in northern Uganda
to overcome poverty
sustainbly
“Love Mercy seeks to empower communities in northern Uganda
to overcome poverty after decades of civil war”
GET YOUR KIDS STORY BELOW
This crisis is not one any of us could be prepared for. Thankfully, we still have each other.
Below is a link to a kids version of Founder Julius Achon’s story. It is not yet illustrated, so kids can illustrate themselves in whatever way they like – painting, drawing, cutting and pasting… anything!
It also can just be read as a story in quiet time.
Our Projects
Well Worth It
Well Worth It is a well drilling water project that came out of our Impact studies in Cents for Seeds. Through our partnership with Water for Africa, communities in northern Uganda are provided access to clean water - something that they may not have not had before.
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Kristina Health Centre
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.
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Cents for Seeds
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.
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Your $30 donation
$30 a month will provide 12 women with a 30kg loan of seeds to sow, grow and harvest. It allows her an opportunity to lift herself out of poverty.