Building Futures with Micro Finance in Zambia
Newly opened Hairdressers and Grocery Shop - June 2011
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| Bo Lungowe with her children |
Bo Lungowe with her first customer |
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| Kaande on opening day of the new grocery shop |
Dancing to celebrate the event |
Latest pictures of Fr John Bashobora's hospital - June 2011
Urgent Ugandan Hospital Appeal
26 districts in Uganda lack a hospital and face poor health services (We Informers, 2011). A few years ago Fr John Bashobora was given a very generous donation that enabled him to build a hospital with a 150 bed capacity. The hospital is now finished and Ariba is working closely with Tim Beacon from Medaid to finance the shipment of a 40ft container packed with second hand UK hospital equipment that will allow the hospital to get up and running!
Click Here to read about our links with Medaid
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| Hospital nearly finished. |
Some of the rooms are for private patients funding the treatment for people who can't afford to pay. |
Tim Beacon (middle) from Medaid during his fact finding trip in Uganda with Dr Esther and husband Dr Godfrey who will both be involved in the running of the hospital. |
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| The Lorry arrives with the container in Bedford. |
40ft of space to fill with valuable equipment for the hospital. |
Tim Beacon's daughters receiving the first Xray machine donated by an anonymous donator. |
It is interesting to note that some of the proposed hospital staff were former students of Fr John Bashobora. This project is envisioned to bring a huge change in healthcare for the community. Parts of the hospital are dedicated for the use of private patients who in turn will fund patients who are too poor to pay for medical help.
Donations are sought to help fund this project. Ariba recognises that we're only as strong as our supporters, we depend on your help in order to build futures.
Providing Experience
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Ariba has provided the Zambian community with a projector and speakers. The projectors and speakers have already proved invaluable to the communities, who use them to show presentations, films to parishioners and villagers in the bush. At night, the films are sometimes projected onto bed sheets hung from the trees and are enjoyed by hundreds of people - some of which have never seen a film before. Upon a recent screening of Disney’s Lion King Fr Ignatious tells us “they were so excited and mesmerised, you could have heard a pin drop”.
Working with Workaid
Ariba provides funding for various projects in Zambia such as supporting local enterprise, agriculture, basic needs and resources with the help of Workaid so that the communities have the tools and means to provide for themselves on a sustainable basis. This picture shows a classroom with students learning to type on typewriters donated by Workaid.
READ MORE ABOUT OUR WORK WITH WORKAID
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Click the Workaid logo on the right to read more of our success with Workaid
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Building Futures with Micro Finance in Zambia
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Ariba is supporting Sister Florence from the “Comboni Missionary Sisters”, who is working hard to help 48 widows who are struggling to provide for their children. The photos shows individuals who with financial support from Ariba have managed to set up a small business selling chickens, fish, fruit and vegetables that will allow them to provide for their families. Your contributions have made big differences to families like these, who can now look forward to the future with renewed optimism.
Micro Finance Projects and how it has changed lives
This club was founded on 10 August 2010 with 10 members and all of them are non Catholics. Their goal is to be able to support their children through school.
Mrs. Annie Muyunda Mukena (Chair Lady). She has 6 children plus 4 orphans at her home, the husband was selling fish but he was not able support the family by himself. The money which Bo Annie received from Ariba was added to this business and they could also build their store together with Bo Fridah and Bo Shenda.
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Bo Mwangala with some of her children
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Bo Fridah and Bo Annie at their fish store
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The fish market |
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| Kopano Club Mweeke knitting |
Ana and her child selling vegetables |
Mary Mukumbi farming pigs |
The Story of Mrs Bo Monde Nalitumba
She is a widow with one child. She wanted to set up a business selling fish but changed her mind because she lives in Bulozi where there is a lot of fish but the temperature in July is very cold. Her health during that time was not so good, so she was advised to set up a poultry farm. Bo Monde bought 100 chicks and now they are ready to sell. I want to ask you to prayer for her because she is is not very well. However, she is very happy with her business and thanks God for having this opportunity.
Information 9th Feb.2011: In the photo (top right) Bo Monde Nalitumba with her son Junior. With the money she earned from the poultry farming she restored her house. She put a better roof on and a new door for security. She was sick during this time but could still feed herself and her son.
Shoebox Appeal
Ariba organized a very successful Christmas shoebox appeal for the orphaned children of Uganda. In the UK, over 2000 shoeboxes were filled with presents alongside 25 computers, boxes of schoolbooks, children’s clothes, shoes, bikes and many other beneficial resources. Workaid donated a further 30 sewing machines for vocational training too. The container was filled to the brim and when it arrived in Uganda offered a wonderful day of excitement and anticipation as the children waited in line to receive their Christmas presents. The computers were given to the local schools together with books and other learning materials.
Children's Education in Uganda
Ariba is dedicated to providing children with an opportunity to attend school and gain an education and has contributed regular funds towards the education fees of some of Fr John’s 5000 children in his care so they can be educated and hopefully one day be able to provide a better future for themselves and their families. Many of these children are orphans and would not get this opportunity without your help.
Fr John has a very good track record and has provided education for many children over the years.
As little as £2 per month, can help to fund a childs education and future!
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