The Road to Parity

01/10/2026

Wow, talk about varied!
The latest cohort of businesses we’re setting up in Uganda involve:
:🐟 Fish
🍌 Bananas
🪺 Eggs
🏗 Eucalyptus poles (for construction)
🍳 Charcoal (for cooking)
🏪 Groceries
🚵🏿 Bicycle spare parts and repairs
👠 Shoes
🍿 Popcorn
💇 A beauty salon
🛌 Bed sheets
🍹 A mini bar
🎭 A craft shop

Giving people a path out of extreme poverty. ➡


Canaan Children's Development Initiative -Cacdi Lilian Nayiga

26/08/2026

"Her music even reached former South African leader Nelson Mandela during the 18 years he spent imprisoned on Robben Island from 1964 to 1982."

Country music icon Dolly Parton's remarkable career spanned generations and inspired people around the world – including across Africa. The star, who died in Tennessee on Tuesday at the age of 80, was…

05/08/2026

Average costs in the UK:

🍝Meal for 2, mid-range restaurant (without drinks) - £65

🏃‍♀️Nike running shoes (mid-range) - £77

🚗Tank of petrol for a small car - £64

🧑‍💻Wasted annually on unwanted subscriptions - £170

👚Spent annually on clothes worn only once – £61

Cost of setting up a business in Uganda, which supports an entire family – £63

Sources: Numbeo, RAC, Cashlady, gov.uk

29/06/2026

Here’s married mother of six, Hadija.

Her husband’s income is very low and unstable. She needed to do something as three of her children could not go to school in Uganda.

She had a sewing machine, but it required repairing and she needed some kit.

So, with our partners Canaan Children's Development Initiative -Cacdi, we provided a little help.

“Now, the sewing machine is working. I can work at home, take care of my family, and I managed to enrol the children in school," a relieved Hadija says.

Small grants. Big impact. That’s what we do.

18/05/2026

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24/03/2026

Mega's doing big things with hair!
She's been one of the star performers in Uganda benefitting from a kind donation from Vane Tempest Theatre Group in Seaham.🙏
Check out our impact report - you'll be amazed what can be achieved with £500 as we fight extreme poverty through entrepreneurship - with the help of Lilian Nayiga and the team at Canaan Children's Development Initiative -Cacdi
https://www.theroadtoparity.org/news/latest-cohort-of-ugandan-entrepreneurs-boost-household-income-by-up-to-700

08/03/2026

If you're in the UK and buy stuff online, why not help us at the same time? You just spend as normal and we get donations from the places you shop. Simple!
https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/roadtoparity

23/12/2025

Record year in Uganda 🇺🇬for our entrepreneurship programme! 👏Rehema and 32 other entrepreneurs have been given a path out of extreme poverty with little businesses so they can look after their families. Big thanks 🙏 to Lilian Nayiga, Mwesigwa Boston Julius and the team at Canaan Children's Development Initiative -Cacdi for getting these tiny but highly effective micro-enterprises up and running - and smashing it in the first full year of our partnership!💪 Thank you too to those who have supported us in 2025. Many more people to help in 2026!
https://www.theroadtoparity.org/news/record-breaking-year-for-entrepreneurship-programme-in-uganda

13/11/2025

Next week, Vane Tempest Theatre Group will be telling the harrowing story of the 1880 Seaham Colliery disaster. The play recounts the night when 164 men and boys died following an underground explosion. It's a must if you're connected to coalmining or have an interest in County Durham history.
Former miner, Steve English, who wrote the play, explains how he went about conveying a dark chapter in Seaham's history.
https://www.theroadtoparity.org/news/dark-chapter-in-seahams-history-brought-to-the-stage
The Bitter Taste of Coal runs from Tuesday 18 November to Friday 21 November at Seaham Town Hall.
The theatre group has kindly nominated The Road to Parity as its charity to support in 2025.