02/10/2026
NEWS UPDATE
OCTOBER 2026
In Rwanda and Uganda, the children are back in school – or at least those who are fortunate enough to be able to pay the fees and buy their uniforms and school requirements will be. Others will be going into schools, without the necessary materials, and hoping that by God’s grace their fees will miraculously materialise, and even if they don’t, the chances are they will have managed another week or two in school. All those ‘occasional’ weeks will hopefully add up to a basic education, which for some is the very most they will ever get. Without an education, the cycle of poverty continues, and this is why, for CHI, child sponsorship is so important.
The smiles on the faces of the children in the UGA (Kijjabwemi) sponsorship program says it all as they stand proudly in their new uniforms laden with books, pens, toothpaste, and soap. In Gasabo the children going off to boarding school for their secondary education were blessed to be given mattresses too. If you have ever considered sponsorship, but not yet taken the plunge, you may be interested in our latest sponsorship projects where, because the children are all in one government-aided, but church-owned school and close to the diocesan office, then the monthly cost would be £10 to cover all that they need. Do look on the website www.christianhope.org.uk/child-sponsorship, if you might be interested, or call the office and have a chat!
