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R.E.A.CH (Reaching East Africa's CHildren) Reaching East Africa’s CHildren

Our work

Projects we support

R.E.A.CH runs a variety of projects supporting some of the most vulnerable people in Uganda. Whilst our primary focus is education, we also fund a number of small projects which we hope will become sustainable in the future.

Orphan Support Project

Supporting vulnerable children who live at St Gabriel's House on the grounds of Good Shepherd Special School in Fort Portal, under the care of Sr Theresa Abigaba.

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Family Support Initiative

Empowering a small number of vulnerable families in Lira, Northern Uganda so they are able to feed and educate their children and work towards sustainability.

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Supporting Vulnerable Children – Carolyne's Story

Carolyne's story is typical of the children looked after by R.E.A.CH — an orphan taken in by Sr Theresa who went on to achieve some of the highest exam scores in the country.

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Kosovo Education Project

School-fee sponsorship for 30 children living in the Kosovo slum in Kampala, identified by our trusted advisor Ronald and run with two partner organisations.

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Women's Group

Linking groups of women in the UK and Uganda to improve quality of life, develop new skills and empower women to support their families in the long term.

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Visitors to Uganda – 2014

In 2014 Jamie Clarke visited Sr Theresa and the children at the Good Shepherd School. We welcome supporters who’d like to visit our projects — get in touch for contacts and travel advice.

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Good Shepherd Special Needs School

Supporting orphaned children cared for by Sr Theresa in Fort Portal, and funding school fees for a class of children at the Good Shepherd Special Needs School.

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The Joy of Play Project

A twice-weekly playgroup in a Kampala slum giving pre-school children a safe space to access toys and food — and just be children — funded by R.E.A.CH and run by our representative Ronald Kamoga.

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Link and Learn – 2015 School Partnership

In 2015 R.E.A.CH linked with Helping Uganda Schools and connected St Gabriel’s RC High in Bury with the Good Shepherd Special Needs School in Fort Portal.

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