Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

I consider many of you as family members at Holy Trinity Church.  Two of my children started their early education at Trinity Teds and have certainly thrived in the care of the staff there. I have so enjoyed being part of the Wednesday coffee morning team. When my family was faced with a horrible cancer diagnosis, one of my first friends to contact was Viv Harrison.  

Viv helped me with prayer and a great deal of comfort.  My family and I have been overwhelmed by the amount of prayers, kind messages and personal gifts that this community has showered upon us in a time of desperate need.  

We still need prayers as I am still living with cancer.  I also recall a very simple message that was given on a family service about helping others.  We watched a video of the Brownlee brothers crossing the finish line and one brother pushing his injured brother across the finish line.  This so reminded me of the help I have had during my health journey.  I am feeling stronger now - I am still not "better" but its time that I can give back to a charity that helps many young women in Uganda who I believe will one day be able to give back, no matter how big or small.  

Please read more about the Dignity Project below

One of our main concerns, at teams4U whilst experiencing the reality of working in Uganda, is how do we encourage and support girls to go to school and stay in education?

There are 10,500 schoolgirls aged 12-16 in the Kumi District. Over 6,300 will drop out of education before they graduate. One of the biggest reasons for this is the estimated minimum of 24 school days a year each of them lose because of menstruation. The rural shops do not sell sanitary towels and even if they did 1 pack costs more than 1 persons daily wage (employment rates as low as 1 in 7 in Kumi) and are absolutely no use if the child does not own underwear.