Life in Africa is now working hard to help get sponsorsship for the orphans living in their members household. Infact almost every single member has two or more orphans who are under their care and the most need that we have looked at for these orphans is school fees sponsorship. We have also emphasised the children's need to have at least one balanced meal a week over the weekend, this came to our minds as a result of seeing these children living mainly in displaced peoples camps and gaurdians have no proper means of fending for them, a one balaced meal a week , would have saved the children from the widespread malnourishement that has loomend this society for over twenty years since the beginning of the war.

 The one day meal is coupled with phsyco-social activities which help helps reinstate the children from the trauma that they have gone through. tthese activies include councelling, misic dance and drama , sports arts and crafts and many others. So in order to meet this very wide range of activities, we have been trying to sell the crafts (mainly paper beads ) that the members make and  a little percentage of this is used in such activities while the rest of the money goes back to the producers. This though is not working very well , Looks like the market for the crafts is getting less by day and so very soon we shall have no more funds for the children's program.

My appeal is that we need people who are willing to help us in whatever way possible , even just with advice.

Let's help these children who have more or less lost hope!

Life in Africa Kireka and Gulu are community based organisations that have evolved from the Life in Africa foundation which began in 1999. They mainly work with the communities of people who have been displaced by the northern Ugandan war that has raged for the last 21 years or so.

 In addition to building sustainable community based programs, Life in Africa is committed to building sustainable people.

Education, global citizenship, income generation and planning, and creative psycho-social uplift are cross-cutting themes in all of Life in Africa's new community-designed programs for 2008.  Our hope is to witness empowerment and create opportunity where the communities have told us they need it most. Our WE approach involves activities for the whole family - especially women, but also welcoming the children, youth and men who are dependent on them.

• Internet4Change coordinates peer and volunteer verification of Life in Africa program activities, and online reporting about the impact of micro-loans, craft sales and school fees assistance on the lives of Life in Africa members.

• MicroSuccess offers more than just a loan, with innovative savings programs and micro-financing products designed to help Life in Africa's members plan for long term family financial security.
   
• LiA 4 Kids provides nutrition programs, global community connections, club activities, and special life experiences for Life in Africa member children, and provides school fees assistance for dependant orphans in our member families.
   
• Adult Life encourages adult members of Life in Africa to develop their talents, through music dance and drama, and training from global and local volunteers in literacy, numeracy, english, and household management issues.
   
• LiA CAN! is Life in Africa's Cooperative Artisan's Network, offering group craft skills development and production opportunities to Life in Africa's members. These products are now being sold to help the community finance programs that impact other areas of members' lives.