Nurture Africa - Empowering Vulnerable Children

Christmas Gifts

admin — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:50:47 +0000

This festive season, give your loved-ones the gift of supporting a vulnerable child in Uganda. Gifts include:

€15 buys a mosquito net (which can prove to be lifesaving in the fight against malaria).
€20 provides Primary health care services to one child for 3 months
€30 buys 6 months essential nutrition to a family on our health care project
€60 provides a guardian with small scale business management training, skills and capital, which will provide a family with the opportunity to become self-sufficient.
€10 per month will support a HIV+ child with her/his medical requirements
€21 per month will enable a child to access education and provide her/him with the opportunity of a brighter future.

If anyone would like further information in relation to the gifts or would like to purchase, please contact Kevin Murphy

Email: kevin@nurtureafrica.ie

Phone: 00353 (0)1 5424177

Nurture Africa’s Response to Irish Aid withholding bilateral funding to Uganda

admin — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:30:09 +0000

Dear Nurture Africa supporters.

As you may have seen in the media, bilateral funding to the government of Uganda has been withheld pending resolution of the financial irregularities. Bilateral funding means funding from one government to another.

This will in no way affect any donations you may wish to make to Nurture Africa directly. Nurture Africa has complete authority of what to do with the donations received. In 2013 94% of all donations are spent on overseas development, 5% on administration costs and 1% on governance.

It will also not affect the direct funding provided by Irish Aid to Nurture Africa. Irish Aid values the excellent work that the NGO community undertakes and there are no plans at the moment to withhold funding from the NGOs currently working in Uganda.

If you have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact Nurture Africa @ info@nurtureafrica.ie or at 01-5424177

Yours sincerely,
Ian Carter
Chairman

Information and Recruitment Sessions

admin — Wed, 02 May 2012 13:28:19 +0000

Next Information Talk:
Saturday 8 December 2012, 11.30am–1.00pm
Irish Aid Information Centre, 27–31 Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin 1
(Click here to see the location map)…

1 Book 4 Africa Campaign

admin — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:26:04 +0000

We would like thank all the Primary Schools throughout Ireland who took part in our “1 Book 4 Africa” campaign.

All the books are currently being packed up and are soon to be dispatched to Uganda.

Once these books arrive in Uganda, they will be utilised by our 28 partner schools and over 8000 children!!!

Nurture Africa granted Irish Aid funding

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:46:06 +0000

Nurture Africa is delighted to announce that it has been granted Irish Aid Civil society funding for the next three years worth €429,900. This will enable Nurture Africa to expand its current projects In Uganda and to work in another district in Uganda.

Nurturing Hope

admin — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:10:03 +0000

CHILDREN WHO were destined to die have been given a lifeline thanks to the efforts of an Irish overseas development agency which has been helping impoverished families in Uganda to overcome life-threatening illness.

An estimated 20,000 children will receive life-saving treatment at a new Nurture Africa specialist HIV paediatric clinic near Kampala in Uganda.

The clinic incorporates a primary healthcare facility and its patients will be from among the most vulnerable in Ugandan society, according to Brian Iredale, a former nurse from Dublin and founder of the agency.

Read the article here >>

Volunteers with Nurture Africa

admin — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:20:46 +0000

Successful Volunteer Programme
Another successful Volunteer Programme was completed this YEAR with 93 happy volunteers having an amazing experience and helping out with our healthcare and education projects in Uganda. Thanks to all those volunteers who gave up their time and energy to help out and raise vital funds for the charity. If you know anyone who would be interested in this life-changing programme please contact our Volunteer Coordinator Miriam@nurtureafrica.ie for more information.

An update on the Health Centre to complete the story!

admin — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 14:49:43 +0000

The Nurture Africa Medical Centre is now operational. Currently we are providing specialist HIV medication to 135 HIV infected children and primary health care to 210 orphans and vulnerable children per month. These numbers are soon to increase as we overcome the challenges of opening such a centre, for example, intermittent power supply causing challenges to our digital patient record system.

The Health Centre was opened on October 21st by the Commissioner for Child Health, Dr. Jessica Nsuigura, alongside Irish Ambassador Anne Webster.