ChristAid International

Our construction crew was formed in 2013 for the "Shelters in the Storm" project to build houses made of compressed earth for grandmothers and their families. Using local labor and supplies, this program provides jobs to over 100 villagers and has reinvigorated the local economy of Fort Portal, Uganda. In 2022, the crew built 1 duplex, 1 house and teacher housing. In addition, they continued to work on the office building which will eventually include rental spaces to help toward self-sustainability.

The ChristAid "Ahadi Kids" child sponsorship program supported 164 unique children with local education costs. We have children in all ranges of schools - preschool, primary, secondary, vocational and university. Sponsors cover the costs of the "Ahadi Kids" school fees as well as most of the local staff expenses to administer the program. Most of these children would be unable to afford any sort of education without these sponsorships, especially those after primary school.

We opened a secondary school in 2022 which proved to be very difficult and expensive after the pandemic. Prices of food and supplies skyrocketed and we our enrollment was much higher than projected. Therefore, we spent quite a bit of time and money to support the needs of this school.

The ChristAid "Grandmas for Jesus" ministry supports elderly women and their families. In Uganda, most grandmothers care for their grandchildren as their children are deceased or have moved away from the village to seek employment. Each grandma in the program receives a monthly stipend to cover their basic needs. In addition, we pay for healthcare costs for these grandmas through a local clinic. Sponsors cover the costs of these fees as well as some of the local staff needed to operate the program.

Our board of directors traveled to Uganda in 2022 to assist with the management of the organization. This trip was rescheduled from 2021 and therefore had many expenses associated with the change of that.