House of Jjajja Don, Kampala, Uganda
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The House of Jjajja Don was established in 2011. In 2015, we were able to make the final payments to purchase a permanent house for the girls to live in. Thirteen former commercial sex workers were originally associated with the house. Those girls are out of the house now and are working in various trades. As of January 2016, we have 24 new girls in the house who have been lifted out of the commercial sex trades in the slums of Kampala and who will be provided with an education and usable skills to make a living in the community.
BIC worked with a local group of Ugandans who formed a Ugandan Non-Profit (Diakonos Don Foundation, Ltd) to manage the development and operation of the house and a vocational school for young women abandoned to the streets.
In 2016, we were able to raise sufficient funds to install two large rainwater collection barrels at the house. The girls previously had no running water and needed to carry water from a well over a mile from the house. There was no indoor plumbing - only a pit latrine outside. We are now installing sanitation plumbing and a septic field for the residence.
None of this could have been done without all of your support either financially or through your prayers. Thank you for all you have done to help our daughters in Uganda.
Don Leach, President
Stories of Success
(Names have been changed)
Bridget came to us with some college training. She had been working on certification to be a school teacher. She moved into the house and then we were able to get her back into school. She graduated last year and obtained her teaching certificate. She has been hired as a teacher in a local school.
Rosemary came to us in 2011 after having spent sometime hanging out with the other girls in the house. She was anxious to learn some additional sewing skills so that she could get herself off the streets. She passed the test for Certification as a Seamstress. She is currently working to produce goods for sale through Diakonia Products.
Carla is the single mother of one daughter and works as the Marketing Manager for the Diakonia Products section of the House of Jjajja Don. She came to us after her studies in business at a local college. She makes contact with local schools to see if contracts can be made to sell uniforms and sweaters to the students. She also takes courses in sewing and recently completed her certification as a seamstress.
Mary, Amy, and Mariah came to the house from the streets of the Bwaisse slums in Kampala. They worked hard and learned many new sewing skills. Amy and Mariah want to be fashion designers. Amy has wonderful art skills. All three girls moved out of the house several months ago and have their own sewing machine now. They are living and working together making dresses and other sewing products.
Rachel came to us with some work skills. She had studied shoe making. She went back and completed her shoe making certification and has attended more classes. She has since been certified as a Level II Shoe Cobbler. She has the skills now to be able to train other residents in shoe making.
BIC worked with a local group of Ugandans who formed a Ugandan Non-Profit (Diakonos Don Foundation, Ltd) to manage the development and operation of the house and a vocational school for young women abandoned to the streets.
In 2016, we were able to raise sufficient funds to install two large rainwater collection barrels at the house. The girls previously had no running water and needed to carry water from a well over a mile from the house. There was no indoor plumbing - only a pit latrine outside. We are now installing sanitation plumbing and a septic field for the residence.
None of this could have been done without all of your support either financially or through your prayers. Thank you for all you have done to help our daughters in Uganda.
Don Leach, President
Stories of Success
(Names have been changed)
Bridget came to us with some college training. She had been working on certification to be a school teacher. She moved into the house and then we were able to get her back into school. She graduated last year and obtained her teaching certificate. She has been hired as a teacher in a local school.
Rosemary came to us in 2011 after having spent sometime hanging out with the other girls in the house. She was anxious to learn some additional sewing skills so that she could get herself off the streets. She passed the test for Certification as a Seamstress. She is currently working to produce goods for sale through Diakonia Products.
Carla is the single mother of one daughter and works as the Marketing Manager for the Diakonia Products section of the House of Jjajja Don. She came to us after her studies in business at a local college. She makes contact with local schools to see if contracts can be made to sell uniforms and sweaters to the students. She also takes courses in sewing and recently completed her certification as a seamstress.
Mary, Amy, and Mariah came to the house from the streets of the Bwaisse slums in Kampala. They worked hard and learned many new sewing skills. Amy and Mariah want to be fashion designers. Amy has wonderful art skills. All three girls moved out of the house several months ago and have their own sewing machine now. They are living and working together making dresses and other sewing products.
Rachel came to us with some work skills. She had studied shoe making. She went back and completed her shoe making certification and has attended more classes. She has since been certified as a Level II Shoe Cobbler. She has the skills now to be able to train other residents in shoe making.
Shoe making.
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Shoes made by Rachel.
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Rosemary passing her seamstress exam.
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