Sports Gift Donates

Sports Gift(www.sportsgift.org/) a US-based Charity organisation has donated sports items to KSEM. The items which included 6 soccer uniforms, 30 soccer balls, 20 cones,48 soccer cleats and 60 shin guards among others were received this month.

KSEM friends in the US led by Artur Urbanski and Marek Urbanski a professional footballer covered the shipment of these items to Uganda. Artur and Marek and Chris have also put together a fundraising webpage for the purpose(http://kampalaschoolsportsfund.com/)

The items were distributed to members of KSEM Children's Home. Other items were distributed to a girls soccer team in Kampala and Rubaga boys Primary school. Another local youth coach, who coaches St. Julian High School was also given 5 balls in the same regard.

Other items in the shipment included ball pumps, clipboards, cones and flags. Also Knit with love a Carlifonia-based charity donated knit caps to the children.(www.knitwithlove.org)

We would like to thank everyone who made this possible. Many thanks go to Claire Baxter at Sports Gift, Lindsay Baxter at Knit with Love and to Artur,Chris and Marek Urbanski for the love and support.

A fridge for the boys

Denise Gwatkin's recent trip to Uganda left a big mark on the lives of the children at the Orphanage. The visit though brief was remarkable for different things the charity was able to do for the boys. Apart from her daily tennis routines at the home, Denise took out the boys to Aero beach Entebbe for a fun day.

The journey to the beach was without inconveniences as the bus was stopped by the Traffic police for an offense we are yet to know. Nevertheless the boys had a nice time at the beach which is found on lake Victoria, the largest natural lake on the continent.

The charity also procured a refrigerator for the Home. The boys will have the pleasure of drinking boiled water which is then cooled. The fridge will also keep vegetables and other food stuff fresh. This means that the Home will be able to buy foodstuff in bulk to be kept cold for a longer period.

Denise also bought curtains for the Home. The new Home is a storied Bungalow with many windows. There was a lot of light coming in from the outside both during the day and in the night meaning also that the boys had no privacy from the neighbors.

Many thanks to Daniel's Promise charity for the support to the Home

A new screen for the Children's Home

Excitement is high at the Children's home with the recent donation of a 42 inch flat screen Televsion set. The TV which was supposed to be the children's Christmas present arrived a bit late but without the excitement of having a new and larger set.

The TV which was donated by the Charity Daniel's Promise which supports the Home, has been fully installed. Wild cheers filled the living room when the set was switched on for the first time. Many could not wait to touch the wide screen and the boys scrambled for seats near the huge set.

With a number of cartoon DVDs and movies which Denise came along with on her trip recently, the boys are kept busy all day. According to Denise Gwatkin's ,Daniel's Promise Charity founder, the charity is committing itself to paying Digital Satelite TV subscriptions for the bosy to watch their favourite programs.

Since many boys have been sneaking out of the home to go to watch premier league games at different locations for a price, the Charity is going an extra mile to cover this. Many thanks to all our sponsors who have committed to sponsoring the DSTV . Many thanks to Rosemary Bailey, Razena Shaw, Jane Hannon and the rest for this kind gesture.