2012 was an amazing year
when we facilitated the raising of more than £560,000 for different charities
across the UK and overseas.
Each year, we choose a
different charity to support with a percentage of any profit that we make as a
company. Last year, it was AfriKids
(working with children on the street in Ghama); this year we have chosen to support
Maranatha Gateway, working in Uganda.
They
are working to set up a Vocational Training Centre in Sozi, Kalangala on the
Ssese Islands on Lake Victoria in Uganda. Sozi (Luganda for a rocky hill) is a
small peninsula of jungle and oil palm plantations on the east coast of Bugala
Island, Uganda. This is one of the beautiful Ssese Islands in Lake Victoria –
just 40 miles off the mainland.
Maranatha Gateway intends to train
people in the following skills:
·
Brick
making, Building and Carpentry to help them build better homes
·
Crop
Growing for better eating and also potentially for selling
·
Animal
Husbandry (Goats) to help a sustained income
·
Tilapia
Breeding (a local fish) again for eating and selling
·
Basic
Engine Maintenance mainly for motor bikes and outboard motors
·
Basic
Numeracy as many locals have never learnt counting and measuring
·
Basic
English as this is the country’s main official language
We want to
thank all of you who have taken part in any challenge, pre-expedition training
weekend, medical first aid course, or other event with us this year as you have
helped support this charity
.
We have
specifically bought a jeep for the charity and are looking at supporting other innovations such as solar
power, wind power and building projects.
