Love Mercy began in 2010, when Australian Olympian Eloise Wellings met Ugandan Olympian and former child soldier, Julius Achon.
After competing in the Olympics and building a life in America, Julius returned home to Uganda. His community were suffering in famine, and Julius & Eloise vowed to help.
Our three main projects increase access to education, health care and income generation for thousands of families after decades of civil war.
Cents for Seeds
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Cents for Seeds is a micro-loan project running in northern Uganda. Uganda is home to some of the most fertile land in the world, however, in the years following the war, the people did not have anything to farm with - enter, Cents for Seeds.
Beginning in 2010 with just 100 women, Cents for Seeds has reached 18,000 in 2021.
Raised: $27,240
Goal: $20
Kristina Health Centre
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The Kristina Health Centre was officially opened in August 2012. The clinic has been treating the local community with some patients travelling up to 50 kms in one day on foot to reach the Health Centre. Kristina is providing primary medical care including triage and appropriate treatment, disease testing, inoculation, medication dispensing and education. The most common illnesses are malaria, typhoid, cough and flu, pneumonia and other serious conditions including internal organ issues requiring referral to Lira Regional Hospital.
Raised: $460
Goal: $3,000
Well Worth It
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Well Worth It is a well drilling water project that came out of our Impact studies in Cents for Seeds. Communities in northern Uganda are provided access to clean water - something that they may not have not had before.
Raised: $1,000
What we have achieved so far
17,800
households received a seed loan in 2020
806
babies born safely
106,800
children accessing education in Cents for Seeds homes
37,149
patients treated at KHC
32
wells drilled to provide access to clean water
1
village graduated from Cents for Seeds
