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We have placed a brand new page on the site which shows where we are on google maps:
http://www.heart4children.org/en/about-us/where-we-are.htm
This is what our dinner time looks like...
Official Dedication and opening
On the 6th of Feb 2009 it has finally happened! We've had the official dedication & opening of our new mission compound.
It's 1 day to the opening date and some of the guardians came to the orientation day that we organized
Here in Uganda we call him Fred as his dutch name is rather difficult to get your tongue around when you are an English speaking African.
Today, the electricity company has placed the high voltage (33KV) transformer. Even though we do not have it connected yet, it is very promising.
Jakobus, Steffen and Traudel have come for a short visit to Osia and decided to help a little with painting some more children's bedrooms.
Rien de Braal, volunteer in Osia, Uganda
Rien is again in Uganda, this time to fix the tiles in the bathroom of the children.
here is the latest airphoto, taken from the Osia mountain.
Bedrooms are now being painted
Bettina, Janine and Giuseppe have come from Germany to help in Osia
Roof tiles make our dormitory SHINE!
From a distance the project just started looking so much better with the roof tiles on our fist dormitory block.
In preparation for the expected rain-season we have plated 100 traditional African trees
The installation that will make living in this children's village possible is getting ready soon.
our neighbors are fighting
This is what the project now looks like from the mountain right behind the highway
The new bore-hole has received it's electric pump!
The pictures from the Mühlrad - Group
Muehlrad group gives a helping hand
The dormitories are taking shape!
Matthias Weigele plants a palm-tree near the entrance of the Educational Children's Village
The first brick on the dormitories
Together with the Dutch Go-Team, Cor & Grace placed the first foundation stone for the dormitories in Osia, Tororo
the Go-Team has helped to plant the first tree
The soil in Osia is rather difficult for planting a tree but with sweat and blisters we managed to plant a mango tree at the entrance of the mission.
The Dutch Go-Team is helping to make the start!
working on the lions-park in Tororo
the visiting team from ICM Canada has helped to face lift the park where the children of Tororo can now play again!
Go-Team from Holland visiting Tororo
Football tournament in Germany for Heart for Children
When we see a miraculous provision like this one, we may assume God is at work.
Statistics according to the Ugandan Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Affairs
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27.07.10 - Cor celebrated his 50th birthday on the 10th of August [more]
14.07.10 - On Sunday, 11 July 2010, two bombs went of simultaneously in Kampala,killing at least 75 people [more]
30.06.10 - They are taking up the challenge to create the first of the SOLAR REFLECTORS that hopefully will steam up our kitchen here in Osia [more]