100% of your money goes towards building a better future for a child in need.
Sponsor a child to offer them a lifeline
As a result of being sponsored this young girl has been given a lifeline and has hope, the wound on her leg has been treated, she has received a mattress, food and clothing and she attended the open day with the other children at the community centre. When school started again in January 2022, she joined her friend there and, whilst it was a wonderful experience for her, it was also so encouraging for us to see that the work of OFHM that we support is so effective..
We need to raise £350,000 to build the school
- 2019 October – December £16,582 raised 4.8%
- 2020 January – December £21,092 raised – running total £37,674 10.76%
- 2021 January – December £47,218 raised – running total £84,892 24.25%
- 2022 January – December £24,609 raised – Total raised so far: £109,502 31.03%
- 2023 January – December £21,250 raised – Total raised so far: £130,752 37.4%
- 2024 January – December £39,873 raised – Total raised so far: £170,625 48.7%
- 2025 January – February £1,181 raised – Total raised so far: £171,806 49.0%
See the latest news and progress
Top Team!
This is the current team at the Emily Collins School, they are a a truly wonderful group of people doing an amazing job. They rescue vulnerable children from the jungle and streets of Kisoro and give them safety, nourishment, an education and hope...
Slowly but surely, as funds allow
Day by day, as funds allow, they make good progress on the roof slab! And it is certainly looking even better in the Ugandan sunshine ???? Emily Collins School, Kisoro.
the next stage…
The next stage has begun....Lots of progress being made at the Emily Collins School in Kisoro! The supports for the roof slab are going up on the shorter length of the L shaped building. The steel wires have arrived despite the huge increase in the...
The concrete has set!!
Such fantastic news, the concrete has set!! They’ve taken the support poles away to use on the other part of the 1st floor. The ceiling slab is now over 2/3rds of the school and work begins on the other 1/3rd. Thanks for your support so far! And we...
Raise the Roof Party raises £4k!!
The Raise the Roof Party organised by my lovely friend Tiffany and her family was a huge success! It raised £4k to help put the concrete slab on top of the remaining section of the first floor. There is still a long way to go but, as always, we...
Building the roof!
We call it 'building the roof' but in reality we are currently trying to finish building the slab for the first floor which will, in time, become the base for the next floor. This is only the long section of the 'L' shaped building and once the...
