Supporting Kibaale Children's Centre: Sponsorship and Donations

family that supports it. Besides helping the child directly, the environment where the child grows up needs to be improved. KCC helps schools to improve their teaching methods. There is a demonstration school at the centre and teacher trainings are given. Health workers are being trained, hygiene education is carried out and households are stimulated to build a proper latrine. I helped setting up a production site for cement slabs. These are used to build a good latrine. They are sold below cost price. There is a clinic at the project, which provides children and their family medical help. Since 2020 a maternity ward was added and 24/7 service is available. When needed, transport to a hospital is offered. Immunization programs are carried out and help is provided when an epidemic is breaking out (measles and cholera have been a problem). *donate* Summer 1994 to summer 1995 I spent a whole year at the centre, working as a volunteer. I have helped to expand the centre and worked in the area of water and sanitation. I learned that the help that the KCC provides really helps. When I came back to Holland, I wanted to continue supporting KCC. To do this I'm raising funds and organizing the sponsorship program. Please consider one of these possibilities: 1. Sponsor a child in primary school: 17 euro a month (or more). 2. Sponsor a child in secondary school: 25 euro a month (or more). 3. Sponsor the clinic: Any amount a month or quarter 4. A one-time donation Compared with other organizations that do child sponsorship the amounts are very low. This is because the money goes directly to the centre. Less than 5% is used for administration. This is possible because this is a small organization that works with volunteers. If you would like to sponsor a child, you should have the intention to do this for at least one year. How do you know that the money will be spent right? First of all you have my personal guarantee as the author of Vim. I trust the people that are working at the centre, I know them personally. Furthermore, the centre has been co-sponsored and inspected by World Vision, Save the Children Fund and is now under the

Besides direct aid, KCC focuses on community improvement through education and sanitation. It has a clinic with a maternity ward, offering medical help and immunization programs. The author volunteered at KCC for a year, expanding the center and working on water and sanitation projects. He now raises funds and manages the sponsorship program. Sponsorship options include primary and secondary school children, the clinic, or one-time donations. Overhead is low, with less than 5% used for administration. The author personally guarantees the responsible use of funds, and the center is co-sponsored and inspected by World Vision and Save the Children Fund.