Author Archives: Zack

Support From SDL Foundation

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Zack

At the beginning of this year, the SDL Foundation made a donation to Uganda Reflex/SPAU amonting to £7,000 towards the implementation of two micro income generating projects for single parents living in communities in Luwero district in central Uganda. The … Continue reading →

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New HIV/AIDS Strategies. New Community. Memory Work 2011.

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Zack

Following the previous successes of the SPAU Wakiso Memory Work Project 2010, Aids-Hilfe Schweiz has pledged to support SPAU and Cooperaid, to translate a similar model of community interventions to fight HIV/AIDS stigma and misinformation in Mukono district by developing the … Continue reading →

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New Opportunities for 50 families

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Zack

We are very excited to report the end of what has been a successful empowerment project in the urban ‘villages’ of Busega and Nansana West. Through a skills empowerment project taking place across two urban poor communities in central Uganda, … Continue reading →

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Rose’s beads

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Zack

Rose is one of many single parents who have successfully transferred one-time charity support given to them into daily opportunities for themselves to make better of life’s challenges and hardships. Making women’s accessories with paper beads, Rose and her group … Continue reading →

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Jane Betts

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Zack

Former World Vision staff, Jane Betts, is currently on a project visit to Uganda where she is learning about single parents’ projects supported by Advantage Africa, the charity she currently represents and developing new strategic plans with us for the … Continue reading →

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Fund raising for expansion

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Zack

We are currently in preparation to expand our work with Uganda Reflex, our UK Partner Organisation to benefit impoverished single parents’ communities in Luwero district.  The majority of our support projects are suitable for carrying out around the homestead where … Continue reading →

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Christa Graf’s ‘Memory Books’ screens here in Kampala

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Zack

We were very honoured to be a part of the 01st September 2010 Kampala screening of Christa Graf’s ‘Memory Books‘ Film on Memory Work experiences here in Uganda. Memory Work is one of our key areas of focus in the fight against HIV/AIDS. … Continue reading →

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Marathon – Support Jacinta!

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Zack

Ms. Jacinta Sweeney is a friend of ours who is running the 2010 Great Scottish Run Half Marathon on 05/09/2010 in support of the work of Advantage Africa. Advantage Africa is one of our partner organisations and together, our joint … Continue reading →

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A SPAU Case Study: Matilda’s Memory Work Story

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Zack

Project: WAKISO MEMORY WORK PROJECT 2009/10 Partners: SPAU, COOPERAID Location: WAKISO Matilda (not real name) is a single parent of 3 children who lives in a small village in Wakiso district. Matilda did not know her HIV status until the … Continue reading →

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SPAU’s Wakiso Memory Work Project: a message from the SPAU Director

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Zack

The main aim of the SPAU Wakiso Memory Work Project was to support people affected by HIV/AIDS through offering them psycho-social counselling and transferring knowledge about the benefits of memory work strategies among people that have been affected by HIV/AIDS. … Continue reading →

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