International Families Day 2014

It’s time to celebrate the family. Thursday May 15 marks International Day of Families 2014, 20 years since the UN General Assembly declared 1994 the International Year of the Family.  And as we approach the 1015 target for the MDGs, this year’s theme is “Families Matter for the Achievement of Development Goals.”

Farmer Fred Bikaba tends his pineapple crop

Our work in Kamuli is based around families, rural families in one of the poorest countries in the world. Most of the families we serve live from farming, eking out a living from small plots in the countryside.

But slowly we are transforming lives, teaching better farming methods, encouraging farmers to grow more and better crops, and encouraging them to expand beyond mere subsistence farming.

Model farmer Robert Lyadda

A few years ago, most farmers in Kamuli district simply grew enough to feed themselves and their families – living, effectively, a dirt-poor existence. But now many of them have been trained to harvest bigger and better crops, providing them with a surplus to take to market and sell for much-needed cash. 

Robert Lyadda runs a training session

One of our model farmers, Robert Lyadda, leads the way, growing and selling his own crops and going out as an instructor, teaching others to follow his example.

So please help us continue this work, and get more rural families benefitting from our programmes.   

Click here to donate. Just £10 a month would train a farmer and help their family escape poverty and live a healthier life.