Reducing drop out rates

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The WOMEN ORGANISATION FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (WORD) organisation applied for funding to build toilets and provide clean water to improve health and reduce the drop-out rate, particularly among young girls. Location; Paramathi Panchayat Union Primary Schhol, Tamil Nadu, India. "Greetings from WORD, P. Velur, Namakkal district, Tamilnadu , India !   We took this time to express our heartfelt thanks and gratitude to Kitchen Table Charities Trust, UK for their partnership with us in taking up and implementing this project successfully.   Thanking you"  

Harvesting rain water in Kabale

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From Sheila Windridge - founder and trustee of Edirisa UK "Edirisa UK and the children of Nyakasiru Primary School, together with their parents and teachers, area grateful to KTCT for their generous donation which will enable the building of new latrines, a water harvesting tank and school renovations. Delivering these facilities will greatly improve the health and sanitation conditions at the school. Diseases from unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation kill many people every year and children are especially vulnerable. Your grant will make a huge difference to their lives. THANK YOU!"

Digging in the rain reaps results

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From Cameroon ... "Due to heavy rains (peak period of the rainy season in Cameroon), the local community has tried to do the digging of the latrine pit  for a couple of times so that  the molding of blocks, laying of toilet platform can commence but the water table in the soil is high and can disturb the latrines not to attend the required depth.As such, we have decided to suspend this component of the project til late October,2013 when the rains will go down. The other aspect of the project are going  on smoothly a good number of benches,…

JOY in Uganda

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from Joint Efforts For Youth, (JOY Uganda) who received £3,500 to fund a demonstration farm... ... pictures from our project beneficiary, Maama Sandra Nassali, a widow. She is so delighted with your support, - "I'm so happy. My family is now assured of having a complete meal. We no longer have trouble with serving a vegetable dish," she said during a field visit...

ICT in Cameroon

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Dear Sir, Accept warm greetings from CCREAD-Cameroon and community for the grant offered us to assist abandoned teenage mothers set up a vocational training center. At the moment, we are officially confirming that materials have been procured and the ICT unit is fully installed while training for the first shift of teenage girls commences next week. The project is in deed making great news as its for the first time the community is having such real work achieved in this regard. Regards Hilary Ngide Implementation leader  

Bee keeping in Tantala

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Hope you and the entire KTCT team are faring well. This is just to update you on the progress of work regarding the bee-keeping project. Each beneficiary woman farmer is expected to get 2 Kenyan Top Bee hives for installations. Bee-hives are not ready made in the market. To meet this requirement, a skill person-local carpenter was contracted to make all bee-hives for the women farmers. Red Hardwood boards were procured to be converted into bee-hives with the required standards of measurements under the supervision of bee-keeping expert. They are currently being assembled in the community. The hives are almost…

Lifting the burden of disease in Uganda

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Dear KTCT supporters, Kituntu Women’s Association  is very grateful to the KTCT  for the wonderful support towards improving the water, Hygiene and sanitation situation in Kituntu Sub County, Uganda. This project is going to invest significantly in improving water, hygiene and sanitation service in kituntu Sub County by constructing five shallow wells ,construct  six water jars connected to roof rainwater harvesting systems and build 5 ventilated Improved latrines with bathing shelters. Through this work, we will lift the burden of diseases from the shoulders of these people, allowing them to build more healthy and prosperous communities with clean ,safe water and improved…

“zikomo kwambiri” from Malawi

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If quality of life for healthy Malawian children is low, quality of life for children with severe mobility issues can be dire. They are largely ‘abandoned’ to the floor or the ground unless a guardian can carry them on their backs, which in turn creates health problems for mums and other guardians, particularly as their children grow. These children have limited, if any, social lives, unable to meet or play with friends, and few will be able go to school because of the dependency on others for mobility. The generosity of KTCT supporters in funding bespoke wheelchairs, robust enough to…

Enhanced teaching and learning in Ghana

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From the Wiaboman community in Ghana Dear People of KTCT, Today is a special day for some children and families of Wiaboman Community, as we officially complete the classroom project to enhance teaching and learning. On behalf of the Wiaboman community and the beneficiary cottages we say a very big thank you for the gesture. best regards, Laura Pasqualini

Rainwater Harvesting in Uganda

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a message from LUNCH4LEARNING (UGANDA) Project: To build 5 new water tanks each with a 10,000 litre capacity for schools to harvest rainwater. In an environment where children have travelled long distances on foot to get to schools, having access to drinking water will improve sanitation through regular hand washing and also make water available for cooking the lunchtime meals. In at least one of the schools that will be targeted for this project, the nearest water source is 2 kms away and that has proved a deterrent to attending school. We are confident that having water on site will…