Monday 2 September 2013

Kodike (Moroto), Karamoja, NE Uganda

Due to a very long dry season there is a lack of food in the Northeastern part of Uganda called Karamoja.  The planting season has also passed and many people are without food and are in danger of sickness and starvation.  The following is a letter from our MAF Programme Manager asking for us to help out.  I have posted this on our blog in case any readers out there would like to help too.  I do have an email with photos of a trip that a MAF colleague made to the area.  If you are interested in receiving this then please let me know.  You can contact me at pam.wunderli@maf-uganda.org


Dear friends,

 Would you like to join me in showing some love and care to the villagers of Kodike?

One of our customers, Fassy Israel, works for the Anglican Diocese as a Health Coordinator and has set up a local NGO called Mustard Seed. He wrote me a report on some of his work in the form of a very moving testimony from one of the older villagers.  Fred Lokana (MAF Employee) recently visited him and the village and has also made a report which I have attached. Fred reports that there is a severe food shortage in the area and there is a need for clothes for many of the people there.

It would be wonderful if as a team we can raise enough money to send out some maize flour and beans for the most needy in the village. If we could raise 1.5M Ush this would buy us 20 sacks of maize flour (1000kg) that we could take over. 

If you have any clothes that you no longer wear would you be willing to donate them to the community?

Admittedly what we would be able to offer is a drop in the ocean in terms of feeding and clothing people but I hope that it would send a blessing and a message that they are cared.  Fred will go out with the gifts and work with Fassy in ensuring that they end up with the most needy folk.

If you would like to make a financial donation please do so this week.  Margaret has kindly agreed to coordinate the financial contributions. Please feel free to pass them on to her or send her an email request for a payment transfer from your account.  If you have any clothes you would like to give away please bag them and bring them into the old lunch room. It would perhaps be helpful if you could segregate them into ladies, men’s or children’s and label the bags.

Thank you for being a blessing!

Steve





 
 
 
 
 
 

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