Rural poverty in Uganda is deeply entrenched, with a majority of low-income families living in rural areas. Parents like Tina rely heavily on small-scale farming and are extremely vulnerable to climate shocks. But your support means you’re enabling families like hers to break that cycle and provide for their children.
‘My husband died in 2019, and I was left on my own,’ says Tina from Kaabong district in Northern Uganda. ‘I stayed home, worrying about how to raise my kids and teach them to be independent. I felt hopeless and constantly stressed about money.
‘I felt trapped in that tiny house – it was never meant to be permanent. I was always alone, just me and my kids, sitting around. I had no friends, no job... just loneliness.
‘I had no hope for my children’s future, not even that they’d finish school. There was no help from anyone, not from my family or my husband’s.’
Tina had heard about the Transforming Communities programme that her local church was planning to run through Tearfund partner Church Action for Relief and Holistic Development (CAFRAHD). But they were waiting for a facilitator to start the training.
‘I was in church in 2022 and they told us about Transforming Communities again..’ This time there was a facilitator who selected three people to be trained and start the programme. Tina was chosen as a trainee and the resulting change to her life was extraordinary…
