Touch Africa Now - Uganda

There has been a riots in Yumbe Municipal Council were Touch Africa Now (TAN) operates a School called Peace Nursery and Primary school. The Muslim community has opened a jihad war on christian living in that area and this has put some of the christian school staffs, parents, and children in fear for their lives. Please pray for peace, protection of lives and the School not to be destroyed by the angry Muslim mobs.

Police in Yumbe Municipality today fired live bullets and teargas to disperse protesters led by Sheik Kasim, a prominent driver, who was demonstrating against reports of a proposed pork joint in the area. Videos circulating on social media show police officers firing in the town, while a photograph of a protester bleeding heavily has gone viral, sparking outrage and concern among residents. According to local sources, Sheik Kasim organized the protest, citing cultural and religious sensitivities in the predominantly Muslim community.

Refugees are people who have been forced to flee from their communities due to armed conflicts, persecution or natural disasters.
Refugees face various challenges, like lack of basic needs, food, water and shelter. Other challenges are displacement, leaving their homes, families and communities. They also go through uncertainty not sure when they are going to back to their countries or receiving asylum or resettlement often in unfamiliar environment. Refugees also face trauma after experiencing violence or loss of their beloved ones in armed conflicts/war. Touch Africa Now(TAN) operates three Early Childhood Education schools in Rhino camp Refugee settlement center. We give hope, love, and protection by educating the refugee children in the three center. During yesterday's visit to our ECD centers in Rhino camp, we meet with the staff of the there ECD centers as we assessed their performance.

Touch Africa Now(TAN) team spent two days in Yumbe district carrying out different activities in Peace Yumbe Nursery and Primary School.

Among the activities done where;

-Surveying the land on which the school is located. We had a professional surveyor on ground, the land committee from Yumbe town council, the district physical planner and the neighbors of the school who were there to show us the boundaries and inspect the surveying team.

-We also did sponsorship letter writing and handing out Christmas gifts.

-Another activity was feeding. We feed over 350 pupils and their teachers.

- We also had a last training on how to make reusable sanitary pads and awarding of certificates to those who completed the course.

- Lastly but not least, we had a joint meeting meeting with the Parents Teachers Association PTA and the School Management Committee of the school to listen to the achievement and challenges of the School.

Today, we visited Hope Kebir Nursery School, one of TAN schools found in Arua City. While there, we carried out various activities which include:
- Meeting with Sponsored kids,
- Letter writing
- Christmas gift giving to sponsored kids
- Feeding the students
- Meeting with parents of the school to capture the strength and challenges of the school.
- Training CAPE to students
- Education on Adolescent healthy to the children especially those under sponsorship program.

Santa Party at Najjemba center- Wakiso Kids so excited about what is happening

Special meal served to kids at our Santa Party today- Kampala center

Fun time for Kampala center kids @ Santa Party 🥳 🎉