Ongoing Projects

Muko HOPE (Help Orphans to Prosper and Endure) Currently, ACT is assisting about 70 orphans in the Muko area.  These are young children for whom one or both of their parents have died of HIV/AIDS.  Currently, each of the orphans are living with their relatives or sponsor families in the local communities.  However, their families need economic assistance.  Sponsors in the U.S. have agreed to provide financial help for the orphans and their families.  This assistance has been used to supply such items as clothing, school tuition and supplies as well as food.  We do have need for more sponsors for more orphans.  If this is something you would be interested in, or if you have more questions about the program, contact us.

	Muko Empowerment Program (MEP) There are a number of adults in Muko affected by HIV/AIDS.  A number of these persons, primarily women, have little means of economic support for their livelihood and for medicines.  They and others have participated in this program from ACT, hand-making beautiful baskets and jewelry that are then brought to the US for sale.  In the US, they can command much higher prices for these goods than locally in Uganda.  In the future, we hope to expand this program to a wider range of workers in Muko.  The ACT Centre and assistance of the SIFE student group at Alma College are two ways we hope to increase the success of this program in order to make it a larger source of income in Muko.
The Pillowcase Dress Project A response to a newsletter article on our efforts in Uganda  was simply “How can I help?”. Volunteers at Blessed Sacrament are now busy making dresses.

Sowing Seeds New hope for healthy food went to Uganda in the form of seeds.