Fancy a coffee?

Sister Jacinta, who heads the Little Shepherd School in Rutunguru, Uganda is planting coffee bushes this month.
When asked to plan an income generating scheme to improve the sustainability of her school she looked at many options, finally turning to the coffee bean.

The school will plant 2-3 acres of land with coffee, at a cost of £900 which HUGS is funding.
Over the first two years yields will be low but there after Sr Jacinta has worked out, profits will pay the school fees for 5 orphans and another 7-10 low income families, as well as provide money towards the teachers salaries. If families can’t pay for their child’s education they can work on the plantation in kind.

Coffee grows well in Rutunguru.

This Year's Graduates

HUGS has 77 students and ex students on our database and all have been supported thanks to the generosity of our supporters. Here is a summary of some of the 2017 Graduates.

Jean D'Amour who graduated in Education in Rwanda

Patrick who graduated in Agriculture and Animal Husbandry

Stephania who graduated in Education in Rwanda

Molly who qualifies in Uganda as a nurse

But it has also been a sad month. One of our long term and very generous donors died during the month. His memorial service was wonderful and he was really a very popular and highly valued person. We have a memorial stone in his memory at our Good Shepherd School in Fort Portal and all the children  (about 150) attended a special memorial mass in his memory.

We will really miss him.