How the Big Pig Project is helping a family in Rwanda build a more secure future for their children. For Francois and Esperance, providing for their family of ten in eastern Rwanda, was a daily struggle. Their income depended on casual labour and renting land to grow...
One pig helped a family build a more secure future. In three months, more families could do the same.
Emmanuel and Kizza live in the rural hills of Rwanda's Huye District with their young daughter, Ashimwe. Ashimwe has genu valgum (commonly known as "knocked knees") and an intellectual disability, and for a long time, the family struggled to access the medical support...
“I Will Become a Doctor” How Manzi Went from Being Out of School to Second in His Class
16 year old Manzi lives in a rural community in Rwanda with his parents and five siblings. He has a physical disability that causes paralysis in both legs. For most of his childhood, Manzi didn't go to school and didn't play with other children. He stayed at home and...
From the field: Fabien’s experience volunteering with Chance for Childhood
Fabien is a community volunteer with Chance for Childhood and spoke to us about his experience supporting our work in the Kyaka settlement in Uganda.
Double the fun, double the learning
Through the Big Give, every donation is doubled bringing joyful, inclusive education to children like Amma, who once struggled to stay focused in class.
Sparking joy through community
Bringing up a child with disabilities can be isolating and emotionally challenging for so many parents, especially when experiencing discrimination and poverty. For mother of five Joan, there was little happiness to be found, every day felt like a battle.
Aminah
Meet Aminah – a young girl from Rwanda who has been given a second shot at an education.
“I didn’t think my child was fit for school”: Sanyu’s story
School is so important, not just for learning but to feel a sense of belonging and gain important social skills. But, because of the stigma that surrounds disability in the Kyaka II refugee settlement where we work, children with disabilities are rarely given the chance to go to school.
Helping Addea see a brighter future
Seven year old Addea from Ghana was one of the thousands of children missing out on a full education because of undetected learning difficulties.
Meet the Team: Aisha
Starting out as a volunteer in our Hope for Children Ugandan Projects, Assistant Project Manager, Aisha knows firsthand the importance of child centred social and educational care.