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24 children successfully transitioned to various high schools
from the J396 project this year.
In Harmony with Community

Involving the community is integral to achieving successful from the outside community we know they accept
outcomes in development projects. In partnership with what they’re doing. They don’t want to see the
Neighbours Aid, J396 Kitale Family House of Hope (KHFOH) organisation working like an island, the community
in western Kenya is a great example of such engagement,
and in October 2018 a monitoring team of Josh Edwards, should be included. …KFHOH are implementing
Peta Thomas and David Robertson observed this first-hand. one of the best practices in this area.”
The team met with scholarship students and their families,
visited the project’s school and residential care programs, J704N Maranatha Capacity Building, Uganda in western
and met with the County Children’s Officer Wilfred, leader of Uganda is another example of community participation as
the department responsible for all child services in the Kitale Maranatha Health have essentially recruited and trained the In partnership with Watoto, project J416 Neigh- “It is at this point I learnt about Watoto. I was taken through…
region. Wilfred shared this feedback on the project: community to deliver the project. Village Health Advisors bourhood Development Program, Uganda, aims trauma rehabilitation and I learnt how to forgive. I also went
are community-elected members who have been trained in to restore dignity to vulnerable women like Kevin. through business skills classes where I learnt about finances and
“The beauty of (KFHOH) is that it not only serves the project to become agents of change in their community was taught how to become a tailor,” recalls Kevin.
beneficiaries but it also has an impact on the through demonstrating positive health practices and liaising Kevin now works as a tailor in Gulu’s main market. She earns
community. So when the national officials visited with their neighbours on a different health message every When she was ten years old, Kevin was abducted by the Lord’s enough money to support her family and send all three of her
Resistance Army. During her time in the bush she witnessed
they realised that the organisation has programs month. Peer-to-peer, neighbour-to-neighbour, these elected atrocities no one should ever see, especially a child. After children to school. Today, she is the picture of an empowered
individuals are transforming community health in Western
to involve the community… When there is harmony Uganda. escaping the war, she discovered she was still held captive by Neighbourhood Mother.
trauma and unforgiveness.

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