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We've been working in East Africa for the last 17 years. Over that time, we've learnt a huge amount about the communities we work with and the challenges they face.


The Mango Tree Q&A
After recently announcing our partnership with The Mango Tree, we wanted to put together a blog to answer some common questions which is...

Kids Club Kampala
Nov 13, 20244 min read


Championing childhood: advocating for children's rights in Uganda
Kids Club Kampala is making a huge difference in the lives of children and families living in the slums of Uganda’s capital. Our mission? To help children thrive through access to education, child protection, and family strengthening. Through these programmes we advocate for children’s rights, ensuring that children can access basic needs like food, education, healthcare, and a safe environment, which are essential for their development. In Uganda, with high rates of poverty

Lauren Billington-Drew
Oct 25, 20243 min read


World Food Day 2024
World Food Day 2024 is an opportunity to acknowledge the challenges that many communities face when it comes to food and nutrition. Food...

Kids Club Kampala
Oct 14, 20242 min read


Partnering for success with The Mango Tree
Kids Club Kampala and The Mango Tree have begun the process of partnering to increase our collective impact. Jo Black COO and Paul Moore...

Kids Club Kampala
Oct 14, 20242 min read


Creating a level playing field for children in Uganda
Play is more than a way for children to pass the time; it's a crucial part of their development. For children living in our communities...

Lauren Billington-Drew
Sep 30, 20244 min read


Programme Highlights Q2 2024
As a small, locally led charity we love for those who support us to fully understand the impact they have in Uganda. Working continents...

Lauren Billington-Drew
Sep 12, 20244 min read


International Day of Charity
Thursday 5th September marks International Day of Charity! A global celebration of all those working to create more resilient,...

Kids Club Kampala
Sep 2, 20241 min read


The power of collective compassion: sponsoring a child as a group
If you caught my last blog, you would have seen that this year, a very generous supporter has made an incredible pledge: if we can boost...

Luke Jeffery
Aug 27, 20243 min read


Transparent and ethical child sponsorship
This year, an extremely generous supporter has pledged that if we can increase the number of children that are sponsored to go to school...

Luke Jeffery
Aug 9, 20245 min read


Fostering futures
Fostering is a relatively new concept in Uganda. Up until now our reintegrations have always been with family members or relatives ...

Lauren Billington-Drew
Jul 29, 20242 min read


Celebrating Ugandan Culture
Uganda, an East African landlocked country with an estimated population of 49.9 million is a vibrant nation rich in cultural and ethnic...

Daisy Hilton
Jul 25, 20244 min read


Small acts of kindness can create BIG social change
Kids Club Kampala were recently featured in the new Edge of Change magazine by Women in Change, which aims to unite women who are leading...

Joe Kipling
Jul 3, 20244 min read


Life in the Slums of Kampala
Kids Club Kampala helps to support children and families in the slums of Kampala, the capital of Uganda. We are often the only...

Daisy Hilton
Jun 26, 20246 min read


Programme Highlights Q1 2024
As a small charity we aim to be completely transparent with our supporters, and keep you up to date on the projects you are supporting by...

Kids Club Kampala
Apr 30, 20247 min read


International Day of Families 2024
On Wednesday 15th May we will be celebrating International Day of Families. International Day of Families was created by the UN in 1993...

Lauren Billington-Drew
Apr 22, 20244 min read


Back from Uganda
In February members of our UK team travelled to Uganda for our annual visit. We are so grateful for any opportunity for our two teams to...

Kids Club Kampala
Mar 26, 20247 min read


Saturdays are for fun!
Our Saturday Kids Clubs are where our projects first began, hence our name, and they are still at the core of what we do. When Olivia,...

Lauren Billington-Drew
Feb 29, 20243 min read


How School Sponsorship is Opening A Door to Education
Education is vital to breaking the cycle of poverty. But in Uganda, school is not free. Our Child Sponsors make a huge difference to the...

Kids Club Kampala
Feb 10, 20243 min read


International Day of Education
International Day of Education will be celebrated on 24 January 2024 for the 6th year since its creation in 2019. This year's theme is...

Lauren Billington-Drew
Jan 23, 20242 min read


An alternative to Orphanages
Defined by Hope and Homes for Children as ‘any residential setting where children and young people are subjected to an institutional...
Helena Youmans
Jan 23, 20244 min read
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