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HOOL BENEFICIARIES ENJOY SUMPTUOUS MEAL
MOST of us cannot relate to what it is like being an orphan, but stop for a second and try to imagine it. Imagine if you or your child had to grow up without parents and possibly be left hungry and homeless. Imagine living every day wondering where your next meal would come from. Now, […]
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Kids Visit The Dentist for dental checkup!
This week all our children had a dental checkup to find out what needs to be done to get them in the road to good health condition! After the checkup, we also brought in a specialist to educate them how to brush and look after their teeth. Our next step is for the dentist to […]
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Its time to swing…..!(Our first swing at the orphanage)
Swinging! Wheee! Children love to swing all over the world. Unfortunately, many kids in remote areas like Luuka, have never even seen a swing……! Swinging isn’t just “all fun and games.” Neuroscience reveals it promotes brain development, plus it stimulates the vestibular (inner ear), improves coordination, visual perception, muscular development, and proprioception (body awareness). Plus, it provides […]
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The Tale of Two Birthdays
Can you imagine being 7-years-old and not knowing the day you were born? Or that at 7-years-old you have already been through the loss of both parents and been abandoned by the last known relative near the police station to be found? This is far too common of a story in Uganda and it is […]
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Healthy and Nutritional Food for Children
Malnourished children are exposed to a higher risk of infection, ill-health and death mainly because of frequently consuming contaminated food and water, leading to growth failure which has an adverse effect on a child’s development and school performance. In developing countries, millions of children do not have access to sufficient resources to obtain appropriate foods […]
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Why It’s Better Late Than Never For Little Cathy
When you live in poverty as a child, nothing is easy. For Mwandu Catherine(6yr-old), even getting to school on time is a constant struggle and she always rushes to arrive before morning assembly. That’s because she is tired. Exhausted, in fact, from having been kept awake through the night from the filthy, noisy, insects that […]
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Little Sheila Versus Malaria
The phone rang and upon answering it we instantly knew it was an emergency. Our sweet, Sheila of HOOL (Hope for Orphans Organization-Luuka) had fainted and was non-responsive to her caregiver as she laid on the mud floor of the hut. She had been able to play just earlier in the day and unlike many […]
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Gift Makes 1yr At HOOL
July 5was a special throwback Thursday at HOOL (Hope for Orphans Organization-Luuka), because that is the anniversary of the day we found, Gift!!! One year ago we found this sweet, little boy, who had been found close to the police station, abandoned by his last known living relative, his uncle. Gift’s mother had sadly passed […]
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Thank you your generosity!
Hello everyone! Greetings from Hope for Orphans Organization-Luuka. The children are all in good health and all in school.Thank you for all you have done, for all you have given, for all you have sacrificed, because of you transformation is happening. The CHILDREN of Luuka, Uganda are being educated and taught about Jesus. And fewer […]
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