Christmas Appeal 2019 - Giving Gifts of Hope - Day 1
Today sees the launch of this year’s Christmas Appeal – Giving Gifts of Hope - and over the next 5 days we will be revealing the 5 areas of need in Uganda which, with your help, we are aiming to meet this Christmas.
Why are we doing this?
In a population of 42.7 million, more than 56% of Uganda’s children are deprived of six or more things or activities deemed essential by the majority of Ugandans.
The nature of poverty is multidimensional, and children have both material and social needs - including health care and education, a social and family life, clean and safe drinking water, housing that is not squalid and overcrowded, adequate clothing, and regular meals with sufficient and nutritious food. In other words, in order to grow up and achieve their full potential, Ugandan children need access to a wide variety of items that the majority of the population considers necessary for an adequate standard of living - i.e. ‘socially perceived necessities’ (taken from UNICEF’s Situation Analysis of Children in Uganda 2019).
Raising Funds for 33 Food Packages
33 Food Packages (£36 each) - for community families, families of resettled and fostered children, and families of staff who give their time each Christmas. Each package includes bread, sugar, soda, eggs, spices, margarine, beef, chicken, pasta, cooking oil, milk and more. Each package contains enough for 20 meals/servings - that’s just £1.80 each.
The food packages we have supplied over the last few years have been gratefully received.
“We received a food package which we did not expect - even our neighbours were surprised. Our Christmas was extremely good because we had enough food.” Justine
“Christmas was good because we had food in plenty. We had nice meals on Christmas Day and for the next four days after.” - Florence
“Last Christmas was totally different to any other as in previous years I had not been able to provide a good meal for my family.” - Olive
How you can donate
None of this will be possible without your donations, so please help us make a difference
Online:
By Text:
text HOPE to 70460 to donate £10
By Post:
Send cheques made payable to Tŷ Cariad Africa to
Tŷ Cariad Africa
PO Box 316
Bridgend, CF31 9JS