It's the simple things

It's the simple things in life that bring joy. What is making Mama Florence so joyful? Mama Kits!! Everything she needs to do her job in a nice clean package. Mama Kits help make sure that each woman that gives birth in Kamengo has the best possible chance of survival, along with their babies.

All of these Mama Kits were given to Mama Florence by Mercy for Mamas. Please go and visit their site and see how they help Mamas all over Uganda. We thank them for all they have done for the women and children of Kamengo and I know Mama Florence can't wait to give them a big hug too!

Our friend Clearance!!!

We have a very good friend at Olwazzi!! His name is CLEARANCE!!! He is really good to the people in Kamengo. Clearance is popping up in Wal-Mart, KMart, Target and other stores around the country. Summer clothes are being marked down to as little as $1!!! Dresses, shirts, shorts all for $1-3 each!!

If you are a bargain shopper and would like to put your skills to work for charity, please shop your areas Clearance racks. We will get the clothes to Kamengo and they will make a HUGE difference in the lives of the people there. I wish I could explain to you the joy and happiness that each of the people in Kamengo get when they get a new piece of clothing!!! It is like they have won the lottery. And it just takes a few dollars. Passing out clothes to 300 kids is better than being Santa Claus anyday!!!!

If you find dresses(to the knee please), skirts or skorts, shorts(to the knee), or shirts for men, women, boys, or girls on clearance and would like to donate them to the people of Kamengo, we will be almost as excited as the people in the village. Please contact us at olwazzi@yahoo.com and we will arrange shipping.

Thanks so much!

They will leave a light on for you

If you are planning a trip to Uganda, please consider staying at Suubi Guesthouse. The guesthouse is run by Godfrey Lwanga, our in-country director, and his wife Tina. They were able to start the guesthouse because of the generosity of Kelly Savopoulos. Here is her story:
Suubi Guest House was started when my mum, sister and I visited Uganda. Through the introduction of a mutual friend, we met Godfrey (who is now known as "God-sent" to us), who showed us around and we immediately fell in love with the country and the people. It was during a visit to the slums of Kampala, when a street child told us that "hope never ends", that we knew we had to get involved in some way.​

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With the help of Tina and Godfrey who share the same enthusiasm and passion Suubi guest house was started. We decided to name the guest house "Suubi" which means hope in Luganda. The intention of Suubi guest house is to help fund a healthcare program in Kammengo Ffunvu and support various projects to help street children. ​

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Through the hope that energised us, we hope that Suubi will continue to spread hope to its guests and the people that benefit from it. ​

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With love and light
Kelly


Please visit the Suubi Guesthouse website for more information.

And if your in Kampala visit Suubi, they will leave the light on for you.

A Bicycle from Colorado

Sorry it's been a while since our last post. It has been a busy summer!!!

Olwazzi would like to say a big THANK YOU to some little people. They are only little in stature and age, they have great big hearts. They live in Colorado and worked really hard to send money to Uganda. Olwazzi was happy to use the money to buy a bicycle for one of the boys in the village.

As you can see, he is pretty happy about it!!! There are some other people that are happy about it, the elderly people of the village. They get water delivered to them now via this young man and his bicycle! Thanks to one little old bicycle, lives are changed!!!!

It doesn't always take a lot to change lives. What could you do to change lives around you or around the world?

Ceasar

This is Ceasar and his mother. Ceasar is a very special little boy in Kamengo. He is vision and hearing impaired, partially paralyzed and HIV+. Ceasar is receiving treatment for his HIV and is doing well. As you can imagine his mother is his world. She has done her best to care for him, but she knows he needs help to live up to his potential. He is going to be evaluated this week by a social worker from Ekisa. Ekisa is a special organization that offers services to the disabled in Uganda. Please pray that they are able to help Ceasar. Thank you Hedda Forquer for setting this meeting up.

If you look in the background of the picture, you will see Ceasar's jaja, grandmother in Luganda. She passed away today. Please pray for this family that is experiencing such a loss.

Updates and Prayer Requests

Titus has had his last procedure and is hearing now!!!! Praise God!!! It is so amazing that what we counsider as a small amount of money has changed his life forever. Please continue to pray for him and his family.

Please pray for Nalubowa she begins her treatment plan. Pray that she is soon strong enough to care for her children and that the family can be reunited.

Two ladies from the village will be traveling to Gulu for training with Days for Girls. Please pray for their safety while traveling. Pray for their families that are being left behind. Pray that they learn as much as possible during the training and that they are able to bring that knowledge back to Kamengo and share it with all of the women in the area. Pray that they have fun.:)

Pray for our upcoming projects, a foster home and a school. Both very much needed in the village!!!

Thanks for all of your support!

Independence Day

Today we celebrate Independence Day in the US. Thank you to all of the men and women who have served our country to help us enjoy the freedoms we have!!! We will never be able to thank you enough for the sacrifices you and your families have made.

Olwazzi would like to ask you to consider celebrating Independence Day by giving the girls and women of Kamengo-ffunvu independence. The girls and women of the village do not have access to feminine hygiene products. This means that they miss out on going to school and to work during their periods. They develop infections and get sick from using rags and other unsanitary materials. We have been given the opportunity to send 2 women from the village to attend a training session by Days for Girls International. Days for Girls is an amazing organization that trains women to make sanitary supplies for themselves and others. The women going to the training will learn how to make kits for women in the village and can teach the other women to make them as well. This would be life changing for these women!!!

We also have a huge praise going up--Nakato and Babirye do not have HIV!!!!! Their mother is receiving treatment for her HIV!! Hopefully the family will be back together soon!! Thank you again to the Ugandan adoptive moms for their help in paying for thier foster care!

Please pray for Kawoya. He is a young boy from the village that was hit by a boda(motorcycle). He was taken to the hospital for treatment and has been released, but still has a long way to go for a full recovery.

Thank you again for all of your prayers and support.