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Impressions of the autumn trip 2023 of Miteinander für Uganda e.V.

The renovation at St. George School was successfully completed.
The renovation was financed by donations from the primary school in Hoisten near Neuss.

On Saturday, 22 April 2023, 3.00 p.m., a meeting between sponsors, donors and friends of the association Miteinander für Uganda e.V. will take place in

Pfarrheim St. Peter-Hoisten
41469 Neuss
Schützenstr. 6

Inform yourself over coffee and cake about our trips to Uganda, your sponsored children and the current status of our projects.

At present, Corona is a distant memory in everyday life. On market days, the cities are characterised by the colourful hustle and bustle of the many people. The long lockdown seems forgotten at first glance. But the consequences of the pandemic as well as completely new challenges posed by the war in Ukraine are making life difficult for the people, especially the poorest. For a large part of the population, the daily struggle for sufficient food became elementary. There was already high inflation during the pandemic. Now the war in Ukraine is leading to new price increases. For example, the cost of basic foodstuffs has doubled compared to the previous year. Families are forced to cut back on food. Their children now receive only one meal at home, often a simple hot dinner. The money is no longer enough to buy missing food. To generate more income, children increasingly have to help with heavy field work and can no longer go to school. In the midst of this precarious situation, the current outbreak of Ebola in Uganda threatens another lockdown with unforeseeable consequences. It has already been decided to close the schools again on 20 November, three weeks before the regular end of the school year. They are also to reopen three weeks later than usual. However, there are currently no known cases of Ebola in the Kisoro district. You can find more information here: Ebola outbreak in Uganda

Schools in Uganda will resume on January 1, 2022. Schools were closed nationwide for approximately 1.5 years due to the pandemic. Not the lost learning time becomes a problem. Also, many children have lost contact with school completely. The ARD reported exclusively about this situation: