Job creation and stability – with a long-term sustainability of course – is our key focus in LRA ravaged Northern Uganda. We work with two groups of vulnerable women: child mothers and women with HIV/AIDS. Check out our project page for the full scoop on the history of the region, child soldiers and the LRA, and more on these amazing women and the paper beads project. Our goal is to not only see our project grow and flourish but also to give these people a voice beyond their borders. The courage of these children and young women is astonishing and beyond inspiring. Despite all they’ve been through, they will offer you a genuine bright smile and warm hand-shake welcoming you into their home.
In Nairobi, we have joined forces with a not-so-average or ordinary program. While in Nairobi spring of 2008, Caleb’s Hope (CH) founder Holly Dignard was introduced to Sarakasi Trust Hospital Program (STHP) project manager Ferny Verwiel, a Registered Nurse and creative arts practitioner. Both Holly and her younger brother spent a lot of their childhood in hospitals so she connected immediately with the program. Seeing the clowns first-hand in action and interacting with the hospitalized children, she knew, hands down, this was something CH had to be apart of. It’s scary enough for a child to go through that experience in Canada. In a poorer nation, the stress and severity of the situation is suddenly a thousand-fold. The power and beauty of this unique and inspirational program shines. Caleb’s Hope is very proud to be apart of the efforts to expand this program that works with kids across the board – from street kids, children in orphanages, to bedridden kiddies with cancer and HIV/AIDS. Child health and welfare IS a laughing matter.
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Mission
Caleb’s Hope is a registered non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for vulnerable women and children affected by war, poverty, and HIV/AIDS. CH helps provide access to improved healthcare, education, and generates innovative job-creation programs.
Volunteering
Current Volunteer Opportunities:
There are no opportunities at this time.
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