Physical Health Uganda Project #46815

Help Poor Children with Cancer to Access Treatment

by Kawempe Home Care

Help Poor Children with Cancer to Access Treatment

Project Report | Mar 8, 2023
Kawempe Home Care Quarterly Report

By Dr. Samuel Guma | Co Founder, Executive Director

Walter and child enjoying lunch.

It certainly has been a difficult start to 2023 for many people in the world. Especially those people living in conflict zones and experiencing natural disasters. More than ever, we all need to pull together and help those who are having a very difficult time.

The GlobalGiving campaigns provide vital income support for our New Hope Children’s hostel and we hope in 2023 you will continue to support the children with cancer that stay at our hostel, so they can access treatment.

The majority of the donations received in 2022 went on food for the children and their caregivers (60 people at any one time). Our weekly grocery bill for the hostel is about US$410.

Like so many not for profits we will be doing it tough this year as many of the funders who supported not for profits, are also suffering from lack of funds to continue with their worthwhile programs.

At KHC we know what we do is very important so that children like Walter (above) get a chance of coming through their terrible illness. Your support helps children like Walter.

Walter is 8 years old and for over 12 months he experienced fever, pain in his joints and general weakness. In 2022 he was diagnosed with cancer of the kidney after he was referred to Uganda Cancer Institute for tests. He and his mother were given support by the New Hope Children’s hostel during his chemotherapy treatment.

The good news is that Walter's condition has improved dramatically and his pain level has reduced. He now has a reason to smile.

“Based on the treatment my son is receiving, he is getting better. I am very grateful to the staff at the New Hope Children's Hostel for the support and care they have given us during this terrible time when you don’t know your child will live or not.. The treatment, food, transportation and all the psychosocial support have when helped my son and I am so grateful that he is getting better.” Says his mother.

Thank you for your wonderful support.

Links:

http://www.kawempehomecare.org

Permalink

Dec 8, 2022
Report on our project, helping children with cancer

By Dr. Samuel Guma | Co Founder, Executive Director

Our project for disadvantaged children with cancer, is not over until all children with cancer in Uganda, have support so they can access treatment.

It is hard to believe that 2022 is drawing to a close. And, I think for many it has been a tough year. However, there is still a lot of goodwill in the world and we must have faith that people will continue to help and support each other to make our world a safer and healthier planet.

Let 2023 be a year of more sustainable and peaceful outcomes for everyone.

We are grateful to our wonderful supporters during 2022, in particular your support during the GlobalGiving campaigns. The incentives and support GlobalGiving provides projects like ours, gives us that extra boost in funds so we can do more.

How your donation has supported the children throughout the year.

360 children and caregivers with free accommodation, meals, transport.
43,680 meals for the children and their caregivers.

There are currently 181 children in remission and for 41 families whose children died this year from this terrible illness, it will be a very difficult time for them and our love and thoughts go out to them.

Give a Gift that keeps on giving

Christmas is an important time for Christians and the messages of peace and love are more important than ever for all of us. It is a time of ‘giving’ and while we enjoy giving gifts and receiving them, there is now so much ‘stuff’ that we are often given and we don’t use or use once and forget about it.

Why don’t we shake things up this festive period?

Give a gift that makes a difference, and that people will appreciate it as it will be a gift that keeps on giving.

You can purchase a Gift Card through GlobalGiving and the options are:

Make a donation in honour of someone special and send them a note and if you wish to support our children with cancer, the project name is “Helping poor children with cancer to access treatment.”

Or, buy a Gift Card and the recipient can redeem it to a project that matters to them. Hopefully our project!

Kawempe Home Care would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family a safe and Merry Christmas.

Thank you for your wonderful support throughout 2022.

Links:

Permalink

Oct 10, 2022
Kawempe Home Care July Quarterly Report

By Dr. Samuel Guma | Co Founder, Executive Director

It has been a busy July quarter at the New Hope Children’s hostel. We recently had 3 volunteers from Germany assist our hostel during their stay.

Having volunteers to support what we do in the community is very important as they bring new skills and ideas but equally this experience is also rewarding for them.

Marie she shares her recent experience when she volunteered at the hostel.

Be the change…. you want to see in the world.

“I felt the need to help children in Africa, experience a different culture and environment as well as broaden my horizon.

Everyone at Kawempe Home Care welcomed us with such love and hospitality. We became a family.

Josy, Laurie and I showed the children new games from Germany and tried to distract them from their pain during the day. We danced, played football games, cards, Jenga, and board games. Also, I was assisting Kawempe Home Care with their social media accounts and implement a social campaign to raise awareness for this important project.

The children want to learn and enjoy trying new things. The children gave me so much love and joy which I will never forget in my life. These children mainly come from the poor rural areas and are very sick with their cancer, feeling weak on some days, and in pain, most of time, but these children have so much love inside.

You experience something very special because after volunteering at KHC you will not be the same again. If you see the happiness of those sick children, you appreciate life more than ever and see how blessed you are and you will feel peace.

My advice to anyone considering volunteering? JUST DO IT!”

Marie Sophie Baier, Volunteer.

We would love to welcome you and show you personally how your support makes a difference to so many people’s lives.

Update:

This quarter (July/August/Sept) we raised US$3,058.04 mainly due to the two GlobalGiving campaigns ran during the quarter. However, we are very grateful to our 5 hard core supporters who provide monthly donations, and this is extremely helpful for the hostel as it relies on these continuing donations help fund the food for the hostel.

During this quarter 98 children and their caregivers were cared for at the hostel. We are pleased to report that 3 children completed their treatment session and were allowed home until their next appointment.
Sadly 7 children passed away during this time. Our thoughts and prayers go out to their families.

Thank you for supporting the families who are going through a tough time.

Links:

https://newhopechildrenshostel.org

https://kawempehomecare.org

Permalink

‹ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ›

About Project Reports

Project reports on GlobalGiving are posted directly to globalgiving.org by Project Leaders as they are completed, generally every 3-4 months. To protect the integrity of these documents, GlobalGiving does not alter them; therefore you may find some language or formatting issues.

If you donate to this project or have donated to this project, you can receive an email when this project posts a report. You can also subscribe for reports without donating.