Approximately 795 million people globally do not have
enough food at their disposal to lead a very basic healthy life according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Sub-Saharan Africa, which includes countries like Burundi, Nigeria, and Ugunda, is the region with the highest percentage of hunger with one in every four people being severely undernourished. […]
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LifeStitches Uganda: End of Year Updates
December, 2017 – World AIDS Day salutes the ongoing battle against HIV that globally infects 34.5 million adults and children. LifeStitches Uganda strives to decrease the burden of AIDS for
HIV -positive women and AIDS Orphans living in West Nile Uganda. If you have received this newsletter, you’ve helped our mission! Our sincere thanks!Global AIDS Today
Each […]
LifeStitches Program Update: Bike Repair Shops, Craft Store and Uniform Program
Breaking Sterotypes! Women Run Bike Repair Shops Now UnderwayWe began March 2015 with a small group of mothers at both the Workshops in Arua and Maracha hired instructors, build stools to sit on, acquired tools and tool box. Eventually the mothers requested ‘coveralls’ so they could get down to work on the bikes… not possible […]
LifeStitches Uganda Project Update: Bike Fixing Program
Here’s recent letter from Uganda. The LifeStitches Uganda Project we support helps women with HIV and AIDS earn money to support their children. Bicycles have helped women travel from their small villages to the LifeStitches workshops where they make napkins and other linens. Dr. Kate Gnauck from New Mexico and now traveling in Uganda sent […]
LifeStitches Uganda Project Making a Difference in People’s Lives
The LifeStitches Uganda Project is a program begun by an American, Dr. Katie Gnauck from New Mexico to help HIV positive women and AIDS orphans in Uganda. The women are taught sewing skills from which they earn money and respect and are able to help support their families.In the past year with the help of […]
Two Medical Students Start Bike Sharing Program for LifeStitch Workers in Uganda
Maracha is the town in Uganda where the second LifeStitches Project opened in November 2012. It is very rural and consists of a small community gathered around St. Josephs Hospital, government buildings and a market place. Most of the Workshop mothers live in villages around Maracha. The more rural the setting the more stigma these […]