Young Ones Colouring in the Evening

FAMILY CARE UGANDA Young Ones Colouring in the Evening Robin Yamaguchi 20 August 2013 Art is a subject that most children here, particularly very disadvantaged ones have rarely had a chance to do. In the evenings after dinner, we now have lights, thanks to your kind...

Working Together is Fun

FAMILY CARE UGANDA Working Together is Fun Robin Yamaguchi 20 August 2013 We had some nice new desks made. It was fun as each class who received them had a chance to chip in and sand them to make them smooth and to bring out the grain. As soon as exams finish, we’ll...

Funny Animals

FAMILY CARE UGANDA Funny Animals Robin Yamaguchi 20 August 2013 Since I’m from Australia, a sheep usually conjures up an image of an amazingly fluffy white merino. Sheep here though are a whole different animal–with floppy ears and very fat tails! Goats on the other...

Our Nursery Starting to be Transplanted

FAMILY CARE UGANDA Our Nursery Starting to be Transplanted Robin Yamaguchi 19 August 2013 A couple glimpses of some of our nursery beds. After school most afternoons, a class at a time cross the road to our farm, to help in weeding, transplanting the nursery and...

Melvin’s Visit and Math Teaching

FAMILY CARE UGANDA Melvin’s Visit and Math Teaching Robin Yamaguchi 7 June 2013 We were so happy to have Melvin head north on the bus to teach our older children his specialty, Mathematics! Teachers Simon and James relaxing with Melvin between...

A Few of Our Beautiful Children

FAMILY CARE UGANDA A Few of Our Beautiful Children Robin Yamaguchi 29 June 2013 Credie is a beautiful young girl, who is excellent in speaking English, and is a happy, considerate child. Her father had been a child soldier, abducted from school during the Kony war and...

Glimpses Of Life At School

FAMILY CARE UGANDA Glimpses of Life at School Robin Yamaguchi 29 June 2013 Now that we have so many boarding, it’s been exciting for the kids to have friends at all times, and to learn to take responsibility in many areas. Here you see– laundry time. Jobs become...

New Generator and Lightening Protectors Installed

FAMILY CARE UGANDA New Generator and Lightening Protectors Installed Robin Yamaguchi 29 June 2013 We are so excited as we’ve just now graduated to having neon lights in 3 of our classrooms every night!  We had hoped to install solar, but it’s extremely expensive....

Morning Assembly

FAMILY CARE UGANDA Morning Assembly Robin Yamaguchi 10 June 2013 Our dear students lining up. Some are newly arrived from the surrounding very impoverished area so will take a bit of time to get uniforms. We’ll tighten up our lines but … it’s a start in our wonderful...