

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