Hope For a Child

Name: Rose Gidongo
Reference No: 100
Country: Kampala, Uganda
Job Title: Programme Co-ordinator, Trainer of Trainers, Trainer
Local Employer: Hope for a Child, Uganda
Job Role:
Rose is our co-ordinator for the work of Hope for a Child in Uganda. She is overseeing a project with the Iganga District Agricultural Society, which is currently setting up 54 new VSLA (Village Savings and Loans Associations). Each group will consist of approximately 25 people, each of whom have an average of 10 dependents. This will enable us to help 14,000 people rise from poverty over the next 18 months. Rose is currently running the pilot project which is setting up two VSLA groups in the slums of Kampala, the capital of Uganda, as part of the community initiative of Miracle church. Rose has extensive experience in community development and welfare work, including working for World Vision for a number of years. Rose is a member of Miracle Church. She is married to James, they have a son.
Number of sponsorships @ £20/month still required to fund this worker: 17

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